So, I'm in the car driving to work this morning. I had just dropped off the boys @ school and was following Miyo to the gas station where I was going to put gas in the van. Pulling up to Pecan Street to turn and what do I see immediately in front of me but the side of a truck that decided to pull into the convenience store from the outside lane.
With no time to do anything, I slammed on the brakes and into the side of the truck. I was only traveling at ~10-15 mph, so the impact was not severe. In fact, I don't think the other driver felt it, as he continued driving and peeling the front bumper off the car. He must have heard this, as he stopped his truck. Looking at the truck, there was a small smudge of white paint where I contact his vehicle but no other visible damage. I shouted a few choice words before exiting the car.
Mind you, and I apologize if I haven't mentioned this already, I am in a rental from an accident that occurred just before Christmas. (Which also was not my fault.) So I wreck the rental and have to make 8 phone calls and tell this story 8 times to rental car people, who were very accommodating but frustrating nonetheless. (I can be a little impatient sometimes and don't like having to tell the same story repeatedly.)
Anyway, the guy that I hit was very apologetic and the policeman that came acknowledged that it was not my fault, so that made it better.
Oh well. I hesitate to ask what tomorrow will bring but I'm sure that it will be better. Hope everyone's day started better than mine.
G-
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
So, I'm in the car driving to work this morning. I had just dropped off the boys @ school and was following Miyo to the gas station where I was going to put gas in the van. Pulling up to Pecan Street to turn and what do I see immediately in front of me but the side of a truck that decided to pull into the convenience store from the outside lane.
With no time to do anything, I slammed on the brakes and into the side of the truck. I was only travelling at ~10-15 mph, so the impact was not severe. In fact, I don't think the other driver felt it, as he continued driving and peeling the front bumper off the car. He must have heard this, as he stopped his truck. Looking at the truck, there was a small smudge of white paint where I contact his vehicle but no other visible damage. I shouted a few choice words before exiting the car.
Mind you, and I apologize if I haven't mentioned this already, I am in a rental from an accident that occurred just before Christmas. (Which also was not my fault.) So I wreck the rental and have to make 8 phone calls and tell this story 8 times to rental car people, who were very accommodating but frustrating none the less. (I can be a little impatient sometimes and don't like having to tell the same story repeatedly.)
Anyway, the guy that I hit was very apologetic and the policeman that came acknowledged that it was not my fault, so that made it better.
Oh well. I hesitate to ask what tomorrow will bring but I'm sure that it will be better. Hope everyone's day started better than mine.
G-
With no time to do anything, I slammed on the brakes and into the side of the truck. I was only travelling at ~10-15 mph, so the impact was not severe. In fact, I don't think the other driver felt it, as he continued driving and peeling the front bumper off the car. He must have heard this, as he stopped his truck. Looking at the truck, there was a small smudge of white paint where I contact his vehicle but no other visible damage. I shouted a few choice words before exiting the car.
Mind you, and I apologize if I haven't mentioned this already, I am in a rental from an accident that occurred just before Christmas. (Which also was not my fault.) So I wreck the rental and have to make 8 phone calls and tell this story 8 times to rental car people, who were very accommodating but frustrating none the less. (I can be a little impatient sometimes and don't like having to tell the same story repeatedly.)
Anyway, the guy that I hit was very apologetic and the policeman that came acknowledged that it was not my fault, so that made it better.
Oh well. I hesitate to ask what tomorrow will bring but I'm sure that it will be better. Hope everyone's day started better than mine.
G-
Not again...
So, I'm in the car driving to work this morning. I had just dropped off the boys @ school and was following Miyo to the gas station where I was going to put gas in the van. Pulling up to Pecan Street to turn and what do I see immediately in front of me but the side of a truck that decided to pull into the convenience store from the outside lane.
With no time to do anything, I slammed on the brakes and into the side of the truck. I was only travelling at ~10-15 mph, so the impact was not severe. In fact, I don't think the other driver felt it, as he continued driving and peeling the front bumper off the car. He must have heard this, as he stopped his truck. Looking at the truck, there was a small smudge of white paint where I contact his vehicle but no other visible damage. I shouted a few choice words before exiting the car.
Mind you, and I apologize if I haven't mentioned this already, I am in a rental from an accident that occurred just before Christmas. (Which also was not my fault.) So I wreck the rental and have to make 8 phone calls and tell this story 8 times to rental car people, who were very accommodating but frustrating none the less. (I can be a little impatient sometimes and don't like having to tell the same story repeatedly.)
Anyway, the guy that I hit was very apologetic and the policeman that came acknowledged that it was not my fault, so that made it better.
Oh well. I hesitate to ask what tomorrow will bring but I'm sure that it will be better. Hope everyone's day started better than mine.
