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so yeah after I realized I wasnt going to see my friend I figure I'd hang out with Diana (my best friend) and we have this habit of going to this massive park ar 12am if we're bored. Eh doesnt sound too smart right? Well we thought so too but we had never seen anyone there so we usually shrug it off. Tonight however we saw an Impala (the car, not the animal :-p) parked in the park. It looked like it could be an unmarked cop car or just two lovers having a romp in the backseat (like seriously who goes to a park at night unless you're going to fuck with the exception being me) but we didnt stay to stare. Usually we swing on the swings and just talk about whatever. Lately the conversation have been about relationships in general which is cool because I never felt comfortable talking to her about that kind of stuff. The swings were wet so we just sat on a bench. Meanwhile after about 15 minutes of talking, we see the car drive by us and then park. I start mildly freaking out telling Diana that we should get the fuck out of there but not run since it might be a cop. I start power walking to the car while Diana kept fumbling to get her phone out of the sand (she threw it there because I made fun of her) thank goodnes Diana has a nice much newer and bigger car than me because her lights flashed on and illuminated the impala that we thought had left. I leaped into Diana's car naturally out of sheer terror. We then see two "gang banger" looking guys get back in the car in quite a rush, and we hadnt even known they hadnt left or were around us. Diana starts the car and then the impala left the park going about 60 miles an hour and just raced the hell out of there. I don't know what they wanted or what they were going to do but needless to say I wont be going to the park at night ever again >_<
At this time it's about 12ish am and Diana and I were really shaken by what happened. I didnt want to go back to her place so we went to the movies and watched Ocean's 13 ^_^ it was awesome!
anyhoo I'm probablly boring you to tears. have a good day everyone!
~Angel
my sweeties car.
sitting in the driveway, undrivable for almost a week, as we thought that the alternator was going bye-bye. that means that it had to be day light when we drove it the 15 miles into town to the car clinic. Sweetie gets up at 4 am, and I had to drive him to work all last week, then with the kids schedules and my work schedule, I was driving to get him after dark again. I think I spent 4-5 hours on the road all last week. We finally get the car into town friday evening, just before the sun went down, and dropped it off at the car clinic.
Sweetie was off on Monday, but Tuesday I had to take him to work again, but by that evening the car clinic had called and said that car would be finished by afternoon the next day. So I called a friend to pick me up and take me to work, so I wouldn't have to take Sweetie to work in the morning, as there was a good chance he would be off work early. So the plan was for me to take my keys to work with me, and Sweetie would drop my van off and pick his up. All was going off as planned, except that I forgot to take my keys to work with me. I never even thought about those stupid keys until I walked out of work and saw my van sitting in the parking lot. Ugh. Sweetie was not happy with me, and for a while I thought he was going to refuse to bring me my keys. You'd have thought I forgot them on purpose.
On a side note, I simply cannot seem to get caught up on my sleep after last week. I don't think it's helping that my little guy Joey is sick and is sleeping with us right now. That child keeps growing too. the bed simply isn't big enough for him to sleep with us, so I guess thats why I don't sleep. Hmmmmm.
YES ITS TRUE. THE FIRST TIME IT SNOWED FOR TWO DAYS STRAIGHT WITHOUT LETTING UP. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY THIS VAN DECITED TO CUT ME OFF. OF COURSE BEING AN ALASKAN I DID WHAT ANY ALASKAN WOULD DO. I PUMPED MY BRAKES TRYING TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE VAN. I WAS TRYING TO GO INTO THE DITCH TO AVOID HITTING ANYONE ELSE. INSTEAD MY CAR DECITED TO RUN RIGHT INTO A GAURD RAIL AND THEN BOUNCE BACK INTO TRAFFIC. I WAS THEN HIT BY A EXPLOYER AND RAMMED RIGHT BACK INTO THE GAURD RAIL.
