Thank God we all survived the accident tonight!

[elshiva]

I had to cut across traffic and I thought there was a gap to cross over.
A lot people cross over there to get to the shopping center. But this guy came around
that I did not see and hit me. His car has very little damage, but my whole passenger side is damaged and I can't open the doors, BUT THANK GOD, that no one got hurt! I was alone so no one, thank God, got it. We both have insurance so I got to work it out tomorrow.

Thanks for all the positive energy and prayers, DU! :hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. Oh my gosh!

I'm sorry you had to go through that! Glad you're not hurt, too! :hug::beer::hug:

[elshiva]

2. Thanks! You are a sweety!

:hug: Please, don't take any offense, but I am thankful that no one was drunk
during this accident. :hug:

But if you got a designated driver than: :beer: :beer: :beer:

:hug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. None taken...

I rarely get looped, because I've got a kid to watch after. And if I do have a little too much, I don't drive. :hi:

[elshiva]

26. All right then!

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

:hi:

and one for Ben :beer:

[KitchenWitch]

3. Have yourself checked out anyway...

You may feel fine now, but tomorrow you might have problems.

:hug:

[elshiva]

6. Thank you for the concern, but I'm ok

bruised and trying to get over a severe panic attack, but ok.

:hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

68. She made a very good point.

I was very sore, couldn't turn my head for several days, must have had "whiplash." I got checked out at the ER, as was my friend/passenger, who ended up under the dashboard. My head cracked my windshield, on the passenger side. But neither of us had obvious injuries. I never considered the long-term physical effects. This was brought up by my chiropractor, who I started seeing, years later. So don't neglect the physical, my friend, or the emotional. Please let us know how you are.
:grouphug:

Rhi:hi:

[rbnyc]

4. Scary!

So glad you're okay.

[elshiva]

7. Thank you! What a lovely sig line!

:hug: Are they your family? :hug: :)

[rbnyc]

14. Thank you, yes.

My son about 10 months ago, me, jones and beverly, my hubby and elliot.

My son was conceived after I lost a baby in a car accident. I was in the passenger seat. My seat was compressed to the width of 2 business cards.

Car accidents are scary.

[elshiva]

16. Sorry about your loss :(

That sucks :( :hug:

However, you DO have a lovely family and are a nice person. Accidents are hell, but
if we could stop them they wouldn't be accidents... :hug:

[rbnyc]

22. Thanks.

:)

:hi:

[elshiva]

24. You are welcome!

;) :)

[Maat]

28. Your story touched me.

I'm so sorry. No one should ever have to go through such an experience, rbnyc.

But I pray (send energy) that you and your family will be blessed and safe henceforth!

Take care!

:hug:

[rbnyc]

31. I really appreciate that.

It means a lot.

[Maat]

33. You take care! (n/t)

[MaggieSwanson]

5. So glad you are OK!

Having been in an accident last month with a deer, I have a heightened awareness of just how terrifying it is. I wasn't hurt either, but I still recall vividly how sudden and completely unexpected it was.

It's really alarming how everything could have changed in the blink of an eye, isn't it?

I'm so, so relieved to hear you are OK.


Wishing you all the best (and a good insurance company)

-Maggie
:hug:

[elshiva]

8. Thank you, Maggie Swanson.

Thanks for understanding, too, it is shocking to have it all change from good car to
smashed car in a second. That awful, awful crack. :(

We both have a good insurance companies, but I think his insurance has to pay for it cos he hit me
He's got State Farm, which is pretty good, right?

:hug:

[MaggieSwanson]

11. I've heard State Farm is very good!

As long as you can get in and out of a good body shop in a decent amount of time it shouldn't be bad at all.

The good news (besides the fact that you weren't injured) is that the other driver was insured.

I wonder if his insurance will pay for a rental for you to drive in the mean time...

[elshiva]

15. Good, I thought so, but all I knew about State Farm was the

commercials!

Another blessing is the fact that I live with my parents, who are really just thankful that I am ok and not angry, which means there
are two other cars. Thank God for them, because I am unemployed... :hug:

[u4ic]

9. Wow, elshiva, I'm glad you're ok!

Stuff can be replaced, you can't be. :hug:

[elshiva]

10. Thank you, u4ic!

That is so true. I am also glad the other guy's ok too, because he was really nice and
handsome and irreplaceable! :hug:

[salin]

12. *Whew!*

That no way lessens the pain in the neck of repairs, getting insurance rebursements, etc. - but it is the real deal in terms of what is real good fortune - no injuries or worse. Best to you, elshiva.

[elshiva]

13. Thank you, salin! Best to you, too!

Again, the other guy was very nice, so that helps a lot too!
:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

17. I'm glad you're okay!

:hug:

[elshiva]

19. Thanks, SeattleGirl!

:hug: How are you doing there? :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

21. I'm okay -- especially because I narrowly missed getting hit

just a short time ago! Someone backed out of a parking space without checking for oncoming cars and almost broadsided me! Eeek! Again, I'm glad you are okay. :hug:

[elshiva]

23. Eek! Sorry! Crowding Parking Lots are really scary.

My other accident involved a parking lot and not seeing another car. :(

I am glad you we are both here to talk about it as well as the other people
involved. :hug:

[Sugar Smack]

18. Hey, baby. I am so glad to hear everything was OK, but please

go to the doctor tomorrow. (If you're like me you hate going to the doctor). They can give you painkillers because you may need them. I've had reactions 2 days later from physical trauma; a car wreck and a boogeyboarding accident in strong undertow. :hug: :hug: :hug: :pals:

[elshiva]

20. Thank you, but no way am I going to a doctor!

Doctors freak me out!

