Leading Off - This has been a surprisingly slow week for me considering it’s the first week of classes and all of the students have just returned. I haven’t yet been on campus with the exception of last night’s Nav Night. That’s probably not a good thing.
So, Who’s At Fault? - To give a brief update on the whole car situation, I received good news from my insurance company. The adjuster agreed with me that the accident was the woman’s fault. I mean, after all, she hit me. This is a particularly interesting development since I was the one who received the citation. I bet the woman is pretty confused, probably angry too. I was very thankful. The bill to get my car fixed and to pay the deductible to get her car fixed would have been a very large bill for me. As it is I’m just stuck with a citation that’ll cost around $120. That’s not fun, but it could have been much worse.
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The Day After - Yesterday I was in a fender bender while driving to work. In this blog I wrote a long post about how I was certain it wasn’t my fault even though the officer on the scene attributed the cause to my actions. First, I want to thank all the people that were such an encouragement to me yesterday, whether it was writing me a quick note or letting me whine about it in person or over the phone. Without you I think I’d have had a much greater chance at becoming bitter about the situation.
I’ve made my decision about what to do next. I’m not going to contest the citation. It was a grueling internal battle to arrive at this decision and I’d like to take you through a bit of it.
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Fender Bender - Alright, I’ve got a nice, sentimental post that I’ve been planning to write about my time off over Christmas break but this is neither the time nor the place. Okay, so I guess it’s the place, but it’s certainly not the time.
I’m angry, I admit it. And I’ll be writing out of anger, so bear that in mind. This morning on the way to work I was hit by another driver. First of all, no one was hurt. Now, an accident of any kind would have me pretty ticked since I am driving a new car. But in addition to this the cop that arrived at the scene decided that the accident was my fault. I am absolutely certain it was not, and I have the entry in the Florida Drivers Handbook to prove it.
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