Omg. shortbus just totaled his car.

[dolo amber]

Apparently it was ugly. Like *shouldn't have walked away alive* ugly. He's fine, some cuts and scrapes, some glass...I'm a tad freaked at the mo'. A roll of carpet was in the middle of the freeway, he swerved to avoid it and took out like 50 ft. of guardrail... I'm sure he'd appreciate some good vibes or whatever. :)

[Fixated]

1. .....

Good vibes being given!

[northzax]

2. damn skippy

Glad to hear things are ok, but I gotta ask, who's paying for the guardrail?

[short bus president]

23. good question

if you live in NC, YOU ARE!

Although if I knew who left that roll of carpet in the road, I'd pay it personally in shattered kneecaps and severed fingers.

[Demonaut]

32. You sure it was just a carpet?

Anything rolled up inside....

[northzax]

42. all I can say

is if you damaged my carpet, I'm coming after you, fool.

glad you're ok and it's not cutting into your valuable DU time.

[Lars39]

3. Goodness!!!

Make sure he gets checked out anyway. Glad he wasn't hurt.

[KCDem]

4. Wow.. I'm far more concerned about him than the car.

Hope he's okay.

Sorry to not be in the know... are you his SO?

[dolo amber]

5. Heh

We are currently *livin' in sin*. :evilgrin:

Thanks everybody. :hi:

[KCDem]

8. well, duh, that's why he wrecked!

You sinners! Repent! Repent!

:evilgrin:

[blm]

6. Yikes! Where was this?

Mr. blm and I just missed a rug in the road earlier today in SC.

[dolo amber]

7. It must be a travelling rug

This was outside Durham, NC. I think. (I'm new to the area.) Somewhere in NC, let's just say. :D

[Lefta Dissenter]

15. Flying Carpet, perhaps?

I'm glad he's ok - give him a handful of Ibuprofen when he walks through the door (ok, maybe not a WHOLE handful) I'm not a doctor, I just play the game. :evilgrin:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. More like a carpet bagger in that region...

lol

[prolesunited]

9. The important this is that he's OK

Where's he at now? How's he getting home? He'll probably be really sore tomorrow once the adrenaline wears off and soft tissue stresses set in.

[dolo amber]

11. Yeah

He's showering right now, trying to get rid of glass dust. He had someone come pick him up. His hand is gonna be swollen tomorrow for sure, we'll just have to wait and see what else is damaged. :(

[prolesunited]

26. For his hand

put plenty of ice on it and elevate it. It'll be OK. :hug:

[Don_G]

10. Durn

Have him checked out. Back injuries can be tricky.

I'm glad he was able to walk away from it.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

12. Make sure he gets to a doctor tomorrow!

Proles mentioned that once the adrenalin wears off, he'll be achey. I was in an accident and it took 24 hours for my whole body to ache and realize I had whiplash.

Sending good vibes his way, and hopefully he'll be up to his usual mischief in the lounge soon!

:hug:

[dolo amber]

18. I got broadsided

by a Chevette, no less (!)...I had a HUGE black/purple bruise on my side. It hurt like hell, but I just thought it was bruised, until I woke up in the middle of the night like 3 days later and could hardly breathe...oh yeah, I had 2 cracked ribs...:eyes:

He's going to see the Dr. tomorrow whether he likes it or not. ;)

Thanks again, everyone. :hug:

[KoKo]

13. Oh Geeze, I live in the area. Thank god he walked away! (((Good Vibes))

to him......Thanks for the alert...

koko

[Skittles]

14. IS HE ALRIGHT?

WHEN WILL WE HEAR FROM HIM ?

[dolo amber]

He's now either...

a) on the phone with the insurance co.

or

b) smoking ANOTHER cigarette

I don't hear him putzing around...I shall go find him, as this has become the *Coping, with Dolo Amber!* show instead of the givin' luv to tha 'bus thread. ;)

[Lady Freedom]

21. Yeah! Is he????

:scared:

[politicat]

16. Please take him to the hospital.... head injuries can be insidious and

hard to see. Better to pay the bill very slowly and have his head all okay than to have a closed head injury. The brain is pretty delicate.

