dirty ethel rackham Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I had a lovely morning. I had a very successful day on a project I am working on. On my way home from this project, I dropped something off at a friend's house. I knew I was getting hungry and tired, so I left. As I was backing out of the driveway, I heard a thud. Yep, I backed my big SUV into a car that was parked across the street at the end of this driveway. I didn't see it. I checked my mirrors and looked back as I backed out, but didn't see it. I knocked on a few doors but no one claimed that this car was theirs so I left a note with my contact info. Why didn't we splurge on the back up warning system on this car? Why did this person have to park in such a dangerous spot. Maybe I should have invited myself for lunch at my friend's house so I wouldn't have been so hungry. Why won't my husband call me back? I am on pins an needles waiting for this person to call me and ream me out for hitting their car (dent in the door but only light scratches on my plastic bumper.) I just wanna go eat a bag of chocolate chips. Waaaahhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandra Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Oh, horrible. I have come close, very close to doing the exact same thing. It IS hard to see a car in that position. As a police officer said to me after a multi-car pile up (not due to me, no injuries). It made me feel a teeny bit better about my totaled car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: I get the same way when I don't eat on a regular schedule. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 😕 I'm sorry that happened. I am always nervous that one day I will back into a car parked at the curb opposite my driveway. Hugs. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I've done this. :0( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: Glad the accident wasn't worse and hope it gets resolved quickly and easily. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 That stinks. Hopefully they are understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I've done that too. I looked, more than once, but the little car was in just that spot and my van was just so big that I couldn't see it - even after turning and looking over my shoulder. I hope they call soon and you can get it taken care of easily. Don't be so hard on yourself. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 So sorry that happened, and good for you for doing the right thing by leaving your info. That's not always a given anymore, sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: As someone who cannot think straight or function properly when hungry, I can sympathize. I've had close-calls (the kind that would have resulted not just in dinged doors but broken bones) when driving with low blood sugar. I make sure to ALWAYS keep glucose tablets and a protein bar in my purse now. (Not saying that you necessarily need to do that, just that I have to.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: . I know that when I slid into a car a few years ago, I felt so foolish and angry with myself. It took the call with the insurance agent to make me feel better. "Did you hit a pedestrian?" No "Were there any injuries?" No. The perspective really helped. I am glad you are okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 ACK! I liked the post, then realized maybe that's not appropriate. Obviously I don't like that it happened! I meant I understand, and have had something similar happen, and :grouphug: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Nobody got hurt. You didn't hit a kid on a bike. You didn't run over somebody's dog. These things happen. It's why we buy insurance. You did the right thing by leaving your info. Eating the whole bag of chips will make you feel worse. Stop at half. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 When I was a teenager I parked on the very end of the driveway. Then neighbor woman across the street ALWAYS parked her Mercedes on the street immediately behind me. I always thought that was incredibly stupid of her just from a self-preservation point-of-view. I was a teenager, and I was always careful ... but still. Years later, DH and I are visiting my parents and we had two cars. DH's car is parked on the street opposite their driveway. I was chatting with the neighbor's son who is my age, and he mentions that his mom absolutely hate that their is a car at the end of their driveway. I pointed out that her car was that At That Moment was parked opposite my parent's driveway, and that she'd done the same thing when I was a teen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Thanks for the support, everyone. I feel really bad about this. If I could take back two moments - the one where we agreed on the price of this car rather than negotiating for the back up warning system and this moment when I hit the car. (Oh, I am sure there are plenty of others. ) Ds had this happen to him with this car. I love it for trips, but I hate backing up because I just can't see the rear end. This happened with my van 14 years ago, but it was a windy day, garbage cans were rolling in the street and I was terribly late for something with 2 crabby kids in the car. I hit the neighbor's nanny's car - with my 6 week old car. I didn't have low blood sugar yet, but I knew I needed to eat soon. I was very tired, thought - introvert crash from too many days in a row surrounded by lots of people with no time in my "cave." So, I think hubby is in an all-day meeting. Should I call my insurance agent? I still haven't heard from the person I hit. I didn't need to stay, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Oh, now I know why dh hasn't called me back. I accidentally texted my friend instead of hubby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greta Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I was very tired, thought - introvert crash from too many days in a row surrounded by lots of people with no time in my "cave." Oh, I can relate to this too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: I understand how you feel. No, you don't have to wait, leaving a note is fine. I would probably hold off on calling your insurance until you hear from the other person. I think those rear warning systems should be standard on large vehicles. Even though my mini-van is lower to the ground than a SUV, I would like something to see out the back, because you can't see low. I'm sorry your day has been this way. It is nerve racking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dirty ethel rackham Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Well, the person I hit finally called me. It was a friend of mine who was visiting the friend I popped in to see. I had knocked on a couple of doors, but it never occurred to me to see if that person was visiting my friend. She was really cool about it, surprisingly so since she has had a really stressful week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 How awful! I just started a thread about a very similar trajectory of my own day. I should have read yours first. Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 :grouphug: Dh's mission in life is to explain to people why they shouldn't park there. He's made visiting teens go move their cars so they aren't across from the neighbor's driveway. And asked neighbors to please stop parking across from our driveway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Well, the person I hit finally called me. It was a friend of mine who was visiting the friend I popped in to see. I had knocked on a couple of doors, but it never occurred to me to see if that person was visiting my friend. She was really cool about it, surprisingly so since she has had a really stressful week. Poor woman is probably posting elsewhere about how her entire week has been in the toilet and now this. I'm so sorry for both of you, Like so many who have posted, this has almost happened to me more times than I can count. :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Well, the person I hit finally called me. It was a friend of mine who was visiting the friend I popped in to see. I had knocked on a couple of doors, but it never occurred to me to see if that person was visiting my friend. She was really cool about it, surprisingly so since she has had a really stressful week. What a strange twist! I hope that will make it much less stressful to straighten out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 :grouphug: :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (HUGS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Glad she was understanding. I hope you will have a nice weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Insurance appraiser came yesterday. I swear, they are much nicer than I remember. No recriminations. Just "that's what insurance is for." They will take care of my friend's car with no hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sh*t happens. You are ok, kids are ok... No one hurt, stuff is replaceable... Chocolate helpsâ¤ï¸ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 My neighbor across the street backed into my friend's 15 passenger van in a similar situation. She was going to visit her son's grave so she was upset at the time. Her car was a small Toyota. Still---a huge 15 passenger van. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 I have to say in my defense that the van I hit was dark green and blended in very well with the green grass in the background. It certainly did not show up through the tint in the back window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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