July 4th Accident
[Originally published July 11, 2006]
So we had an eventful July 4th. We went up to NY to see my dad on Sunday and drove down to Philly to see Sarah’s parents on Monday. We went shopping for supplies on the 4th, and on the way back got into a traffic accident. I probably shouldn’t go into details since, as the TV cop says, “Anything you say, can and will be used against you in a court of law.” Suffice it to say my right passenger door was smashed along with minor damage to the surrounding panels, trim, windows … Good thing is no one was really hurt, some bumps, bruises, and minor cuts.
We drove the car back up to NY for my dad to fix. He ordered all the parts and had them waiting in the shop for the insurance adjuster to show up. He finally came by on a Friday afternoon, and the repairs are getting started. We ended up having a good week with family on an impromptu vacation. It’s been nice working at JHU, everyone was understanding and more than willing to let me have the time off. So now I’m back and driving my mom’s car for a few weeks until we can get back up to NY to pick up the car. Just in case you were wondering, it was Sarah’s nice little sporty car that got hit, and not my old clunker (shucks!)
Hope everyone else had a good vacation. Congratulations to Andrew on the wedding. Sorry we couldn’t be there.