Smash hit
Friday April 07th 2017, 9:14 pm
Filed under: Family,Life

There was a big storm last night and Michelle’s plane got delayed, and delayed, and delayed, until we looked at the hour and though I almost always go with him to see one of the kids coming in, I begged off this time: we were going to have to get up at 5 am Saturday and then play with the grandkids all day and I just couldn’t safely do that level of sleep deprivation and fatigue two days in a row–I’d long been warned about triggering potential seizures from my multiple head injuries.

No problem, and he headed out into it alone. He expected to get home maybe twelve-thirty if he was lucky.

I, meantime, said a prayer for his safety. Routine stuff.

And then since I couldn’t sleep, but at least I was getting some much-needed rest, I said more prayers for his safety, with no worry, no sense of alarm, just, he took good care of me, please take good care of him; I trusted him to God.

He didn’t see the cars ahead spin out and crash in the rain but he did see the one that was sideways across his lane and stopped well behind it. He saw the driver of that sideways car standing by her driver’s side door.

BAM!!!!!!!

Someone coming up behind had at the last seen Richard’s brake lights and though both bumpers were surely destroyed under those plastic covers (the other guy’s has a very fetching nose ring now, ours, a hoop earring), he had at least braked in time to save both of them from being seriously hurt.

They pulled off the road and exchanged information, and while they were doing so they did not see it but they heard it: someone rear-ended the not-sideways car.

Not the woman’s who’d been standing in the lane of traffic (don’t DO that!) on the other side of her car, which had no lights across the side and gave no warning to those coming up.

Richard’s brake lights very likely saved her life–that and the fact that he was paying attention to the road.

And had I been with him when he was hit, given that I stopped breathing when I was hit in the back of the head in December and had to will myself to live, I’m not sure I’d still be here typing this had I been in that car.

He’s a little sore but says he’s basically okay.

Please. Drive safely.


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last night was not a good night for traffic. Friend’s son’s car was totalled. Idiot (not him) ran a red light and t-boned him. Wrong place, wrong time – walked away without serious injury.

Car’s can be replaced. Guys like Richard? Not so much. Glad he is ok and give him my best.

Comment by Holly 04.07.17 @ 10:05 pm

Ouch! Glad both you and he are ok! That was a crazy storm. Now they are saying there were near hurricane winds in some parts.

Comment by Anne 04.07.17 @ 10:56 pm

Glad you can exhale. Whew.

Comment by LynnM 04.08.17 @ 1:43 am

I’m so very happy for all of you, that you listened to yourself and stayed home, and that Richard is OK. Probably more sore today, unfortunately, but as noted before, cars can be replaced. Have a grand day with those grandkids.

Comment by DebbieR 04.08.17 @ 5:14 am

Oh, how scary! I’m so glad everyone is ok!

Comment by Pegi 04.08.17 @ 5:45 am

I am glad he is ok. But that is very scary. I have to drive today and we got another inch of snow overnight.

Comment by Sharon Stanger 04.08.17 @ 7:05 am

Yikes! I’m so glad it worked out as well as it did, but scary all the same.

Comment by ccr in MA 04.08.17 @ 8:47 am

Glad everyone is ok.
PSA: When I was stopped in the center divider in a disabled car, I was told by the CHP officer to stay in the car with the seatbelt on.

Comment by Debby 04.09.17 @ 10:32 am

Oh my goodness! I’m glad everything turned out ok and that Richard is not seriously hurt! How scary it must have been for all involved. I hope the grandkid time was healing and restorative!

Comment by mary 04.10.17 @ 2:47 am

Shivers as I read this one. So glad that I’m reading in reverse and know there were no long term effects beyond increased nap requirements.

Comment by twinsetellen 04.13.17 @ 6:39 pm



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