Bumper Cars on I-8
After writing my Blog and working on the computer across the street at the Best Western who had FREE internet, I decided to take a drive East to see where the Frys Electronics store was – I was planning on checking it out today.
I’m putting along doing 60 in my new Rented Chevy Impala in the right lane of the 5 lanes ready to exit and this car I see in the distance isn’t slowing down. She creams right into the back of me while I’m doing 60 !!! WTF ? A million things go through my mind as I see her headlights about to smack me. Why isn’t she slowing down or changing lanes, what’s going to happen to me when we hit, am I going to hit another car, are airbags going to be deployed, will the car turn sideways and flip, oh crap, there goes my vacation, uh oh, Linda’s going to be mad at me, damn, I wish I bought insurance through the rental company and Hold On tight this is going to hurt.
So we both pull over on this busy highway which makes our highway 1 in Vancouver look like a side street. My lower back is sore and I’m shaking like a leaf on a fall day. I run over to Yolandas car – I know all about her now and give her this “WTF” look and ask why ?? She doesn’t speak English and I don’t hablo de espagnol . She reaches into her purse and I’m thinking uh oh, crazy Californian with a gun – I’m in trouble now. She’s just getting her license though – I’ve seen too many weird movies lately. She must have kids cause she had a whack of crayola pens which I used to write details on. I don’t have a phone and neither does she – I try flag cars down but they don’t even slow down to 80. This is like a racetrack afterhours. Unbelievable. Even 2 cop cars drove by me jumping around to get their attention.
Then a car comes within inches of our 2 cars and now I’m freaked. I’ve seen too many Amazing Car Crashes TV Shows to know that when cars are pulled over, they are like magnets to crash into. I began to freak and we said our goodbyes. Never got to see where Frys was.
I later found out that there are Call Boxes every half mile on highways which allow you to call police. I don’t think I would have wanted to walk along that highway though. I met with the on duty hotel manager and he helped me find some phone numbers and calm me down. He was so nice and even threw in free buffet breakfast for us all today. Nice guy. I didn’t wake Linda when I got back to the room – I didn’t sleep though. The car was still drivable, I was safe at the room and that’s all that mattered. VISA Insurance on my credit card will take care of everything.
What would a holiday be for me if there wasn’t some drama ? Everything was going so smooth until Yolanda came into the picture.
Lessons learned – stay at hotels that offer free internet, don’t look for Frys Electronics stores at 11PM at night and drive faster than 60MPH or you’re gonna get creamed.
After writing my Blog and working on the computer across the street at the Best Western who had FREE internet, I decided to take a drive East to see where the Frys Electronics store was – I was planning on checking it out today.
I’m putting along doing 60 in my new Rented Chevy Impala in the right lane of the 5 lanes ready to exit and this car I see in the distance isn’t slowing down. She creams right into the back of me while I’m doing 60 !!! WTF ? A million things go through my mind as I see her headlights about to smack me. Why isn’t she slowing down or changing lanes, what’s going to happen to me when we hit, am I going to hit another car, are airbags going to be deployed, will the car turn sideways and flip, oh crap, there goes my vacation, uh oh, Linda’s going to be mad at me, damn, I wish I bought insurance through the rental company and Hold On tight this is going to hurt.
So we both pull over on this busy highway which makes our highway 1 in Vancouver look like a side street. My lower back is sore and I’m shaking like a leaf on a fall day. I run over to Yolandas car – I know all about her now and give her this “WTF” look and ask why ?? She doesn’t speak English and I don’t hablo de espagnol . She reaches into her purse and I’m thinking uh oh, crazy Californian with a gun – I’m in trouble now. She’s just getting her license though – I’ve seen too many weird movies lately. She must have kids cause she had a whack of crayola pens which I used to write details on. I don’t have a phone and neither does she – I try flag cars down but they don’t even slow down to 80. This is like a racetrack afterhours. Unbelievable. Even 2 cop cars drove by me jumping around to get their attention.
Then a car comes within inches of our 2 cars and now I’m freaked. I’ve seen too many Amazing Car Crashes TV Shows to know that when cars are pulled over, they are like magnets to crash into. I began to freak and we said our goodbyes. Never got to see where Frys was.
I later found out that there are Call Boxes every half mile on highways which allow you to call police. I don’t think I would have wanted to walk along that highway though. I met with the on duty hotel manager and he helped me find some phone numbers and calm me down. He was so nice and even threw in free buffet breakfast for us all today. Nice guy. I didn’t wake Linda when I got back to the room – I didn’t sleep though. The car was still drivable, I was safe at the room and that’s all that mattered. VISA Insurance on my credit card will take care of everything.
What would a holiday be for me if there wasn’t some drama ? Everything was going so smooth until Yolanda came into the picture.
Lessons learned – stay at hotels that offer free internet, don’t look for Frys Electronics stores at 11PM at night and drive faster than 60MPH or you’re gonna get creamed.
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