OK-this has nothing to do with food. But I thought you would appreciate the story.
Got home from Vail on Sunday night (uneventfully even though there was 18" of new snow on the ground). Monday was errand day since I was leaving the next morning for Buffalo and then mom's in Charlotte.
Just finishing my errands around 4:30, heading home and decided to go to True Value to see if they had out door Christmas lights (since everyone else on the planet is sold out of them), I park on center St in West Roxbury-two blocks from my house. First attempt has me sticking out too far over the white line (snow). so I get back in the car and re park. this time I am in the white line.
Go to open the door and realize I am forgetting my $5 off coupon for True value, on the off chance that they actually have lights. So I grab it from the seat and go to open the door and just then, WHAM! this huge red pick up truck smashes into my bumper, grazes my car, takes off the mirror and slams in to the front wheel.
If I had not picked up that coupon on the seat, I would have been smashed to smithereens. SO that is how coupons save lives.
Car had to be towed out. Guy was drunk. he went in to the bar next to where i parked to get another cold one to calm his nerves after the accident. I'm freaking because my car is now sideways and sticking out in to the street. I am waiting for the tow truck watching cars get really close to me. I call the cops to help. They get there and say "oh you're fine, no one is going to hit you" ?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! someone just creamed me while I was parked in the white line, but now that I am sideways and my rear end is in the middle of the road I'll be fine??????????????? Unbelievable. So he left. America's finest at work....
I went home and fixed myself dinner. Wondering if my car was totalled and thinking about how I was almost killed. You just never know when or how your life can change in an instant. Mine didn't-but it certainly could have.
Stay safe this holiday season.
I'll be posting recipes throughout the week from Mom's.
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Oh my gosh. You were lucky, sort of. Those cops...I swear they are immune to everything. Hope the rest of your holiday is better.
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I mean really, I never thought I would be reading and commenting on my Aunt's food/drunk driver incidents. Ah....thanks Al Gore....without you, and the Internet where would we be!
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