Politicat (who "lost" a cousin to a closed head injury..... she's alive, but she's not the person I grew up with.)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

19. Brain? We are talking about ShortBus here, right?

:evilgrin:

I guess all that heat he was packin under the hood of that baby was too much for him.

I am sure he will survive. he is too ugly to die.

[nuxvomica]

22. Sudden trauma can have unexpected results and not just on the brain

Internal organs can have taken a hit as well and the effects may not be evident until much later. He should get checked up.

[short bus president]

24. trust me

my brain is as indelicate as they come.

;-)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

25. Hey.. stop dripping water all over the keyboard, would ya?

dry off already.

You okay?

[short bus president]

28. the Camry is totaled. The bus is fine.

Uh, I mean... "I'm super, thanks for asking!"

;-)

[Mikimouse]

20. Glad to hear that he's OK-machines can be replaced, people cannot

n/t

[short bus president]

27. Gee, thanks dolo...

I'll try to get some good pics for the Lounge tomorrow AM when I find out where they towed the remains. I'm a little shocked not to be deceased at the moment, but got the glass washed off, and downed a couple of beers, and now feeling much better. Left hand is a bit banged up, and I have a few new cuts and scrapes, but no embedded glass fragments, and no protruding bones, so seeing a doctor is not high on my priority list. Oh, have I mentioned that while my car was insured to the hilt, my body is not? No doctor. I'll be a bit bruised, I'm sure. But not vomiting organs or anything. Besides - there's nobody to sue. What's the point of being injured?

[toddzilla]

29. i feel for you..

my tie rod let go on the highway in the accord a few months ago..



nothing like doing 60, with no control over where your car is going!!


glad to hear you're ok.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. Please pass this along to ShortBus...

:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Glad you're ok!!!

:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

[nclib]

31. Glad you're ok SB!

What a scary day for the two of you.

If you are sore tomorrow be sure to see the doc, ok? You may get some good pain meds. ;)

If you need help with anything give us a call.

[dolo amber]

33. Shortbus has his hand in ice water

at the moment...and he's a piss-poor one handed typist. :P

He's asked me to convey the following:

"Thank you. Sure to be sore tomorrow, no doctor (unless, as previously stated, vomiting organs. ;)). Thanks for the kind offer of assistance, oh, and by the way, you didn't happen to lose any carpet on I-40 today, did you? :P"

</FIN>

Thanks from me as well, say hi to Mr. and wee mr. nclib for us! :hi:

edit: I'm leaving in the "wee mr. nclib" because you know who I mean, even though shortbus is now laughing hysterically ...:eyes:

;)

[nclib]

34. Twasn't mine

If it was new carpet, I hope SB snatched it up at least. :)

Seriously though, that's such a dangerous situation. It's a shame it can't be traced back to the owner.

You know wee mr. nclib would like to get together with wee dolo amber to play sometime. :D Maybe after things settle down some.

[VelmaD]

35. Jeezus fucking christ...

how's the bus today?

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:

I'm so glad you survived buddy. I had nightmares last night about my car getting totalled - spooky huh?

Did I mention :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:?

*deep breath*

I'll call tonight after work. :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

36. Holy flurking schnit!

Dude...glad you're OK...

Uh...you might want to consider something MANEUVERABLE for your next car. ;-)

[MissMillie]

37. Glad to hear he walked away

I'll send my best wishes and good vibes his way.

[soleft]

38. Good vibes away

[Mandate My Ass]

39. Sorry to hear about the car :-(

but I'm so glad you're OK. I have fond memories of a pleasant quest for genuine NC barbecue one fine summer afternoon in your white chariot.

[populistmom]

40. Glad you're okay

Take care of yourself though and get checked out medically. Sometimes there can be injuries that seem okay at the time, then catch up to you as you get older.
And good luck with all the beurocratic insurance stuff too. (Frequently that's the worst part).

:hug:

[supernova]

41. Short Bus!

I'm glad you're OK! :scared: Man that's some heavy shit. I hope you don't have any lasting injuries. Whew!