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Well, there's a problem. Today, after dropping Mandy and I off at
school/work, Rob and Mike, with Mike driving, were in an accident.

From what I could piece together, they were heading up to post to buy
gas for the van. They were in a green light-left turn yield, and Rob
told Mike that he could go. So Mike did. He saw the car coming at him
in time to gun the engine and the impact was directly behind the
passenger seat, which saved Rob's life, as the impact was enough to dent
in the entire side of the van, kick the passenger seats to a roughly 45
degree angle, and send the van into another car, which it front ended
and sent into another car. This big hurky van was then knocked onto its
side and sent skidding. Had the car hit where Rob was sitting, he,
according to the investigating police, would have been killed. Rob and
Mike were hurt the most, with scrapes, sore muscles and seat belt
bruising. The driver and two teen aged daughters of the other car were
sent to the hospital with shock and bruising. The drivers and
passengers of the other two cars walked away. Mike and Rob are both
still in a sort of state of shock. We're borrowing Mandy's boyfriend's
Mother's van, as Geico refuses to pay for a rental after my accident
three years ago.

We are canceling future plans left and right. Both Mike and Rob are
battered but un-bowed. The money we'd planned on using for the trip is
going to another car/van. We don't know how much we'll have to spend on
another vehicle. The van is, of course, totaled. Mike and Rob are each
blaming each other. I think I've experienced every emotion there is. I
was at work when I got the call saying they were at the hospital.

Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but
the car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers for
things to go better for us would be really appreciated right about now.

Pam S. still going in and out of shock

tanada wrote:
Well, there's a problem. Today, after dropping Mandy and I off at
school/work, Rob and Mike, with Mike driving, were in an accident.

From what I could piece together, they were heading up to post to buy
gas for the van. They were in a green light-left turn yield, and Rob
told Mike that he could go. So Mike did. He saw the car coming at
him in time to gun the engine and the impact was directly behind the
passenger seat, which saved Rob's life, as the impact was enough to
dent in the entire side of the van, kick the passenger seats to a
roughly 45 degree angle, and send the van into another car, which it
front ended and sent into another car. This big hurky van was then
knocked onto its side and sent skidding. Had the car hit where Rob
was sitting, he, according to the investigating police, would have
been killed. Rob and Mike were hurt the most, with scrapes, sore
muscles and seat belt bruising. The driver and two teen aged
daughters of the other car were sent to the hospital with shock and
bruising. The drivers and passengers of the other two cars walked
away. Mike and Rob are both still in a sort of state of shock. We're
borrowing Mandy's boyfriend's Mother's van, as Geico refuses to
pay for a rental after my accident three years ago.

We are canceling future plans left and right. Both Mike and Rob are
battered but un-bowed. The money we'd planned on using for the trip
is going to another car/van. We don't know how much we'll have to
spend on another vehicle. The van is, of course, totaled. Mike and
Rob are each blaming each other. I think I've experienced every
emotion there is. I was at work when I got the call saying they were
at the hospital.
Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but
the car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers
for things to go better for us would be really appreciated right
about now.
Pam S. still going in and out of shock


OMG!!!! I'm glad they are OK!!!!

Got all *8* motors runnin here.

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Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but
the car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers for
things to go better for us would be really appreciated right about now.

Pam S. still going in and out of shock

OMG!! So glad they are relatively OK! Man, you guys do not get any breaks.
Purrs for gentle healing and good car news.

Please sit down and hold a kitten. Change kittens as you wear them out.

I'm so sorry about the accident. And so glad the worst of the injury
appears to be to sheet metal.

I'm terrible at judging the speed/distance of oncoming traffic. Poor depth
perception.

When Rob and Mike get tired of blaming each other maybe they will start to
wonder how fast the other car was traveling..

Since your's sounds totaled, hope you get good value for it and soon.

Jo
"tanada" wrote in message
ink.net...
Well, there's a problem. Today, after dropping Mandy and I off at
school/work, Rob and Mike, with Mike driving, were in an accident.

