You ever say "at least things can't get any worse" out loud and in the back of your mind think of ALL the ways they actually COULD if life were a movie or bad sitcom? Well, roll tape and prep the canned laughs folks. Lately life's been a WEE bit rough for me with some health issues in the family and I've JUST been getting out of a pretty deep depression myself. Today I had some free time, decided to talk to my bank about getting a business loan for starting up my own small business... and was out right denied for various reasons. So, as I'm sitting in my car trying to not do something illegal and worthy of prison time, I say outloud "at least things can't get any worse". I turn the key, pull out of the bank parking lot, and stop at the stop light. Exciting! Light turns green, I move through the intersection and I hear a bang, everything is spinning, and I see nothing but white, another bang, and my car comes to an abrupt stop. I don't know if I passed out or if I was just so freaked out and confused I lost all concept of time since the next thing I know I'm being asked if I'm ok and I'm laying in the grass. There's a mangled wreck wrapped around a tree and a car of unrecognizable make on its side down the block. Then I threw up and passed out. I wake up again at the hospital in a bed, my mom and sister there... and again, I'm TOTALLY out of it at this point. The fact that my sister is there means there's something REALLY wrong or else she wouldn't bother. First thing out of my mouth is "am I dying or something?" They laughed, but I was seriously asking. It's about 5:30 AM saturday as I'm writing this and I JUST got home. My face feels like it's on fire, I have friction burns on the left side of my face and neck, two cracked ribs and my collar bone is cracked. My left hip is bruised so bad it's black, purple, and yellow. My truck was totalled. I still had my Halloween gear in the back so $3000 is gone right there alone. Oh, right, I also got two teeth knocked out of my head, a mild concussion and glass in my face and arms. I really don't know too much about the thieving asshole that hit me, nor do I really care. The guy stole a car and got spooked by an empty cop car in the parking lot of a gas station up the road and gunned it, running through 3 stop lights before he slammed into me. Part of me hopes he doesn't pull through... but the other part of me does... so I can sue his ass. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take my pills, ignore the taste of blood in my mouth, go to sleep, and probably wake up screaming in agony in a few hours wondering why the hospital fucking released me in this condition.
That sucks major balls Zeta Otaku. If I were you I would hope that the guy that hit you doesn't make it thru. Death brings closure far quicker than messy and unpredictable lawsuits. In the meantime, don't hold back on the pain meds, (broken ribs and collar bones hurt like hell), try to enjoy what you can of this forced break from your life (watch DVD's, take stock of what's important in your life (toys, family, friends, etc.), and make plans for good times after you heal. Your life really sucks today and you don't deserve it, but it will be great on another day. This is only one of many moments in your life. Other moments will follow that won't suck. Just get thru this bad one and on to the good ones.
Damn. i know what your going through. be careful with those pills. you wouldnt want an addiction. how long were you in the hospital for? sounds like you in for less then a day. they shuold have kept you for at least 3 days, running all kinds of tests. like grayman suggested, just relax. be lazy until you're healed.
I really don't know how much money you'd get by suing a man who stole a car. One: he stole a car, which means he doesn't have an honest job, and two: he's going to be in prison not making a lot of money if he pulls through. Probably better for society at large for Darwinism to take its course and weed this guy out of the gene pool. On the other hand, you might have your lawyers look into whether or not the police department endangered you by chasing this guy... Hope you get to feeling better.
Thanks everyone. After waking up this morning... I feel it best that I don't do anything requiring me to my the left side of my body... or moving at all. my morning stretch woke up the neighbors. Yay pain. My parents are sorting through the legalities of everything, so I get to keep numbing myself with sleep and pain killers. I feel like a friggin rock star off tour. ^_^ heh, thanks, but, I'm not suing the cops for something that wasn't their fault. There was no car chase. There's a repair shop up the road and they've had a wrecked police SUV sitting out front for about a month now. One side is totally smashed to shit, however the side they have facing the road is in PRISTINE condition, so the asshat probably saw that and freaked. From what I've been told, police didn't even know about the theft until after the accident with me.
damn man that sucks , I hope you recover soon and remember that which does not kill you only makes you stronger
aw man, if you want me to put him on a chokehold, just lemme know, alright? at least there's no lion in your toilet.... right?
Wow... That's some pretty bad karma there, ZO... Hopefully there will be something that happens in which you get your equal amount of good karma. As for the other guy... he may be in the hospital and eventually heading to prison, but you have to get what was taken from you. You need a vehicle and those tools(?) that were totaled. The guy shouldn't be given an honest chance, no matter how poor he is.
