I used to love them. I used to dream about having a fast car that could only get me in trouble and cost me a mint in gas. Some cool convertible painted british racing green that could just scream.
But then I got in two accidents in less than a year.
Miraculously neither of them were my fault. The first one, as posted here, cost me my deductible and the ability to trust if anyone ever carried insurance but me. The second one happened tonight and it was by far a totally different experience.
I was taking April home after some conversation, coffee, and spinach dip at Rendezvous downtown. I was in the right hand lane of Republic road driving east and there was a green suv in the left lane. We had just passed 
Freemont and I was gaining on him when he just pulled over into my lane. I slammed on the brakes and his bumper caught my driver’s door, creasing it from the back of the door to the wheel well, and nearly taking off my side mirror. Luckily no one was seriously hurt.
As you can see, there is some pretty extensive damage and I can only roll my window down about halfway, but the door still works and shuts most of the way. All I could do was stand there and laugh.
The most entertaining part of the whole thing was the guy who hit me. He was just a nice old man who was sincerely sorry he didn’t pay attention. He was in his 60’s, maybe even his 70’s, and he just retired three months prior from his job with the railroad. The guy hopped out of his suv and started asking if we were alright and how it was his fault. He said this was the first accident he had ever been in. For some reason I believed him.
I want my bicycle back. I took it in to one of the shops downtown to get it tuned up and they said it would be Monday or Tuesday before they got it done. I took it in last Wednesday. Hopefully they call me tomorrow.
I love my bike. It is blue and starting to rust slightly around the fork of the handlebars. Its a Schwinn and I got it for Christmas when I was 12. I’ve had that bike for 17 years and I don’t ever want to get rid of it. Hopefully I will get it back soon and I can leave my car alone for a while.
This has not been a great day.
