My sister-in-law Gretchen and her fiancee Joey came up to see my office last night, I was trying to convince them to adopt one of our adult kitties. Louie the cat tried his darndest to charm them, and Gretchen would have taken him, but Joey was sidetracked by our itty-bitty kittens on display out front. I gave them a hard time about going for the cute babies that would be little for all of 5 minutes, but they left on a pretty good note - adopting a cat is not an option for several months until they have their own place after they get married in April (neither of their apartments allows cats).
Karl calls me a little bit ago and says, "My sister and Joey just called to say they survived a roll-over accident."
Thank God they are ok, some guy cut them off and Joey swerved toward the shoulder to avoid him - hit the gravel and turned 180 in one direction, 180 in the other, then flipped down the embankment into a ditch. Car stopped with them hanging upside down hanging from their seatbelts - and they amazingly walked away. They had just missed hitting an overpass by a few feet and would almost certainly be dead if they had hit that. They both walked away a bit sore but seem to be ok. I'm trying to convince them to go to the hospital to get checked out just in case. The car is completely totaled, the cops can't believe they are not even scratched - Gretchen said both cops seemed a bit young, and were all "Dude, what was it like? We haven't dealt with any accident victims yet that survived a roll-over!" At least they both like roller coasters, she said that's what it was like but 100 times scarier.
I'm just feeling guilty about hassling them last night but relieved at the same time - last night could have been the last time I ever talked to either of them - you just never know
Glad we had parted on a lighter note...
Karl calls me a little bit ago and says, "My sister and Joey just called to say they survived a roll-over accident."
Thank God they are ok, some guy cut them off and Joey swerved toward the shoulder to avoid him - hit the gravel and turned 180 in one direction, 180 in the other, then flipped down the embankment into a ditch. Car stopped with them hanging upside down hanging from their seatbelts - and they amazingly walked away. They had just missed hitting an overpass by a few feet and would almost certainly be dead if they had hit that. They both walked away a bit sore but seem to be ok. I'm trying to convince them to go to the hospital to get checked out just in case. The car is completely totaled, the cops can't believe they are not even scratched - Gretchen said both cops seemed a bit young, and were all "Dude, what was it like? We haven't dealt with any accident victims yet that survived a roll-over!" At least they both like roller coasters, she said that's what it was like but 100 times scarier.
I'm just feeling guilty about hassling them last night but relieved at the same time - last night could have been the last time I ever talked to either of them - you just never know
Glad we had parted on a lighter note...
(laughter is the best medicine..)
