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May 31st, 2007 at 07:51 am

My husband had his first car accident yesterday. It was one of those chain reaction things. A vehicle with no lights stopped suddenly and everyone put on their brakes.
He drives a heavy van full of tools and he just could not stop in time. He ran into the car in front of him.
Luckily no one was hurt and there were just a few scratch marks on the other car. He did damage his bumper and grill to the tune of over $1000. So, I guess we will have to pull some money out of savings to pay for the two vehicles. At least he did not get a ticket.
The braves won yesterday and I had a "no gas " day, so I will add $2 to my challenge money.
Prev. total $11,581.00
today 2.00
new total $11,583.00

Posted in $20 Challenge | 18 Comments »

18 Responses to “Car accident”

  1. Lux Living Frugalis Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 08:01 am

    Rejoicing with you that he wasn't hurt!!

  2. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 08:08 am

    Whoopsy! At least your were prepared with savings.

  3. homebody Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 08:09 am

    He may hurt more when he gets home today, sometimes there is a bit of a delay with pain from whiplash or whatever. Thank goodness he was not seriously hurt.

  4. moi aussi Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 08:13 am

    Glad your husband was okay!

  5. Broken Arrow Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 08:33 am

    No ticket is definitely a good thing. So is the fact that you have adequate funding for these kinds of emergencies. Most importantly, I hope no one is injured. Smile

  6. scfr Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 09:28 am

    So glad to hear that no one was hurt!!!

  7. Ima saver Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 09:28 am

    No everyone was fine. There were 3 cars involved and not even a bruise. My husband knew the owner of the car and everything was very friendly.

  8. Janny Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 10:28 am

    ok, glad to hear that....glad that everything ended up friendly. guess it was an experience for your husband though

  9. annab Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 10:47 am

    I'm glad no one was hurt!

  10. daybyday Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 10:57 am

    Sorry about the accident, but I'm glad everyone is okay.

  11. JanH Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 01:15 pm

    Oh wow, glad he wasn't hurt! The no ticket was a good thing. When DS went through that, they gave everybody a ticket because of some kind of cost of damage rule. Even if you didn't have or cause much damage yourself. But most of all, I'm glad no one was hurt then or in this case either!

  12. fern Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 01:56 pm

    I'm surprised they didn't issue him a ticket. Cus i thought that, strictly for insurance purposes, the cops will issue a ticket if you hit someone, just to establish 'fault.' And i was told once that almost no matter what, if you hit someone ahead of you, it's always going to be your fault cus you could have avoided it if you hadn't been following so closely, etc.

    That's what 1 cop snarled at me (he wasn't in a good mood) when i hit someone ahead of me who had slowed to turn but whose brake lights also were not working. I thought this was an extenuating factor, but no go. Luckily i didn't get a ticket either since there was no damage...

    glad to hear your husband is ok, tho.

  13. Amber Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 02:17 pm

    Sorry to hear about the accident but happy no one was hurt

  14. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 03:02 pm

    Hey, that whiplash thing is real. I had a whiplash when I had to brake hard driving only 25 mph and the neck injury became evident later that night. It took me more than a year to get over it and it really interfered with my normal living. No way could I have built houses with whiplash.

  15. homebody Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 03:53 pm

    Amen Joan. DH and YD had it when they got rearended and poor YD missed 1/3 of her soccer season... couldn't risk a header.... They both got settlements, though small....both went to physical therapy, DH had headaches for the first time in his life. All recovered now...4 years later.

  16. Amber Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 08:18 pm

    Is whiplash the same as cervical strain/sprain? I think so

  17. boomeyers Says:
    May 31st, 2007 at 08:58 pm

    So glad DH is okay! Smile

  18. Aleta Says:
    June 1st, 2007 at 08:54 am

    The best outcome is that no one was hurt. Cars can be replaced. Glad to hear your hubby was OK.

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