Jac and I consider our lives together an adventure……some GREAT….some Good…..and some…not so. Well this past Friday evening we had an adventure that was not so. The evening started off great. We went into the city to meet a dear friend from LA…..Robyn….you remember the Robyn shirt….Since she was flying out early the next morning we had an early dinner at Le Colonial on 57th street. It always a beautiful place to go. We had a lovely dinner, great conversation and finally the evening ended. We dropped her off and we were on our way. The President was in town and there were many roads blocked off, but we chatted our way to the New England Thruway. We made great time and at 9pm we were literally two minutes from our home. We were heading down the main road and coming to a curve. Out of no where were TWO HEAD LIGHTS COMING STRAIGHT AT US! Yes, some one was driving on the wrong side of the road SPEEDING on a thirty mile an hour street……coming straight at us. I couldn’t even get the curse words out of my mouth as I turned the wheel of my car to get out of the way of the on coming car when BAM…..the car hit the passenger side of our car, spinning us around, air bags going off!! After I checked that Jac was OK and had nothing broken I got her out of the car as quickly as I could. She had to get out from the drivers side as all of the doors on the passenger side were crushed and could not be opened…..the wheels were sticking out, totally broken off the car like a cartoon……I went looking for the driver of the other car……but I didn’t see it????? It bounced of my car from the impact and was on someones lawn. At this point all of the neighbors were out of their houses, the fire engines were blaring and the police and ambulance were on their way. The driver of the other car was a young girl about 20-25 and DRUNK. A half bottle of cheap whiskey was found in her car. This investigation is on going. As of this writing the accident report isn’t avail yet, but I have been told this is quite often the case with drunk driving accidents. The bad news is my car was totaled…..the GOOD news is we are basically OK. Jac’s right side is black and blue and she has a stiff neck, her blood pressure went through the roof and hasn’t been sleeping well, but that’s to be expected when you see two head lights coming straight at you. She has been checked out by the doctor and I’m seeing one today because I jammed my knee and it’s been pretty painful. All in all…..we are lucky to be alive…..Oh yes….the STUPID girl who was arrested…we think….was driving a VW and walked away unhurt. She should thank me for having my wits about me and swerving away in the nick of time avoiding a head on collision or she probably would have been dead………As I said life is an adventure…..some are GREAT and some ……..not so……………….now I’m car shopping……………………………as I always tell my family and friends….”WATCH OUT FOR THE CRAZIES, there are millions of them out there!!!”………….be well and God Bless……….Louis