From what I could piece together, they were heading up to post to buy gas
for the van. They were in a green light-left turn yield, and Rob told
Mike that he could go. So Mike did. He saw the car coming at him in time
to gun the engine and the impact was directly behind the passenger seat,
which saved Rob's life, as the impact was enough to dent in the entire
side of the van, kick the passenger seats to a roughly 45 degree angle,
and send the van into another car, which it front ended and sent into
another car. This big hurky van was then knocked onto its side and sent
skidding. Had the car hit where Rob was sitting, he, according to the
investigating police, would have been killed. Rob and Mike were hurt the
most, with scrapes, sore muscles and seat belt bruising. The driver and
two teen aged daughters of the other car were sent to the hospital with
shock and bruising. The drivers and passengers of the other two cars
walked away. Mike and Rob are both still in a sort of state of shock.
We're borrowing Mandy's boyfriend's Mother's van, as Geico refuses to pay
for a rental after my accident three years ago.

We are canceling future plans left and right. Both Mike and Rob are
battered but un-bowed. The money we'd planned on using for the trip is
going to another car/van. We don't know how much we'll have to spend on
another vehicle. The van is, of course, totaled. Mike and Rob are each
blaming each other. I think I've experienced every emotion there is. I
was at work when I got the call saying they were at the hospital.

Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but the
car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers for
things to go better for us would be really appreciated right about now.

Pam S. still going in and out of shock

"tanada" wrote in message
ink.net...
Well, there's a problem. Today, after dropping Mandy and I off at
school/work, Rob and Mike, with Mike driving, were in an accident.

From what I could piece together, they were heading up to post to buy
gas for the van. They were in a green light-left turn yield, and Rob
told Mike that he could go. So Mike did. He saw the car coming at him
in time to gun the engine and the impact was directly behind the
passenger seat, which saved Rob's life, as the impact was enough to dent
in the entire side of the van, kick the passenger seats to a roughly 45
degree angle, and send the van into another car, which it front ended
and sent into another car. This big hurky van was then knocked onto its
side and sent skidding. Had the car hit where Rob was sitting, he,
according to the investigating police, would have been killed. Rob and
Mike were hurt the most, with scrapes, sore muscles and seat belt
bruising. The driver and two teen aged daughters of the other car were
sent to the hospital with shock and bruising. The drivers and
passengers of the other two cars walked away. Mike and Rob are both
still in a sort of state of shock. We're borrowing Mandy's boyfriend's
Mother's van, as Geico refuses to pay for a rental after my accident
three years ago.

We are canceling future plans left and right. Both Mike and Rob are
battered but un-bowed. The money we'd planned on using for the trip is
going to another car/van. We don't know how much we'll have to spend on
another vehicle. The van is, of course, totaled. Mike and Rob are each
blaming each other. I think I've experienced every emotion there is. I
was at work when I got the call saying they were at the hospital.

Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but
the car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers for
things to go better for us would be really appreciated right about now.

Pam S. still going in and out of shock

Ohmygawd, how awful about the van, how wonderful they were not hurt or
killed! Please tell them to take it easy for the next couple of days to a
week, they'll be a lot more sore tomorrow and the next day (sometimes people
who have been in accidents don't even realize how bad they've been hurt for
a day or two).

I know exactly how you feel. A few years ago, when Mark had come back home
to live for a while, two Emergency Personnel came to knock on my door to
tell me my son had been in a wreck. They told me right away that Mark was
alive - they kept insisting that he wasn't badly hurt. I realized why they
kept telling me that when DH and I drove to the site of the wreck and saw
the car. Like you I was in shock and I didn't believe that he couldn't have
been horribly hurt.

We went immediately to the hospital and he was walking out when we got
there!

When we went to sign the car over to the salvage yard later that week, the
person in charge was shocked that my son was alive - they thought for sure,
from the condition of the car, that it had been a fatality accident.

Here are pictures (why does is seem my life is documented in film - well not
file, but digitized images! ;). Can you believe he walked away from
that???!

http://www.possibleplaces.com/carwreck/

Hugs,

CatNipped

Purrs headed your way. And I hope you still find a way to make it to Toad
Suck.

Pam S wrote:

--------------------snip---------------------
Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but
the car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers for
things to go better for us would be really appreciated right about now.