MY CAR WAS SO CRUNCHED THAT THE GUY WHO PULLED ME OUT THE CAR WAS SURPISED THAT I WAS STILL ALIVE. AS SOON AS HE HAD GOTTEN ME OUT THE CAR ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS INCHES AWAY FROM HITTING MY CAR. INSTEAD THE DRIVER DID A 360 AND ENDED UP IN FRONT OF US. SHE DIDNT STOP FOR LONG SHE WAS BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN. AFTER BEING LOOKED AT I REFUSED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL INSTEAD I WENT TO WORK. EVERYONE WAS SO SURPISED THAT I WENT TO WORK AFTER ALL THAT. ALL IN ALL I GOT OUT OF IT WITH JUST A FEW BURNS ON MY ARMS. IT WAS A MIRACLE SO THEY TOLD ME. I TOLD THEM IT WAS JUST LUCK IF I HADNT HAD MY SEATBELT ON I WOULD HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE WINDOW.
THE POLICE SAID IT WAS A HIT AND RUN AND DIDNT GIVE ANYONE A TICKET. THE OTHER DRIVER WASNT HURT. I AM WAITTING ON MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO LET ME KNOW WHATS GOING ON. SINCE IT WAS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS OLD THEY ARE GIVING ME EVERYTHING I PAID FOR IT BACK. MAN WHAT A WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR. SINCE IT WAS A 2007 ITS KINDA FUNNY.
WELL FOR CHRISTMAS I GOT A NEW SOUND SYSTEM AND NOTHING TO PUT IT IN.
I GOT :
1 AMP
2 SPEAKERS
1 NEW SYSTEM
1 ELECTIC START
1 MP3 PLAYER
2 MP3 PLAYER SPEAKERS
ALL TOGETHER THAT TOTALLED TO: 3000 DOLLARS
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME. MAN I ALREADY STARTED TO NEW YEAR ON THE WRONG FOOT. GOTTA GO BUT ILL BE BACK CHRISTINA
Yes I'm still alive. It wasn't easy though. I couldn't believe how it happened. I told you the car is really really really really old. Heck it's almost as old at me. It's 19 years old really. The funny thing is I just checked that car yesterday. Filled the tires with more air, filled up on my brake fluid. I check that car pretty good repeatly and all.
The first problem was that I saw the exhaust pipe had come off. So lots of smoke so I needed to get off the road and fix that. So as I was driving. As I was going along the curves I could see that the brakes were going down more to the floor than usual. I said to myself I need to get to the Quicktrip if I have a chance. So I'm going still and then I realize the brakes weren't holding anymore. I could feel the car going faster. I don't know just in matter second I was still cool and collected, I think I knew that car was going to hit something no matter what.
There was no way I knew it was going to make it to the QT but I saw the chevron, and I needed to get off fast. So I turn in, but that made the car go even faster. Why didn't I use the emergency brake. Well last time it didn't work very well, so that's probably crossed my mind. So I'm in the parking lot still not slowing down at all. I didn't panic until I truly realize that the car probably will go FLYING in just moments.And it might fly too far into an interstate full of rush hour traffic. And so the car flying after hitting a crib at a good speed. And I crash.
I crashed in the grass thankfully. Could see lots of people looking at me just like whoa. Cop came knicked on the door opened, or TRIED to open. The door was pretty much over with. I got the door open, and he talked to me see if I was hurt or anything. I wasn't I told him I didn't need an abulance just shaken up. Could feel the heart jumping a bit, but no flashes before my eyes so I knew I was going to die, I mean for me to think that clearly. I mean the cops were practically congratulating me about being smart how to get out of everybody's way. Ted a guy I work with told me if I would have move right just a bit more I wouldn't be here. Because car would have somewhat gone through a metal pole, as well as a telephone powerrline. He told me to look at the car and see how far it went. That had to be a good ten fet. Even if hitting the bushes. They weren't so bad. Three out of four tires were gone. The car really still looked fine besides that. I'm just really glad that I didn't get anyone hurt and didn't cause any true property damage.
