Car accident last night

Geez what a pain.

I was leaving base about 5:30 pm to get the kids dinner (Dylan's away,
didn't feel like cooking). I passed one accident, didn't know the car in
front of me was stopping (as opposed to slowing down) for an accident in
front of us and I hit him. Luckily there were tons of police, ambulances,
etc...there for the first accident. So I think it all went quickly (I was in
L&D by 8:30 pm).

Kids were fine, good testament to their carseats.

Air bags did not go off, my knees went into the dashboard, the left one
worse than the right.

A friend picked the kids up, took them home, gave them dinner, put them to
bed. She took me to the ER, who then sent me to L&D just to be safe, where I
stayed till about midnight. Everything is fine.

The van is pretty smushed (just the front end) and it got towed so today I
have insurance stuff to deal with. All I care about (now that we're all
okay) is getting a rental and all that sorted out.

My husband should be home Friday - thank goodness. And my mom, who was here
over the weekend, is already on her way back here.

So that's it. Today I had that appointment with the fetal medicine
specialist anyway (my last one, the 10th!) and the boys will be in the
daycare as already planned so I'll have peace and quiet to make my phone
calls. The Dr said I might feel achy today but I don't, my knee is more
bruised than last night though.

So that's my excitement I could have done without - lol.

Sophie
#4 due July 7, 2004

Wow, Sophie, I'm sorry. I'll bet everyone at the scene of the accident was
freaked when they saw you were pregnant! I'm glad everything is physically
okay. Good luck taking care of all that insurance and car junk.

Leslie

On 2004-05-18 08:20:51 -0400, "Sophie" said:

Geez what a pain.

I was leaving base about 5:30 pm to get the kids dinner (Dylan's away,
didn't feel like cooking). I passed one accident, didn't know the car in
front of me was stopping (as opposed to slowing down) for an accident in
front of us and I hit him. Luckily there were tons of police, ambulances,
etc...there for the first accident. So I think it all went quickly (I was in
L&D by 8:30 pm).

Kids were fine, good testament to their carseats.

Air bags did not go off, my knees went into the dashboard, the left one
worse than the right.

A friend picked the kids up, took them home, gave them dinner, put them to
bed. She took me to the ER, who then sent me to L&D just to be safe, where I
stayed till about midnight. Everything is fine.

The van is pretty smushed (just the front end) and it got towed so today I
have insurance stuff to deal with. All I care about (now that we're all
okay) is getting a rental and all that sorted out.

My husband should be home Friday - thank goodness. And my mom, who was here
over the weekend, is already on her way back here.

So that's it. Today I had that appointment with the fetal medicine
specialist anyway (my last one, the 10th!) and the boys will be in the
daycare as already planned so I'll have peace and quiet to make my phone
calls. The Dr said I might feel achy today but I don't, my knee is more
bruised than last night though.

So that's my excitement I could have done without - lol.

Sophie
#4 due July 7, 2004

That must of been so scary for you Sophie. We are all glad that
everything is ok. I hope you get all of the details sorted soon.
--
Shannon

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"Sophie" wrote in message
I was leaving base about 5:30 pm to get the kids dinner (Dylan's away,
didn't feel like cooking). I passed one accident, didn't know the car
in
front of me was stopping (as opposed to slowing down) for an accident
in
front of us and I hit him. Luckily there were tons of police,
ambulances,
etc...there for the first accident. So I think it all went quickly (I
was in
L&D by 8:30 pm).
snip

That is a pain! And scary too. I'm glad you and the kids are all okay.

--
Em
mama to L-baby, almost 8 months old!

"Sophie" wrote in message
...
Geez what a pain.

I was leaving base about 5:30 pm to get the kids dinner (Dylan's away,
didn't feel like cooking). I passed one accident, didn't know the car in
front of me was stopping (as opposed to slowing down) for an accident in
front of us and I hit him.

Bummer! The bad stuff always happens when the guys are away in my world.
Glad you're ok, though.

Denise

Sophie wrote:
Geez what a pain.

Sorry to hear about your accident, Sophie. I'm glad you weren't seriously
hurt and that the kids are all fine.

If it makes you feel any better at all, I rear-ended someone on May 1st and
so *my* van is in the shop at the moment. And yes, it *is* a pain, although
thankfully we have my dad's old Aerostar as a backup (though it only seats
four people instead of 7).

In my case, it was a real bonehead move--the light had turned green and the
cars at the front of the line were moving. I stepped on the gas gently to
ease forward, then Vernon started hollering. I turned around to see what was
the matter and WHAMMO! Geeze, did I feel like a complete idiot or what.
Fortunately, I was only doing about 5mph at the time, so the car still ran,
but the Mitsubishi in front of me was pretty smashed (partly because my
bumper and its bumper didn't match up very well, so it took a lot of the
impact in the trunk) and that car hit the car in front of it, which
sustained some paint damage to the bumper. I'm just hoping that all the
damage stays under the $25K per incident liability limit on my policy!

