Saturday morning on our way home from the grocery store my beloved Mazda 3 met with its end on the QEW. A jackass going way too fast slammed into the back of us and rammed our car into a minivan in front of us. The 3 became an accordion and the airbags deployed. Did that suck. That’s a smell I can safely do without ever encountering again. My wife was taken to the hospital but, she was discharged an hour and half later with a clean bill of health, thankfully. I’m sore as hell but, I’m in my normal foul mood. So, things are looking up. The assclown was charged and now we wait to see if the 3 will live again. Although I’m not optimistic.
The part that simply amazed me came after the accident. Once the dust settled, literally, I got out of the car. I heard car horns and I assumed it was one of the other cars with the horn stuck…but, no. There I stood next to my car on the shoulder and there behind me in the lane was a guy who had just finished or was starting his shift at the local Ford plant (he was wearing Ford coveralls beneath his brown coat, gray beard and sunglasses). I thought I was hallucinating for a moment as I was sure he was giving me the finger. I looked again and sure enough…he was. I looked down to see a tire from one of the other vehicles was in the road blocking him.
(rant begin)
Heaven for fend. I, and the other accident victims, had the unmitigated gaul to block this Ford employee as he tried to get on with his day. I kicked the tire out of the road and gave him a verbal opinion of his family tree. He continued to flip me off. The other drivers saw this and were absolutely floored. I never held an opinion about Ford cars in my life one way or the other. But, I can say here and now that due to his absolute disregard for anyone else (the accident had just occurred) that I will NEVER OWN A FORD. And anyone who talks to me about buying one…I will give them a link to this article.
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Insert levity; Two bottles of milk lost their lives in the accident.
I hope everyone else had a better weekend.
[tags]Bad Luck, Car Crash, Bad Drivers[/tags]