Thanks for understanding. My parents are wonderful about this (yeah, I live with my parents cos
I am unemployed), the accident and all, but don't get the fact that I had a really really bad
anxiety attack and it will take a little while to get over it all. Thank God and thank everybody,
but I am still upset...

:pals: :hug:

[Maat]

27. Hi, El!

So glad to know that you are o.k.

Take the advice - get checked out if there is any pain.

When I was in an accident in a county car (17-year-old sped through a red light), they made me go to the county doctor. I said, "I feel fine." Dr. said, "I know. Let me tell you what you are going to feel in an hour when the adrenaline wears off, and then in five hours ..." He told me how to lie down, in an easy-chair/recliner to minimize the whiplash effect. It worked.

Wow. It is such a stressful, anxiety-provoking thin.

The only thing that helps me is relaxing and thanking God I'm still around. Things upset you less after you get over the accident - I think you feel lucky just to be around.

[elshiva]

34. Good point. I think I'll do that. I got some weird bruises.

They are really bothering me.

Thank you Maat. :hug: I think my first thoughts after were about God and Jesus
protecting us.

[Maat]

39. Those were mine, too!

When I had my accidents!

The doc said I would hurt (be bruised) where the seatbelt stopped me from going through a window.

Sure enough, that's where I was bruised.

And, like I said, DOC said be careful with your neck and upper back.

[elshiva]

42. Oh, dear! I'm going!

:( But thanks. :hug:

[Maat]

43. I'm SO glad you're o.k.

Hope you are resting fine.

Group hug for Elshiva.

:grouphug:

[elshiva]

44. Thanks, received!

:hug: :grouphug:

[Shine]

29. Jeez...good thing you're OK

just another reminder how quickly things can change...

I'm sending you good wishes, elshiva. :hug:

[elshiva]

35. Thanks, Shine. Good wishes received

and glorified. :hug: Blessings to you Shine!

[EstimatedProphet]

30. Glad you're OK!

Make sure you get checked out ASAP, alright?

[elshiva]

36. Thanks, I will tomorrow.

:hug:

[izzybeans]

32. Wow. I missed this. I'm a very thankful you and your loved one's

are safe.

:hug:

[elshiva]

37. Thank you, izzybeans.

:hug: Thank God for DU, too. :grouphug:

[Blue_In_AK]

38. I'm glad you're okay, Elshiva...

[elshiva]

40. Thanks, sweetheart!

How are you? Your post are groovy. :hug:

[Blue_In_AK]

45. Why, thank you, dear...

It's been ages since we've conversed.

[elshiva]

47. How is Alaska this time of year?

[Blue_In_AK]

54. Not bad...

It's in the 20s, sunny, a little snow on the ground. One of our volcanoes not too far from here erupted a couple of times this morning, but it didn't produce much ash and it blew off in the other direction so no problems here yet. Last time it went off in 1986 it was a MESS. So how are things where you are -- aside from the accident?

[elshiva]

57. World of difference in Maryland...

Rainy will get up to 57 tommorrow! It gets dangerous on the road when it's rainy.
:( But i am ok.

[tuvor]

41. Glad you're all right, elshiva.

That's the main thing.

Take 'er easy tomorrow. :)

[elshiva]

48. Thanks, tuvor.

:) Please who is that in your avatar?

[tuvor]

50. That's Booji Boy, Devo's mascot.

I've been a geek for that band for--yikes, 28 years.

[elshiva]

51. THANKS! Learn something everyday,

Please, now, explain your awesome sig line...

[tuvor]

52. The pic?

That's 5 Neat Guys, from SCTV. (A great show, the best years of which were done in my hometown of Edmonton.) I just changed it a couple of days ago, since the old one had been up for over a year and was getting tired. Well, you asked for an explanation. :D

Do yourslf a favour, and rent some of the SCTV DVDs one day.

Cheers, and take care!

[elshiva]

53. Thanks for the education, Nice Canadian person!

Never heard of the show... and I don't think there are much SCTV DVDs in
Maryland, but I heard a lot of great things about SCTV!

:)

[BikeWriter]

46. Sweety, I'm so sorry an accident occured!

Thank goodness no one was injured more seriously.

[elshiva]

49. Thanks, BikeWriter, sweetheart!

:hug:

[NMMNG]

55. I am glad you are ok elshiva

:grouphug:

Take care. :-)

[elshiva]

58. Thank YOU, BuffyTheFundieSlayer!

:grouphug:
GOD LOVES EVERYBODY. GOD LOVES GAY PEOPLE! FUNDIES ARE WRONG!
:hug:

[NMMNG]

60. I know the fundies are wrong

Mobius made me that avatar and I use it because I think it is amusing. I don't actually believe in God but I will take any chance I can to poke fun at the fundies. Here is a Fred Phelps one he made for me:

[elshiva]

62. EEK! I can't stand Fred Phelps. He is a

a cultist who worships hate and fear and disguises it with a patina of
Christianity.