The one thing for sure I have to thank everyone who keeps me in their prayers and God. I mean, I just feel like such a loseryet I have all these people who try to help me and I push them away. I don't know, but what a fool. I can never seem to get my act together with anything. I really truly could have been killed or killed people today. I came out not even with a scratch. I get to look at some cars tomorrow and all. But you know. I really don't know how to repay these people who keep me in their thoughts. I wish I wasn't so bad at playing this game of life, I seem to lose out a lot or make so many excuses. I think I'm somewhat jealous. I mean a lot of my family members are successful at things and I seem to struggle with everything.
I'm talking a bunch of crap but I just have to get it off my chest. I worry about the stupidest stuff. My best friend finally finding someone and me getting jealous over that guy, we use to talk all the time. But things have to change and I told her to find her life and take it back. And she has. I miss her a lot because it's someone I cared about deeply and now I'm pretty much thrown to the crib. I know I'm not but it just hurts a lot. I've been good at just keeping cool most of the time. I think it pretty much not much else between me and Catherine, I consider her more of something but she doesn't have the time and I don't really either for long distance relationship. And it'll only cause trouble, and it'll stop killing me. But I need to work on fixing myself a lot more.
The car really helped, now I'll probably start payments even if it's a pain in the @$$. AT least it'll teach me how to deal with money better and just how things work and all. But yeah I just can't believe my car really went airborn. I never thought I see my car fly literally. But anyways that's pretty much the update. Talking some people and checking on the Wii. Jenifer said I could borrow her Zelda and all. But thanks for reading fully.
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I was coming back from bbq-ing at my sister's place, and there was this white BMW on my ass, hardcore tailgating me when getting on the on ramp to the highway. (which is hardly a good place to get into an accident)
I had to reaaaally fight the urge to tap my brakes........but he was so so close, he would have slammed right into my car guaranteed. the only thing, I didn't want the headache of dealing with the aftermath especially to my pretty new car, so I was a good girl and didn't do anything but slow down drastically, and then he just zoomed past me.
If there was a squirrel or huge debri in the road that forced me to brake, I'd be telling you a different story right now. Why is everyone in such a hurry? He didn't get far, because the traffic ahead was stopped up anyways. I can be speedy and drive "efficiently" switching lanes here and there to get where I need to go, but I always make sure whatever move I make doesn't interfere or endanger anyone else on the road!
Just because you're well contained in a car, people feel it's okay to display rude or careless behavior with others. Is that type of behavior acceptable if they were to be walking behind someone instead of driving behind someone? People that display such impatience and aggression when driving, is one thing that if I learn of a person, I can quickly lose respect for, because really its says a lot more about the person than just how they drive.
Not too long ago, a guy cut in front of someone on the road. So the car behind him decided to follow him... right into a shopping center parking lot (where I often frequent btw), and shot the guy dead! with the wife in the passenger seat as witness. Was repairing his ego worth jail time and someone's life? my goodness!
My roomate's good friend just died in a car accident last week, she was hit by a car that ran a red. Her life was cut short, for what.... for someone to get home a few seconds faster?
Last week, I was driving to work when I saw this old granny walking along the sidewalk, with an umbrella. I thought poor lady, has to walk on this cold rainy day. Then I saw the car beside me turn right into the drive she was walking across, cutting her off by inches. She was caught off guard at the oncoming car and she almost lost her balance. I guess he couldn't wait for the couple of minutes that woman might have taken to cross the driveway. I was shocked to see such rudeness and idiocy?! What is wrong with people?
Well that's my rant for the day. Onto nicer things. I am going to try and clear out the so called "cobwebs" of my life. starting with my massive pile of laundry. wish me luck. I have to catch up with everyone here also, I've been somewhat buried lately. but hopefully I can come back in a better state. Forget having a nice fulfilling life, it's a challenge to get the basics down sometimes, like food, water, getting up and looking decent enough for going out to the trash dump. working on a few things today. :)
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