G-
With no time to do anything, I slammed on the brakes and into the side of the truck. I was only travelling at ~10-15 mph, so the impact was not severe. In fact, I don't think the other driver felt it, as he continued driving and peeling the front bumper off the car. He must have heard this, as he stopped his truck. Looking at the truck, there was a small smudge of white paint where I contact his vehicle but no other visible damage. I shouted a few choice words before exiting the car.
Mind you, and I apologize if I haven't mentioned this already, I am in a rental from an accident that occurred just before Christmas. (Which also was not my fault.) So I wreck the rental and have to make 8 phone calls and tell this story 8 times to rental car people, who were very accommodating but frustrating none the less. (I can be a little impatient sometimes and don't like having to tell the same story repeatedly.)
Anyway, the guy that I hit was very apologetic and the policeman that came acknowledged that it was not my fault, so that made it better.
Oh well. I hesitate to ask what tomorrow will bring but I'm sure that it will be better. Hope everyone's day started better than mine.
G-
Monday, January 09, 2006
80th B-Day Bowling, "free" fish and V.Y.
Sunday we celebrated my uncle's 80th birthday. Thursday was his actual birthday but he did not have room on his busy social calendar, so we booked Sunday afternoon.
Uncle Buddy decided that he wanted to go bowling. Sounded like an odd request to me but, come to find out, he bowls every Thursday in a league and has a 164 average! I thought, there's no way that he can bowl a 164! (I'm lucky to break into the 3-digit scoring range; how can he roll 160+?) Believe it or not, the old guy won the day with a whopping 193 in his second game! Holy crap!
My high score was a 120-something. Miyo rolled a 143 (or something like that.) My cousin rolled a 130-something. The old dude smoked everyone! Whoda thunkit?
Before we went bowling, Miyo went over to a friend's house to pick up some free fish. A co-worker of her's has a Koi pond in his backyard and was going to give us some goldfish that he has in the pond. This seemed like a good idea as Hiro and Ryan really like fish. They stop at the aquarium on the way to class every morning and watch the fish for a little bit. So, we thought, free fish seemed like a good idea. After bowling and dinner, Miyo went to the local pet shop to pick up an aquarium for the fish and a few other things that fish need. (I don't know what those things are but she bought them.) TWO-HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS later, we have some rather expensive free fish!
She is no longer allowed to accept and "free" animals from anyone! (I haven't told her that yet as I just made that decree here, so that may not stand. It's real easy for me to be big and bold on the blog but I will readily admit that she wears the pants most of the time and usually gets what she wants.)
Vince Young announced over the weekend that he is going to forego his senior season and head to the NFL. I'm happy for him and think that he made the right decision. As a Fightin' Texas Aggie fan, I'm thrilled beyond words. Maybe now we have a chance to beat Texas. I'm not holding my breath this year as the addition of Gary Darnell as DC does not instill confidence in me or fear in the hearts of Texas fans. The running joke is that you can call him Gary -arnell because he's go no 'D' in him! (Darnell was the DC @ Texas a few years ago and the defenses that he coached were among the worst in school history! What was Coach Fran thinking?)
Okay, work is getting in the way so I gotta go.
Ciao!
Uncle Buddy decided that he wanted to go bowling. Sounded like an odd request to me but, come to find out, he bowls every Thursday in a league and has a 164 average! I thought, there's no way that he can bowl a 164! (I'm lucky to break into the 3-digit scoring range; how can he roll 160+?) Believe it or not, the old guy won the day with a whopping 193 in his second game! Holy crap!
My high score was a 120-something. Miyo rolled a 143 (or something like that.) My cousin rolled a 130-something. The old dude smoked everyone! Whoda thunkit?
Before we went bowling, Miyo went over to a friend's house to pick up some free fish. A co-worker of her's has a Koi pond in his backyard and was going to give us some goldfish that he has in the pond. This seemed like a good idea as Hiro and Ryan really like fish. They stop at the aquarium on the way to class every morning and watch the fish for a little bit. So, we thought, free fish seemed like a good idea. After bowling and dinner, Miyo went to the local pet shop to pick up an aquarium for the fish and a few other things that fish need. (I don't know what those things are but she bought them.) TWO-HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS later, we have some rather expensive free fish!
She is no longer allowed to accept and "free" animals from anyone! (I haven't told her that yet as I just made that decree here, so that may not stand. It's real easy for me to be big and bold on the blog but I will readily admit that she wears the pants most of the time and usually gets what she wants.)
Vince Young announced over the weekend that he is going to forego his senior season and head to the NFL. I'm happy for him and think that he made the right decision. As a Fightin' Texas Aggie fan, I'm thrilled beyond words. Maybe now we have a chance to beat Texas. I'm not holding my breath this year as the addition of Gary Darnell as DC does not instill confidence in me or fear in the hearts of Texas fans. The running joke is that you can call him Gary -arnell because he's go no 'D' in him! (Darnell was the DC @ Texas a few years ago and the defenses that he coached were among the worst in school history! What was Coach Fran thinking?)
Okay, work is getting in the way so I gotta go.
Ciao!
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