Are you kidding me??

Hey, I know what you're thinking:

Sheesh.......this chick doesn't have a life....2 posts in one day!!!!

Normally.....I would agree with you!!! Today-however-is NOT that day!!! I am writing now to tell you about my absolutely WONDERFUL (are you detecting the sarcasm??? cause you should) afternoon....

It started out pleasant enough. I had a half day today because I work this coming Saturday. What a B-E-A-UTIFUL day for a half day. I know, right??? Sun shining, cool breeze.......jeans and tee weather. I SOOOO had cool plans for today!! Planned to:


Leave the work place
Wash the Jeep
Go home change
Grab the pup
Grab the camera
Go to the park


You get the idea, right?!?!?!


Let me tell you how I only made it to number 2 on that list (which is gonna make this a tad more comical at the end).


Noon came around, I packed up my stuff and breezed out the door to the patiently waiting Jeep. I got in, put the windows down, opened the sunroof, and put on a little Night Ranger (Cool. I know, right??). Feeling wonderful, breathing the fall air.....singing Sentimental Street.....I know you can picture it.....SO STOP LAUGHING!!!! I pulled up to the carwash, apparently bugs enjoy commiting suicide on my Jeep because you couldn't even see the grill anymore, so I decided to take the easy way today and run it through one of those automatic carwash monsters. I fed it my money while singing "4 in the Morning".....rocking out =). I pull in, sit there and let the monster do it's thing. Knowing that I was just being lazy and should have done it myself.....but hey, it's beautiful out, so who wants to waste the day.......not me....maybe I should have...then I wouldn't have even had the afternoon that I did. Only problem with that is I live in an apartment and have no where to wash it myself =(...........que the "Jaws" music.......)


This is where everything went horribly wrong. I pulled out slowly (Just like the dryer instructions state to do......cause I follow directions =)).....I pull up behind a horrid orange monster called a -"Schneider National" semi. We are both waiting patienly to cross Highway 30.....I am singing my little heart out to "You Can Still Rock in America"........that's when I see the most horrifying thing I could see.....Did I mention that where I was, they were doing roadwork?? Well THEY WERE!!!


I have always thought that in order to drive a semi truck, you must go through a rigorous training program.......not to mention be able to SEE or use common sense?!?!? Apparently .....NOT!!


Now, I'll tell you what was in front of said semi truck......a highway department truck...with flashers on...that was NOT going anywhere anytime soon. Since the orange tank on wheels was already waiting at the light when I pulled up, I COULDN'T have seen it if I wanted to. I would have thought, however, that Stupid Schneider man WOULD have seen it BEFORE approaching the intersection. WRONGO!!!!

Here I am.....sitting....minding my own business....enjoying the sun and music....


SUDDENLY>>>>>>

Mr. Schneider Man must have realized he couldn't go that way.....Well......he decided, instead, to back it up and pull over a lane. Which in theory, would have been the correct thing to do......


HAD THERE NOT BEEN A CUTE JEEP LIBERTY BEHIND HIM!!!!



Yep....I look up and see jack-ass backing right on up....This guy is going to hit me!! With out even thinking about it...I slammed it in reverse (after making sure no one was behind me, of course) and took my foot off the brake, just as his horrible nasty bumper made contact with my pretty shiny blue one. He pushed me a good little distance before I could back up far enough away from him. I just sat there in awe as he calmly pulled himself into the next lane.....

HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE HE HIT ME!!!


There was a wonderfully sweet highway worker...that started yelling at him:

"Hey, jackass...you better be pulling over!!! You just hit this girl!!"

I understand that in these big trucks....us little vehicles may not be seen, I can even understand how that when you back into one, you may not know it........


WHAT I refuse to accept is what happened next.....


The driver got out, we are still in the traffic lane mind you, walked up to me.....DIDN'T say "Hey are you okay" DIDN'T say "I'm sorry" DIDN'T do any of those things......Nope...he looked at my Jeep and said "No damage, no cops"......I will agree, the damage could have been a lot worse had I not slammed it in reverse and had my foot off the brake. My bumper is scratched pretty good, and my license plate bent, holder was bent into the bumper...but I'm no auto body specialist and I wouldn't take no for answer about filing a report. I would have hated to have something be wrong underneath that you can't see and NOT have a way to get it fixed. SURELY you all think I did the right thing?!?!? Since the damage was minimal and it could be driven, I suggested we pull across to the parking lot across the street and wait for Highway Patrol. Stupid driver...mumbled all the way back to his truck.....then came the 30 minute wait for HP. The whole time dude kept saying no damage.....I was angry!! He hit ME and HE was feeling put out?!?!?! Whatever. I got my report, so I guess I'll be calling the insurance company.....by the way....HP asked me "Were you wearing your seat belt??"...come on...SERIOUSLY?!?!?!


So much for my "no tickets, no accidents" record =(. I know it wasn't my fault...BUT STILL!?!?


I always used to think it was funny when people made the crack about washing your car and getting in an accident.......but I am LIVING PROOF it happens....I was less than 200 yards from the damn car wash....how ironic....