The Holtonian

Car wreck

Well, i worked early all last week so that we could leave early on friday to head down to macon... well that pretty much all went out the window when this happened...

As we were heading down the mountain we made the right at Lulu Lake, and the immediate left to head down the mountain. However a kind and gentle old man failed to stop at the stop sign heading north through the intersection and into our car. I saw the van approaching the intersection and just assumed that they would slow down... as he got closer, I again hoped that they'd start to break... then they were already past the point of no return and crunch! I immediately go back to my training I received in anger management and start cursing like an Irish Sailor. I jump out of the car ready to throw hands with the gent who mashed my car, then this 78 year old southern man (southern old men are cute and endearing) walks out and immediately apologizes and claims responsibility. Which was undeniable but its always nice to get that out of the way.

So as I calmed down and realized tearing my shirt and turning green wasn't necessary, we moved the cars to the pull over right across from the Methodist church and waited for the police to come. It was kind of ironic to call 911 and be a stone's throw from a police station. But the police took the report, the tow truck came, and we got enterprise to pick us up like in the commercials.

It was kind of funny because about 8 people we know drove by on their way around and asked if we were ok.

The whole thing is very frusterating as we really liked that car. But no one was seriously hurt, the wife got a little whip lash but with some back rubs she's feeling better. I sort of hope the car is totaled, just so we don't have to have this car that's jury-rigged and put back together, a frankencar if you will. But we'll take it to the fix it man and let them decide that. Basically a car is totaled if it costs more to fix it than it does for a new one. I doubt its totaled, though the damage is more severe than that picture lets on. But we realize far worse things have happened so we're counting the many blessings we have.

But we could use prayer that it would all work out.