I'm Doing Great, But My Back is Killing Me

This new feature on Richmond Navigator has been created just in time for me to do a little complaining. Now, those who know me know that I'm not one to complain, even when I'm in excruciating pain, which I kinda am. But, since I felt that I should ramble about something to kick this thing off, I felt it would only make sense to tell you why I'm in such pain.

It's all due to an auto accident I was involved in last Friday. I'm not sure you're allowed to call them accidents anymore. I know the police report calls it a crash. But "crash" sounds so horrific. It sounds like something devastating.

Anyway, while I'm not pointing the finger at anyone, not even that lady who made a right turn on red and hit my car, I will say that I was not responsible for the accident. At first the woman tried to blame me. She admitted making a right turn on red, but contended that I wasn't there when she pulled out. Unless I got caught up in some sort of space time continuum, I'm pretty sure I was there. The policeman felt the same way as I did, fortunately.

Now, I'm not telling you all this just to bore you with some mundane fender-bender tale. I'm on the horns of a dilemma. I've always mocked hypochondriacs who put on the neck brace and got themselves a shiny pair of crutches right after an accident (crash?). I have always felt that they were trying to milk the incident for all it is worth.

In my case, it's totally different. My back really does hurt, I tell you, and also my neck. My insurance company said they would pay for all my medical bills, so maybe I should just have these things checked out. Come to think of it, I think that the impact of the collision may have caused a couple of teeth to need root canals. And, I know I didn't have these liver spots on me before I got in the car last Friday. I suppose it would only be right to get this looked into.

But it's not just me that was hurt. It was my '86 Yugo, as well. I think that lady knocked the tread off my left rear tire when she hit me. And, I know the headliner was not hanging down over my eyes before. Could her car hitting mine on the right side, somehow have caused rust on the left side of my car and also made the push-button radio stop working? I'll have to mention that to the appraiser.

You know, I'm glad I'm writing this all down. This event was much more traumatic and costly than I had first thought. It's probably caused my sudden weight gain, too. I guess this wasn't just an accident. It's a full-blown crash.

Posted on Mon, December 26, 2011 by Steve Cook filed under

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7 comments (Add your own)

1. Dave Lorenz wrote:: Steve, Good to see that you made it out alive...from the Yugo, that is. Just a reminder that you would be better served with a "Detroit-made" car. Just the knowledge that it was most likely made of real metal, provides a bit of comfort. Hope you feel better soon...and that you recycle that tin can!
Tue, December 27, 2011 @ 9:58 AM
2. Mona Hayden wrote:: I swear the same thing happened to me!!! lol I'm so glad to see you here, Steve, as I've bookmarked another page with your ramblings to get me through life....
Tue, December 27, 2011 @ 11:51 AM
3. Steve wrote:: Dave, you're forcing me to do something I'm not prone to do...tell the truth. I made up the Yugo part. It was actually a Saturn. My family has three (doesn't that give you a warm, fuzzy feeling?).

I guess that's why I came out of this thing so well. The car took a licking and kept on ticking (GM can use that phrase for free).
Tue, December 27, 2011 @ 12:54 PM
4. mj wrote:: Skippy, glad you and the car are in one whole piece and still ticking!
Tue, December 27, 2011 @ 7:53 PM
5. Steve wrote:: For those who don't know, I'm Skippy. And, it's not solely due to my love of peanut butter. Thanks MJ.
Thu, December 29, 2011 @ 4:42 PM
6. Kathy wrote:: I remember seeing you drive in NYC. Now if a leopard doesn't change its spots, it was most likely YOU who hit that poor woman, not the other way around! Why the shock of almost taking her OUT probably gave you the liver spots, ha ha!
Fri, January 6, 2012 @ 10:23 PM
7. Steve wrote:: Thanks, Kathy. Now my insurance company will probably cancel me...not me, personally, but my policy.
Thu, January 12, 2012 @ 1:25 PM

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