accident

i knew i had to blog about this when it happened but i didn't realize until later that there is a part of this story that DOES relate to the diet. since i try to keep this diet oriented i don't feel as bad about sharing this story.

to preface this story we have to go back about 10 years ago. when i was a new driver about 15-16ish i got in a car accident. completely my fault mind you. i rear ended a suburban and totaled my car. since then i have been a VERY cautious driver. i don't speed (that is probably more for the one... ok two times i was pulled over for speeding) and i am very aware of the drivers around me. because of this i always figured if i was going to get in another accident it WOULDN'T be my fault.

i was right!

around 5 pm this evening i was stopped at a stop sign waiting to cross traffic to go weigh in. i was actually pretty pumped about weighing in because i knew i would show a good number in loss. all of a sudden a station wagon looking car turns across traffic in front of an on coming probe. as you can guess there was an accident. the probe hit the front side of the station wagon and then the station wagon ran head on into me.

to ease your fears, i am fine. i do have a slight bruise across my chest from the seat belt and my chest and back are both getting a little more sore as the night goes on, but that is to be expected. the car, as far as we can tell thus far, only sustained minimal damage. while one passenger from the probe was taken to the hospital it did not appear to be major injuries and the other two drivers were fine. damage to my car consists of a crack in the front bumper, the grill, and the air bag light has come on although it did not deploy. tomorrow i will get more information about any internal damage (including the air bag) when i take it in to the body shop. while i am irritated about the car i am very thankful that i am ok, the other people involved are ok, and my car is still drivable (we think at least), this story has some funny parts that i simply must share.

they always say you should have clean underwear on when you get in an accident... they forget to mention you should be dressed in a presentable fashion as well. since i was going to weigh in i switched out of my jeans and into scrub pants, jeans add more weight so i always weigh in in scrubs or dress pants. unfortunately i decided since i was only going to weigh in and they don't care what i wear at the center and i wasn't going anywhere else, i didn't change tops. there i stood after the accident, on the intersection of a major street at 5pm (yay for rush hour) wearing a lovely satin top with a black sweater over it (view the nye pictures since it was the same top), navy blue scrub pants, and bright blue crocs! i was looking HOT!!! i can tell you this, the accident happened less than 1/2 a block from my house and i seriously thought about leaving the scene of an accident, with my car as a guarantee that i would be back, to go change back into my jeans. alas i am a good citizen and didn't... i just let everyone enjoy the lovely ensemble while praying they were looking more at the other cars that were damaged more than mine instead of my outfit.

amazingly enough, in the midst of all this mayhem and foolishness that could ruin a person's day, one of the police officers (there were 6 on the scene) made my day. while taking my information for the report he is asking me my dob, employer, if i was wearing my glasses, if i was on my cell phone, my height, and so on. all the while he has my dl in his hand. when he gets to my weight he points the number on my dl and says "now this can't be right". **more history lesson** my dl has said i weigh 200 lbs since i was 16. that weight was not right when i listed it nor has it EVER been right! in fact when i listed it the first time i was probably about 245 and moving up to about 280 +, i have just never felt the need to change it and they (the folks at the dmb) have never challenged it. **back to present time** i tell him no, it is actually about 218. he looks at me with this shocked/dumbfounded look on his face and said "wow, I was going to guess it was a hell of a lot lower than this!" i tell you what, i could have smooched that man!!! tacky outfit and all he thought that i weighed less than 200 lbs! talk about a great compliment out of no where! :o)

i was told i could go shortly after that so there is only one last piece of my accident tale, it is not diet related though. while on their way home from work my best friend tricia and her husband ross were driving down said main road. of course they noticed the accident but tricia quickly noticed me and then my car. she sent me a text instantly asking if i was ok, after i replied she asked about my car, i told her i would call after i was done with the police. sadly i never made it to the center because i went to their house to have a beverage and laugh about the whole thing (and bitch a little too of course). i realized how blessed i am with them though when they both were genuinely concerned (ross even came out to evaluate the damage to my car) but also offered to pick me up or provide transportation to where ever i may need to go in case my car was not drivable. now that is true friends.

while i am never going to be thrilled about an accident i think this may be the best accident i could imagine being in (keep in mind i say this before i know the cost of anything and the insurance situations with the other drivers). i am ok, the car is ok so far, i got a compliment from the police officer, i provided a show for several people in op, i was shown again how fantastic my friends are, and finally *and maybe my favorite part* THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT MY FAULT THIS TIME!!!!!

happy eating... and safe driving! :o)