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Catnipped wrote:


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/


Man, I can understand how the salvage yard guy could be shocked that
Mark was alive. That was a nasty wreck. I should borrow Jim and his
camera and get pictures of poor Moby Bob. There is no way I can
adequately describe the carnage that was once our van.

The tow driver kept telling me how surprised he was that no one was
seriously hurt. He was as upset about the van being totaled as I was.
He kept saying that it was a really good van and so forth. I think the
motor may well be salvageable, but not much else will.

Pam S. grateful that Rob and Mike are going to be OK, and so glad that
Mark is fine.

Mishi wrote:


How are Mike and Rob doing today? How are you doing? I hope that they aren't
too sore, and that everything gets sorted out soon with the car situtation.
We have been insured with Liberty Mutual for about 27 years, and haven't had
many complaints. Did anyone get tickets? I hope the guy who hit them got a
couple! Sheesh.

Sending purrs and purrayers to you all!
Patti and the Bridgeport, NY clowder


Mike got the ticket. The woman who plowed into him was considered not
at fault.

Pam S. wondering about that

"mlbriggs" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 21:32:58 -0500, Catnipped wrote:

"tanada" wrote in message
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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

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!!!

My preaching and teaching my kids to *ALWAYS* wear their seatbelts the whole
time they were growing up really paid off in that instance. If he hadn't
been wearing his seatbelt her would have fallen through the sun roof and
then crushed by the car - or at the very least been knocked unconscious and
then drowned in the canal. As it was all he had was some bruising on his
shoulder where the seatbelt held him in safely and he was able to undo his
seatbelt and get out of the water.

Hugs,

CatNipped

"tanada" wrote in message
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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.
.... We're borrowing Mandy's boyfriend's
Mother's van, as Geico refuses to pay for a rental after my accident three
years ago....
Pam S. still going in and out of shock
Pam,
This is shocking, indeed. I'm glad everyone survived and nobody was
seriously injured.

Jim and I were hoping to get to Toad Suck, but not too sure how to get there
and back in a weekend.

About the insurance, it's too late for this care, but with Rob having been
in the military, you should be eligible for USAA. I'm surprised you did not
already have it. It is not always the least expensive, but it is not the
most expensive, either, and you just cannot beat it for customer service.
We have our house, vehicles, lives insured with it. We've had it since 1966
and were treated like royalty the few claims we had. We won't even talk to
another insurance company.

I suppose Rob and Mike are really sore right now. I think the third day is
supposed to be the worse.

It sounds like that car that hit them must have been going pretty fast to
hit them that hard.

Hugs to all of you,
Annie

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
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.

I was with Geico for about 6 years. I'm a good driver!! But then one
rainy
day I swerved to avoid a dog (running loose, dammit!) and in the process I
hit a telephone pole. The entire front-end of my car was crushed. Had
this
been back in the days of airbags, it would have gone off and probably
crushed my glasses into my face. As it was, I was (always do) wearing my
seatbelt. The impact knocked me briefly out. I had a cracked sternum
from
where the seatbelt locked across my chest and a sprained ankle from
hitting
the brake attempting to stop. These symptoms didn't show up for a day. I
guess I was in shock. Geico paid to replace my totalled car (of course at
depreciated value, still I must commend them on giving me that much).
Then
they promptly dropped me. I suppose I should have hired a lawyer about my
medical bills but at the time I wasn't thinking. I grit my teeth every
time
I see those ads for Geico or get one of their notes in the mail.

Anyone who is former military or a military dependent, contact USAA. I've
had my insurance - car, rental, life and even my mutual funds - with them
for the last 4 years. You can only be a member if you were attached in
some
way to the military but the rates are outstanding and they don't drop you
if
you have an accident.

When I bought Peaches I was driving home with her and she was trying to
get
out of her birdie box. A woman stopped suddenly in front of me and I was
trying to keep the bird in the box and I ran right into her (LOW speed).
Totally my fault (but hey, I wasn't sure what would happen if a baby
lovebird got loose in my car!!!). USAA paid for the damage to my car
(hers
wasn't damaged, thankfully) and paid for a rental car while the car was in
the shop for almost a month. They never raised my rates. They also
didn't
cancel my coverage.

Geico sucks, IMHO.

Jill

We have Progressive insurance. When I got into an accident, the Progressive
agent showed up before the police or wreckers did (that's saying something
here in Houston because there's usually 15 wreckers on the scene 2 minutes
after the airbags deploy!). He was extremely supportive, calming,
reassuring - he got me and the guy I hit (it was my fault) rental cars,
immediately got our cars in the shop, and made sure nobody needed any
medical assistance afterwards (he called both me and the guy I hit every
other day for almost two weeks to make sure we were OK). Not only did they
not drop us after the wreck, but our rates didn't even go up (OK it was the
only accident I'd even been in in 35+ years of driving, but still!). We pay
a little bit more than Geico, but I'd say it is well worth it.

Hugs,

CatNipped

Oh, no, Pam! What a horrible thing to happen to ya'll! I'm so very, very
glad that Rob and Mike and the other people aren't badly hurt! Huge,
mega-purrs for you and your family during this difficult time. If there is
anything I can do besides offer purrs, let me know.
Christine and Omar, Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker
"tanada" wrote in message
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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

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

Someone up there loves you all! Thankfully no one was injured any worse
than you reported to us. Although those injuries and that experience was
enough to last a lifetime of thrills and chills!

Sorry for the loss of the van, but glad that you are in shape to be able to
replace it soon.

Our best furry purrs for all to regain health, that the wounds heal, that
each can sort out priorities and realize that "who done it" isn't nearly as
important as "we are all here together, alive, basically healthy and I love
all my family very much."

Prayers and Purrs on their way,
Charleen,
Mr. Pumpkin,
Aggie Marble,
Victor Velcro

On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:51:46 GMT, 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



{{{{Pam}}}}

omg, I am so sorry. I am so glad Rob and Mike are okay, but I know
how terrifying this has to be for you, and for them as well.

Purrs for things to get better for you soon.

Ginger-lyn

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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy)
http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

tanada wrote in message
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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.
SNIP
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

Ack, Pam! What a scary accident! I'm so sorry, and I too, recommend the
kitten cure whenever you obsess about this. I'm so thankful neither Mike
nor Rob nor anyone else were seriously hurt, disabled or killed. Cars can be
replaced, even if at great expense, but family members cannot.

After this report, I think I'll chuck that latest Geico add in the trash,
and stick with expensive but good Allstate insurance!

Melissa

Catnipped wrote:


My preaching and teaching my kids to *ALWAYS* wear their seatbelts the whole
time they were growing up really paid off in that instance. If he hadn't
been wearing his seatbelt her would have fallen through the sun roof and
then crushed by the car - or at the very least been knocked unconscious and
then drowned in the canal. As it was all he had was some bruising on his
shoulder where the seatbelt held him in safely and he was able to undo his
seatbelt and get out of the water.



By a major miracle, everyone involved in the accident was wearing their
seat belts. We drove back to the van to make sure that we got
everything out of it, and get the license plate. It was a good thing.
We'd left the wrought iron tripod that we use for camping in the back of
the van. Not only that but Sylvester and Boo Boo kitty (stuffed
animals) were laying in the glass in the back. We found a bunch of
other things that we really don't want to lose. Mike got his first good
look at the van since the accident and realized that the van was hurt
worse than he thought. I suspect that he got the shakes, but the matter
of fact way that the tow guy, Rob, and I were talking got him over it.

I don't think I've ever seen a van look so trashed out without having
had a fire set off in it.

Pam S.