Pam S. still going in and out of shock

Oh wow! I'm so glad to hear that they are superficially OK. You
won't know for sure for a few days. We recently lost our pickup truck
to an accident and I feel for you. We're purring that everything
comes out all right.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Major purrs and meatloaf meditations from me and the
Deadly Duo....of thankfulness that your men are *alive*
from this T-bone accident that totalled your van. Another trip can always be
in future...but as former ER employee am always acutely aware that you are
either *dead* or
*alive* and when it comes down to this, that's all that really matters.
Comfort purrs to your men as well.


"O J" wrote in message
...
Pam S wrote:

--------------------snip---------------------
Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but
the car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers for
things to go better for us would be really appreciated right about now.

Pam S. still going in and out of shock

Oh wow! I'm so glad to hear that they are superficially OK. You
won't know for sure for a few days. We recently lost our pickup truck
to an accident and I feel for you. We're purring that everything
comes out all right.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:32:58 -0500, Catnipped wrote:

"tanada" wrote in message
ink.net...
Well, there's a problem. Today, after dropping Mandy and I off at
school/work, Rob and Mike, with Mike driving, were in an accident.

From what I could piece together, they were heading up to post to buy
gas for the van. They were in a green light-left turn yield, and Rob
told Mike that he could go. So Mike did. He saw the car coming at him
in time to gun the engine and the impact was directly behind the
passenger seat, which saved Rob's life, as the impact was enough to dent
in the entire side of the van, kick the passenger seats to a roughly 45
degree angle, and send the van into another car, which it front ended
and sent into another car. This big hurky van was then knocked onto its
side and sent skidding. Had the car hit where Rob was sitting, he,
according to the investigating police, would have been killed. Rob and
Mike were hurt the most, with scrapes, sore muscles and seat belt
bruising. The driver and two teen aged daughters of the other car were
sent to the hospital with shock and bruising. The drivers and
passengers of the other two cars walked away. Mike and Rob are both
still in a sort of state of shock. We're borrowing Mandy's boyfriend's
Mother's van, as Geico refuses to pay for a rental after my accident
three years ago.

We are canceling future plans left and right. Both Mike and Rob are
battered but un-bowed. The money we'd planned on using for the trip is
going to another car/van. We don't know how much we'll have to spend on
another vehicle. The van is, of course, totaled. Mike and Rob are each
blaming each other. I think I've experienced every emotion there is. I
was at work when I got the call saying they were at the hospital.

Some one up there loves and/or hates us. They saved Rob and Mike, but
the car is a loss. I'd rather have Rob and Mike. Purrs and prayers for
things to go better for us would be really appreciated right about now.

Pam S. still going in and out of shock

Ohmygawd, how awful about the van, how wonderful they were not hurt or
killed! Please tell them to take it easy for the next couple of days to a
week, they'll be a lot more sore tomorrow and the next day (sometimes
people who have been in accidents don't even realize how bad they've been
hurt for a day or two).

I know exactly how you feel. A few years ago, when Mark had come back
home to live for a while, two Emergency Personnel came to knock on my door
to tell me my son had been in a wreck. They told me right away that Mark
was alive - they kept insisting that he wasn't badly hurt. I realized why
they kept telling me that when DH and I drove to the site of the wreck and
saw the car. Like you I was in shock and I didn't believe that he
couldn't have been horribly hurt.

We went immediately to the hospital and he was walking out when we got
there!

When we went to sign the car over to the salvage yard later that week, the
person in charge was shocked that my son was alive - they thought for
sure, from the condition of the car, that it had been a fatality accident.

Here are pictures (why does is seem my life is documented in film - well
not file, but digitized images! ;). Can you believe he walked away from
that???!

http://www.possibleplaces.com/carwreck/

Hugs,

CatNipped


Holy Smolie!!!

On 2005-04-30, tanada penned:
Well, there's a problem. Today, after dropping Mandy and I off at
school/work, Rob and Mike, with Mike driving, were in an accident.


[snip]

Eep! I'm so glad everyone seems to have come out of the accident
okay.

My family had Geico when I was a kid, and their experiences lead me to
believe that Geico is the insurance company for those who will never
be in an accident. After many years of completely clean driving, two
very minor incidents in one year and Geico dropped them. It seems
like Geico is only interested in insuring those who will never cost
them a dime.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca