Behold the crunch-ed-ness.

[elbales]

I got pictures of our dead squashed car. I knew when I saw it at the tow yard that it was really most sincerely dead, but now I get to share these images with you. All I can say is, that was obviously a major Pickup Truck of Car Crushing. +10.



We begin our tour at the front of the car. Here we see the bendyhood. And stuff.



Continue around, widdershins, to the left rear. Mmm, squishybootboot!



And finally... Structural elements! w00t!



Note the lack of bumper. We drove down to see friends yesterday while it was still light out. As we passed the accident site, I said, "Holy shit!" My poor husband was like, "What? What?" I said, "We just drove by our bumper!"

Yep.

*deep breath*
YAY, I'M NOT DEAD!


In other news, we bought a new car on Friday. It's pretty much the same model as our old one, only it's black and it's actually even nicer. Tip: shop for a new car in October. The new model year is out, and the old ones get rebates stuck on them. Yay, rebates. (...Heh. No, not the Old Ones. Tss.)

Comments

"YAY, I'M NOT DEAD!"

[tahari.livejournal.com]

QOTD, omg

Re: "YAY, I'M NOT DEAD!"

[elbales]

^_^

Re: "YAY, I'M NOT DEAD!"

[expanding-x-man.livejournal.com]

Very, very good you are OK!!!

Re: "YAY, I'M NOT DEAD!"

[elbales]

Thankee, Max.

[emidala.livejournal.com]

oh jeeesh! have you any idea of what actually happened to the poor squashed car (and the people in it!)?

[elbales]

..? the poor squashed car was declared a total loss by my insurance company. i was not. :)

if you mean the truck that hit me: nope. no idea. i have to get a copy of the CHP report to find out if it even actually stopped or not.

[emidala.livejournal.com]

man, I am making no sense whatsoever tonight. argh. I guess you know why! ;)

yes, I meant the truck: shouldn't that driver be in jail, or at least in some sort of camp? how common is it in america anyway, that people get into accidents and take off/do not take responsibility for what's happened? in sweden, if you leave a crime scene like that, you get at least the double amount of jail time.

[kevinvaughn.livejournal.com]

They put people in jail in Sweden? I thought they had special "reformiray" guns that made people sorry they even stole that cookie from the jar as a kid. How else would you explain the low crime rate? A progressive social-democratic government that educates and takes care of their citizens and gives them an actual say in the democratic process? Surely not! Oh, wait...

*solemnly dips head to mourn the loss of the little red car, then yelps?* Totalled! This means you can get a new Elizamobile! Snazziness!

[elbales]

We got one. Friday. :)

[kevinvaughn.livejournal.com]

Now, you should go after the person who hit you with a Swedish reformi-ray gun.

[elbales]

If I had any idea who it was, sure.

[elbales]

It's sadly common for people to commit hit and run traffic violations. Sure, you get more jail time, but people either panic or they gamble that there just aren't enough cops per capita to catch them if they take off. They're often right, too.

Yikes!

[rurounitriv.livejournal.com]

That was definitely one heck of a wreck. :( Glad you're all right!

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[elbales]

Thanks, Triv. Welcome to my ravings. ;)

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a hell of an accident. Glad you are ok. (Found you via milestogo13's page. Just so you know that I am not some random scary person. Well random. But not scary. Much.)
*scurries back to own journal*

[elbales]

Hullo! Thanks for the good wishes. :)