Anyway, my condolences to you because I know what a hassle it is to be
without your primary vehicle, especially with three little kids. Hopefully,
you'll be able to get a suitable rental (we don't have coverage for it on
our policy and since we have a spare that does the job, we decided not to
pay for one). Good luck with everything!
--
Be well, Barbara
Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6)

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Me (later)--"You should feel flattered."

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fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman

Oh that really stinks Im glad you're all ok though. Hopefully all the
insurance/rental stuff wont be too much of a hassle. Good luck with
everything, keep us posted!

Kari
mom to Kaylie (8) Noah (5) and Xander (7 mos)

How scary... good to hear you and the kiddo's came out of it not injured.

Sophie wrote:
Geez what a pain.

I was leaving base about 5:30 pm to get the kids dinner (Dylan's away,
didn't feel like cooking). I passed one accident, didn't know the car in
front of me was stopping (as opposed to slowing down) for an accident in
front of us and I hit him. Luckily there were tons of police, ambulances,
etc...there for the first accident. So I think it all went quickly (I was in
L&D by 8:30 pm).

Kids were fine, good testament to their carseats.

Air bags did not go off, my knees went into the dashboard, the left one
worse than the right.

A friend picked the kids up, took them home, gave them dinner, put them to
bed. She took me to the ER, who then sent me to L&D just to be safe, where I
stayed till about midnight. Everything is fine.

The van is pretty smushed (just the front end) and it got towed so today I
have insurance stuff to deal with. All I care about (now that we're all
okay) is getting a rental and all that sorted out.

My husband should be home Friday - thank goodness. And my mom, who was here
over the weekend, is already on her way back here.

So that's it. Today I had that appointment with the fetal medicine
specialist anyway (my last one, the 10th!) and the boys will be in the
daycare as already planned so I'll have peace and quiet to make my phone
calls. The Dr said I might feel achy today but I don't, my knee is more
bruised than last night though.

So that's my excitement I could have done without - lol.

Sophie
#4 due July 7, 2004

Oh Sophie! I am so glad you and your family are okay. A huge testament to
child seats and safety belts.

--
M~Elizabeth

To thine own self be true
"Sophie" wrote in message
...
Geez what a pain.

I was leaving base about 5:30 pm to get the kids dinner (Dylan's away,
didn't feel like cooking). I passed one accident, didn't know the car in
front of me was stopping (as opposed to slowing down) for an accident in
front of us and I hit him. Luckily there were tons of police, ambulances,
etc...there for the first accident. So I think it all went quickly (I was
in
L&D by 8:30 pm).

Kids were fine, good testament to their carseats.

Air bags did not go off, my knees went into the dashboard, the left one
worse than the right.

A friend picked the kids up, took them home, gave them dinner, put them to
bed. She took me to the ER, who then sent me to L&D just to be safe, where
I
stayed till about midnight. Everything is fine.

The van is pretty smushed (just the front end) and it got towed so today I
have insurance stuff to deal with. All I care about (now that we're all
okay) is getting a rental and all that sorted out.

My husband should be home Friday - thank goodness. And my mom, who was
here
over the weekend, is already on her way back here.

So that's it. Today I had that appointment with the fetal medicine
specialist anyway (my last one, the 10th!) and the boys will be in the
daycare as already planned so I'll have peace and quiet to make my phone
calls. The Dr said I might feel achy today but I don't, my knee is more
bruised than last night though.

So that's my excitement I could have done without - lol.

Sophie
#4 due July 7, 2004

Sophie wrote:
|| Geez what a pain.
||
|| I was leaving base about 5:30 pm to get the kids dinner (Dylan's
|| away, didn't feel like cooking). I passed one accident, didn't know
|| the car in front of me was stopping (as opposed to slowing down) for
|| an accident in front of us and I hit him. Luckily there were tons of
|| police, ambulances, etc...there for the first accident. So I think
|| it all went quickly (I was in L&D by 8:30 pm).
||
|| Kids were fine, good testament to their carseats.
||
|| Air bags did not go off, my knees went into the dashboard, the left
|| one worse than the right.
||
|| A friend picked the kids up, took them home, gave them dinner, put
|| them to bed. She took me to the ER, who then sent me to L&D just to
|| be safe, where I stayed till about midnight. Everything is fine.
||
|| The van is pretty smushed (just the front end) and it got towed so
|| today I have insurance stuff to deal with. All I care about (now
|| that we're all okay) is getting a rental and all that sorted out.
||
|| My husband should be home Friday - thank goodness. And my mom, who
|| was here over the weekend, is already on her way back here.
||
|| So that's it. Today I had that appointment with the fetal medicine
|| specialist anyway (my last one, the 10th!) and the boys will be in
|| the daycare as already planned so I'll have peace and quiet to make
|| my phone calls. The Dr said I might feel achy today but I don't, my
|| knee is more bruised than last night though.
||
|| So that's my excitement I could have done without - lol.
||
|| Sophie
|| #4 due July 7, 2004

Oh Sophie that must have been scary! I am glad to hear that you and the
kids are alright. Hopefully they get the van fixed up for you asap! --?

Jenn
-DS Feb'92
-DD Feb'97
-34 weeks!