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jay ([personal profile] jay) wrote2004-10-19 10:03 am

A dreary start...

Rain, a large branch down in the backyard, late to work (took James to the dentist)... and then was in a traffic accident on the way back. I was driving down Middlefield in the left lane, and some guy just pulled out of an apartment complex's driveway, left into oncoming traffic. I hit the brakes, but it was wet... the guy pulling out of the driveway also had a fogged windshield and his car was plastered with leaves, so he probably couldn't see well, but he finally noticed and tried to stop, halfway across the 4-lane road... too late. Sigh. No one hurt, minor sheet metal and bumper damage on both cars. One more annoyance with insurance companies ahead...

[identity profile] tenacious-snail.livejournal.com 2004-10-19 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
glad you're okay

as for "not that bad", well, I drove to BART this morning-- only motivated in part by losing my umbrellas when I moved (or maybe didn't unpack them???) and owning a rain jacket but not a raincoat.