Anyone else?

[KCloward]

On Monday morning I was involved in a wreck. This wreck was my fault. I have a welding class that starts at 7 in the morning and I will usually go to the high school before first period to talk to my girlfriend (around 8:15 am) then after I walk her to class I walk out to my truck to go to work because I have work release 5 periods out of my 7 period schedule... so I pull out of the parking lot and turn right, go maybe 100 feet to where the road forms a T. I go to turn left onto the vertical part of the T and the next thing I know I hit a 93 Pontiac Bonty.



This wreck was completely my fault, I've gotten lazy in the morning and have been used to cutting the corner sharp because no one is there at the time that I turn down that road, I was looking over adjusting my stereo and I looked up and it was too late... smack. I walked over and made sure the guy and his daughter were okay, they were. I apoligize and tell him that it's just adding to my list of things going wrong in the past two months, he looks at me and says "hey man everything is alright, we're ok and everything here is fixable sh** happens, a wreck isn't an if it's going to happen it's a when, today was ours. " This amazed me that he was being so calm about it, of course I was freaking out, last week got a ticket for exhibition of speed, death of a friend at the start of December... seems that everything is adding up.



What I want to know is, am I the only one that was at fault in an accident or has anyone else shared the same guilt and remorse that I'm feeling.



The worst thing is I work for CARQUEST and everytime I run parts over the the body shop. . there is my truck, front bumper dented and condenser bleeding. I'll post pics in another post as this is already long enough to read.



Bryce

 

[KCloward]

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As you can see he got the unfair part of the accident, I wished it had damaged me more than him but I'll take it if it's what was supposed to happen, everything could have been a lot worse.



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This is it before the crash.



Bryce

 

[Gene Arnold]

Bryce,



Been there (twice in 57 years)! I never did figure out what happened in either case and why I was distracted. In each case, one when I was 18, the other only ten years ago, I had several days of "guilt" and an accompanying lack of confidence in my ability to drive. I got past that in both cases and I think I became a better driver after both events. It is easy to get over-confident and careless.



Your truck looks GREAT (without the dent, that is) and you have reason to be proud of it. When you have a nice vehicle that your own sweat and money have gone into it usually makes you a better driver. Many years ago a man showed me pictures of a restored Model "A" Ford that he and his 16 year old son had just finished. It had just come out of the paint shop with an $800. 00 paint job (1965 dollars, easily $4500. 00 in today's economy). I Ooohed and Ahhhhed, then commented, "Boy, I'll bet the 16 year old won't be driving that car. " He replied, "Oh yes he will. It is his car. Do you think he'll go out and abuse that car after the hundreds of hours and all the money we have invested?" That was a good lesson for me.



You'll get past the time of trouble and the sun will shine again! I heard about a guy who said his favorite place in the Bible is where it says, "It came to pass. . . " When asked why such a strange favorite, he said, "Whenever I read those words I know my troubles didn't come to stay, they came to pass!!"Oo.



Gene

 

[KCloward]

Yeah you're right Gene, it will all come to pass. Troubles seem to come in packs and I think I've had enough for this year already haha.



Thanks for the comments on the truck also. All my money goes towards it, and I've tried doing everything with just me and my dad. It is a great pride to see it and have people that I don't know come and tell me that it is nice.



Bryce

 

[klenger]

(1) No one was hurt. Always a good thing.



(2) You are taking resposibilites for your actions. Always a good thing, but becoming more rare.