What really matters...
Friday, my daughter was involved in a wreck. She called home, almost hysterical. Seems it was her fault--she "rear-ended" someone at a red light. The other driver was in a Toyota Rav4--you know, the kind of little RV with a spare tire mounted on the outside of the rear door. Luckily, she wasn't traveling very fast, but unfortunately, she was accelerating. Damage to his vehicle is in the neighborhood of $5000.
She didn't seem to think her car was very damaged at all, but when my wife and I went to see it, that wasn't the case. My daughter saw the dent on the front bumper, but failed to notice the buckled hood. I feel quite certain the damage to her car will exceed $3000.
About a year ago, she was issued a speeding ticket. Since it was her first offense, she was allowed to plea nolo contend re and not issued any points against her record. But the caveat was that she had to stay "clean" for the next five years, or she got not only any new points she "earned" but also the "forgiven" points from the first offense. Guess she'll have a tidy sum, now.
Long story short, she will have caused our insurance to be, in all likelihood, canceled. Add to that the fact we'll have to fork out the high deductibles when we don't really have them, and it is an all around crummy situation. We don't really need that right now.
Then again, we do have what we really need--our daughter's health. She (and the others involved) were uninjured. When you cut through all the inconvenience and hassle, life is still good to me. Thanks, Lord, for helping me remember what really matters.
She didn't seem to think her car was very damaged at all, but when my wife and I went to see it, that wasn't the case. My daughter saw the dent on the front bumper, but failed to notice the buckled hood. I feel quite certain the damage to her car will exceed $3000.
About a year ago, she was issued a speeding ticket. Since it was her first offense, she was allowed to plea nolo contend re and not issued any points against her record. But the caveat was that she had to stay "clean" for the next five years, or she got not only any new points she "earned" but also the "forgiven" points from the first offense. Guess she'll have a tidy sum, now.
Long story short, she will have caused our insurance to be, in all likelihood, canceled. Add to that the fact we'll have to fork out the high deductibles when we don't really have them, and it is an all around crummy situation. We don't really need that right now.
Then again, we do have what we really need--our daughter's health. She (and the others involved) were uninjured. When you cut through all the inconvenience and hassle, life is still good to me. Thanks, Lord, for helping me remember what really matters.
posted by Busted Boomer | Sunday, February 13, 2005
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