Where do I begin? How about….I HATE MY COMMUTE….. into and out of the freekin city of Atlanta. All it takes is one or two stupid drivers, not paying attention, reading a book while driving, texting; even though it’s now against the law….looking in the mirror to apply lipstick, WTF…..to crash into the back end of the car in front and cause a chain….freekin….reaction, that as you see in the picture, ties up traffic for hours. And those of us, who were minding our own damn business, just worked a 10 hour day and just want to get home so we can see our loving families, eat a nice meal…..and …..by God…..drink heavily, have to sit in traffic and wait for the fire truck, tow truck, ambulance, and all the dented cars to be taken off the 285 bypass….so we can be on our merry way.
5 Car Fender-Bender at Rush Hour!
A Fender-Bender can tie up traffic for hours!
Unfortunately, even though I’m the author of this blog….I cannot say I’m the perfect driver. I try to be respectful on the highways and byways…I use my turn signal, I give assured clear distance and oftentimes will wave people over in front of me when I see they are in an exit lane. What you are looking at can be used as an example of what NOT to do while driving a car.
Technically, this blog could be placed under both “Fender-Bender,” and “Multi-tasking.” But for now we will keep it where it is.
The car you are looking at was a brand new Kia Rio and it was appraised as “TOTALED.” I had a little too much going on inside and outside the car when I was about to hit a mail-box, over-corrected and ended up slamming into a tree at 45 mph. My teenage daughter, Mandy, was with me and thankfully we both literally walked away without a scratch. I know it doesn’t look like much, but believe me when I tell you, this could have been tragic. I crossed one lane of on-coming traffic before hitting that tree pretty much head-on.
While I was walking home with my daughter, who was 14 at the time and very shook-up, I looked at her and said:
“Remember when mommy tells you not to do some of the things I do while driving, when YOU start to drive?”
“Yes,” she replied.
“Well this was one of them,” I finished.
At least I saved that dog.
