Oooops!
Yesterday I had the week-after-zapping-cells checkup with my ophthalmologist. It was at 3:45 and I left early enough to find a place in the hospital’s parking-garage-from-hell. So, there I was creeping along. I stopped at the end of a row, looked left {but not right} and tried to move on. Then there was a crunch! A big car had come from the direction I didn’t look, and I scraped its side door.
There was no doubt that the accident was my fault although I certainly didn’t SAY that. We got out and the man started shouting at me. It was an effort but I resisted the temptation to shout back and after I had said a couple of things in a civil voice, he calmed down. Since we were in the parking garage of the hospital, the man went to find security and I limped across to talk to the woman who that then got out of her car. I didn’t have my stick with me {it was in the car} so I actually lurched across to her. As her husband was coming back, she said something to him that NOW is funny although it wasn’t funny at the time. She said, "I think she is drunk or on drugs!"
Now, I ‘m pretty sure that I wasn’t supposed to hear this, but I did. I stood tall, put on my teacher face, raised my eyebrows and said with my best English accent, "I BEG your pardon?" She looked all flustered and I said, "I walk with a lurch because I am handicapped {not mentioning the fact that it is only temporary} and I left my stick in the car!" She said nothing and at this point, a hospital security man arrived and was told what had happened. He called the police and as we waited for the police, I asked the security man if he could call the hospital and tell the ophthalmologist’s office that I might be late. This was done.
You know how they say that the police get younger as one gets older? Well, I wasn’t rude enough to ask him, but I bet the young policeman who came to take all the details wasn’t 21 yet! He was, in fact, very nice, filled out the accident report very quickly and gave me my copy. And after all that, I went to my appointment and got there exactly on time. And the eye news is that the clump of cells that was hanging by two strands was now hanging by one strand. The ophthalmologist said it appeared to have swung over to the side so it wasn’t obstructing my view, he wasn’t going to zap it at all.
So, this morning I have to call my insurance company and tell them what happened and make arrangements to get the scrape on the front of my beautiful little Kia fixed… 
QUOTATIONS:
"Step by step. I can’t think of any other way of accomplishing anything."
Michael Jordan
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
Bertolt Brecht, 1933
well! i don’t blame you for getting indignant with that comment she made! i might have lost it right then and there! i’m glad you weren’t hurt. hope the damage isn’t too bad to either car. take care,
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Accidents do happen but one never likes to be in one. It is not fun. Parking lots and garages are the worst.
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That woman should be slapped. I’m glad you put on your best British accent. LOL! I hope she was embarassed to death. Too bad about your little Kia.
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Never underestimate the power of the retired teacher…lol
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You were very good not to have lost your temper over the woman’s thoughtless remarks. It was bad to have that little accident, but good that no one was injured and you received such a good report from your eye doctor!
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Agh. Well I guess if you are going to have an accident, it is good it was one where no one was hurt. That was a very good example of how we can all so easily misjudge other people. I will try to take that with me today as I venture out in the world and I will try to give everyone a chance rather than basing meetings on my past histories with human beings.
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Sorry about your accident. Drunk or on drugs? The very idea!
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You made the best of a bad situation by being civil.
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Sorry about that. That man was rude. There is no need to yell accidents happen. As long a no one was hurt that is the important thing. The woman was rude too. I think Americans have lost all their manners. I would have come to ask you if you were hurt or all right. Gesh…..
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🙂 I love the teacher voice and the British accent. I’m sorry about your Kia though – it happens to the best of us it seems. In fact, it seems that it is happening to a lot of us right now. Glad you are ok.
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I would’ve been indignant over the silly man yelling, as well! What’s to yell about?? Wee little parking lot accidents aren’t anything to yell at a person about!! I think you should be counted as “NOT GUILTY” simply for being the only one with manners!! hugs, Weesprite
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We’re both very glad you’re OK!!
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Well I’m glad you were creeping or it could have been much worse – poor little Kia though – I was just catching up with your diary and read the one where you linked to it when you got it last year – it’s a beauty. Lovely colour. What a cheek that woman had – I bet she was so embarrassed when she realised you’d heard her and so she should be – I could just imagine it!
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The police these days look young to me too. I;m not sure when I started to notice though. lol
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Ouch, I’ll bet she felt about two inches tall when you responded civilly but in that wonderful school teacher voice that makes adults still cringe when they hear it.
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Glad no one was injured in the accident. This is the fourth accident (including the one I had a few weeks ago) that I ‘ve heard about in the last couple of weeks. Good news about the eye thingy only being attached by one strand!
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Sorry you had a scrape with the car and the couple! They don’t sound like very nice people. Glad your eye is doing fine too. Hang in there!
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What a rude, snippy comment for that woman to make! And you handled it beautifully.
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Oh no, not your little Kia???? that was terribly rude of that lady to make a remark like that! And I agree, I think the cops are getting younger and younger!! Hope it didn’t do too much damage! Hugs, M
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My goodness, but those teacher eyebrows and that voice do come into good use after we leave the classroom–good for you. I hate parking garages–people drive too fast in them and can be upon you instantly it seems. Sorry this happened–good news re: your eyes, tho.
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I’m glad that you made it clear that you heard that nasty comment. Everybody has an accident at some point in their life as nobody is perfect!
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I’ll bet as you get older the teachers of your kids get younger too. I keep getting that from people.
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I know what you mean with these comments. It had never occurred to me that I look drunk or on drugs when I forget my cane and have a bad day with my balance. People don’t think about these things because they don’t deal with a limp or something similar. And at least nobody was hurt, your car and that guys car will be fixed and that’s that. just a bit of metal. I’m glad you’re safe!
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How unfortunate, and what nasty people – but I am glad you are okay!! {{{{HUGS}}}}}!!!!!!!
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