I try my best to respect everyone's beliefs or atheism, sorry if my burst of
religiousity offended you. But sometimes I just got to say to some one GOD LOVES
HOMOSEXUALS! And you are a very understanding and kind person. :hug:

[NMMNG]

63. You didn't offend me

True believers who don't try to foist their beliefs on others do not offend me. The faux Christians who use their religion for evil and put evangelism before good works are the ones who bug me.

:grouphug:

[Rhiannon12866]

56. Oh, dear God, my friend! What a terrible experience for you!

And you were so happy about getting your license! But I have to tell you that I had a similar experience, and I hadn't had my license for much longer than you have. A man ran a red light and took the front right off of my car! It made me afraid to drive for a long time, and I had a passenger (my friend, from work; we were getting lunch). I was actually more worried about her than I was about myself, and about my beloved car, which I moved heaven and earth to get fixed! I am just grateful that you weren't hurt. Please consult a lawyer, my friend. If you weren't at fault, this can't count against you, as it didn't for me. And the other insurance company should pay for your car repairs, as well. But I am still so sorry! My best positive energy, and, yes, my prayers, as well, will be with you. Please let us know how you are and how this turns out. You can get valuable advice from those of us who have experienced this kind of trauma. Keep us posted and please let me know how you are.

Rhiannon:hug:

[elshiva]

59. RHI, THANK YOU! I love you!

:hug: It's been so long since we talked, dear friend. I am sorry about your accident, but we are all safe, thanks be to GOD! How is your friend from the accident?

I don't think this counts against me. Clearly I got almost all the damage, HE HIT me. But thank God
no one was in the passenger seat next to me! He's got State Farm Insurance which someone in this
thread said was good. I still live with my parents and my mom is going to help with it. Thank God
for them!

How are your dogs? I love your sig line pic. Who is that?
I will pray for you! You helped me through so much, lovely lady.
:hug:

[Rhiannon12866]

64. Yes, my friend. I love you, too, and have been sorry that we lost touch.

But that was totally my fault. I have been living on the edge for the past few months. My accident was early on in my driving career, which is the reason I'm concerned about you. I have been a tentative driver ever since then. Before that, I was fearless. Not crazy, either, but just unafraid. And my friend, though she was sore for a long while, as I was, has turned into the braver driver. I asked her once why the accident didn't scare her, as it did me, and she said that she didn't have her license yet, and she wasn't in control, so it didn't affect her, as it did me. We were also both well into our twenties when we became licensed drivers.:shrug:

And this accident definitely shouldn't count against you. Did the police issue a report? I need to read your entire thread, but I reacted immediately when I read your post... When I was hit, my Dad found me a lawyer, and he had me take it to small claims court. I had two witnesses, from my accident, the guy behind me, who saw the entire thing, and my friend and passenger. But I was my own best witness. And the guy who fixed my car was wonderful, overalls and all, LOL! The other guy's insurance company paid for the most of my car repairs, which were pretty horrific, but I wasn't ready to give up on my first car, which was a classic. The thing that my lawyer told me, which I'll always remember, was that, whenever there is an accident, everyone loses. But you owe it to your driving record, your car and your finances, to come out on top with this.

And you know my dog! That's my little guy, Meneken. My DU friend, whom you know, animated him for me, LOL! He's very talented, and also your friend on DU. I'm so glad to hear from you, but so sorry that it has to be under such circumstances. Please keep in touch and let me know how you are.


Rhi:pals:

[Cooley Hurd]

65. Jeebus, elshiva! I'm very glad to hear you're okay!

Rhiannon just told me about your accident (otherwise I might not have seen it - I don't get to the lounge much, anymore). Your car can be fixed or replaced. You, however, are irreplaceable. It sounds like you've had the best possible outcome from such a scary incident.

I was in a pretty bad car accident a little over two years ago. I, a habitual leadfoot, ran my Porsche into a tree after a high-speed run on a deserted back road:

Before:


After:


It's only by sheer luck that I'm here today, but not without consequence. I massacred my leg:


Right after (this past) Christmas, I went into the hospital and had all of that metal removed (still recovering from the surgery & still on hydrocodone, which explains this rambling post ;)). Anyhow, I guess what I'm trying to say is that cars come and go, but you're irreplaceable and, despite this scary incident, the best possible outcome is that you're okay!:hug: You should feel empowered - you dodged a bullet!:thumbsup:

Be careful, my friend!:hi:

[Lorien]

61. Very scary

glad you're OK! :hug:

[Strong Atheist]

66. Oh, my! That's terrible! Sorry about that.

I have been in a number of accidents where one car or another was totaled (only two of which where I was the driver; both of those when I was young, ~ 24 years ago), so I know what it is like. Glad everyone is ok! That is what really matters.

[tjwmason]

67. Thank God that you're safe

Literally.

:hug: