Worst luck was half an hour past Midnight on April 10th, 2008.... Driving home from work on the freeway. Some idiot in a red minivan was about to miss his exit. Instead of just continuing on to the next one, he decides to turn on his blinker.... and instantly cut across two lanes of traffic to reach the exit. Meanwhile, I was driving in the next lane over. There was a very light rain that night. Just enough to slick up the freeway. And my brakes locked up while trying to avoid Mr. Dumbass and his minivan. (I couldn't avoid him). My car went sideways into the stone wall next to the exit ramp. Worst injury I got was a sprained left wrist.
Still driving a relative's old sedan all these months. Fortunately, I can now afford to replace my car. And ironically, now that the American economy has turned to $#^%, I can even afford a better quality new car.
Tuesday at work reminded me of my car accident. Light rain and freezing winds = Black ice. I slipped and fell while on foot-patrol. My left hand landed first and took the brunt of the fall. Now every time I bend it, I think of that day back in April.
Wait, there's more. While on vehicle-patrol just tonight, one of the tires went flat. When the mechanic finally arrived to change the tire, we stood in the rain while I illuminated the scene with my LED modded SF E2E. When he was done, he shows me 4 metal screws embedded in the tire. Yeah, I know I didn't run over 4 at the same time. (BTW, yes; I know how to change a tire. But the security company I work for will likely have me written up if I don't follow company procedure. Procedure being, call up the company that is contractually obligated to provide repair service for the vehicles we use).
Considering the week I'm having so far at work, I expect to get struck by lightening before the start of the weekend.
