An 18-wheeler just plowed into me, completely demolished my car and busted it into little pieces......yet I walked away without a scratch. Well, not really -- the airbag left me a nice burn mark but other than that I am 100% fine. All the witnesses, police and paramedics that either saw it happen or saw the shape of my car afterward were all STUNNED that I was alive let alone unharmed. That could have been "it" for me. Point being: DO NOT take life for granted. I know how cliched that sounds but it never seems to resonate with people until they have a near-death experience of their own. So do whatever you need to do....give your son/daughter an extra kiss, say a few extra prayers, reach out to somebody you lost touch with, patch up a burned bridge, whatever. Just never forget how precious life is and how quickly it could all end. Oh, and, you are an effin FOOL if you do not wear a seat-belt.
Glad you're ok man. I was sandwiched between 2 pickups this past weekend, and walked away with a broken nose and airbag burns.
Thanks for the reminder, I was just thinking about how close I was being runned over by a car when I was younger. Always a good moment when you appreciate life.
Guardian angel making sure he kept his job! You've got something important to do in life that's unfinished. Miracles happen. Thankfully you're okay.
I have been wondering this myself. It was a five-way intersection, however the traffic lights were inoperative. I stopped and looked, the 18-wheeler apparently didn't. The truck driver had to have been booking it for me to have not seen her at all (yes it was a 'her' -- you can probably imagine how attractive she was). I have a witness verifying that I stopped and another saying that they never saw the truck driver stop or slow down. That should help my case but I suppose you could make the argument that neither or both parties were at fault. Of course, a working traffic light would have 100% prevented all of this in the first place. Sigh..... Thanks for the concern everyone. This wasn't me to be some "look at me!" type of thread -- just needed to get this message off my chest. I'm lucky to be here telling you about this.
Ya def glad you made it out alright. Don't be surprised if you wake up sore tomorrow though. They do say the chance for injury is significantly less if you don't see the impact coming.
It's very fortunate that you're okay but as you said, it sounds so cliche. It's the "I love life speech following a near death experience". People won't appreciate the gravity of what you're saying unless they experience what you did for themself. The only way this event will impact your life is if in three months time, you still savour the thankfulness that you're expressing right now and make changes that you've just expressed.
I once turned a Corvette Stingray into shredded wheat. Wasn't wearing a seatbelt when it happened. That was about 8 years ago. Still don't wear seatbelts very often. This OP makes me think though.
I had a similar situation a couple of years ago. Basically, a suburban swerved into my lane on the highway, and I swerved right to avoid it. My car then started spinning, and my tired caught traction as I was facing the concrete barrier separating north and southbound traffic. I slammed into the wall going about 50, and right then, the Tahoe that was in the left-most lane that I cut in front of slammed into my driver's side door. All I remember is the sound of breaking glass, and the feeling of the airbag punching me in the face, but the only thing that happened to me was some whiplash and some pretty severe airbag burns. Everyone who saw it happen or saw my car afterward was amazed that I was alive. I completely agree that life is precious, and that you cannot take anything for granted. Also, seat belts save lives people!!!
glad to hear your ok... i felt the same way after i was in a bad accident... life really is a precious thing that can be taken away at a blink of an eye
Glad you are OK. Going to share your story with my daughters. We were talking about "accidents" at the dinner table last night. One of my daughter's teacher's sons was in a traffic accident that left him injured-- they are headed to court.
Glad your okay...I rememeber one night I was coming home from downtown after I closed the bar down and was talking to my fiance at the time. Light turned green near Peirce and since I was talking was slow to get going. Thank god I did becuase right then a car just blazed through the intersection through a red light and would have T-Boned me if I had just started driving when the light turned green. Gave me chills. ALl in all we have to always be aware of our surroundings...and once again thank god your okay.
Wow. Extremely glad you're okay. Thanks for the reminder to enjoy your life as it is and not to pine for something better all the time.
