God wasn't in Church Sunday Morning...

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:38 pm

So I get a call from the Wife who has gone to Church about an hour before I had planned to (she had Sunday School Prep to do).

"I'm in the ditch.

Could you come pull me out? Oh, and the bumper is off..."

Ok...

Here's what I see...

No airbag depolyment. But she was wearing her seatbelt, so no injuries.

Especially given that the 180 degree spin on the car after impact did this to the INTERIOR...

Like how the Fire Extinguisher tried to punch through the plastic?

Anyway... God was a bit too busy to be in Church... and it's time to buy a new (as in 10+ y/o) car...

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:49 pm

Yikes!

Hope she's ok!!!!

jb

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:50 pm

Wow

...glad she is ok....

we have a few of those type ditches down here too!....
pulled my daughter out of one....
but nowhere near that....

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:10 pm

Glad she is Ok. and God is everywhere, kinda neat that he can be.

Rimfire McNutjob · Post by **Rimfire McNutjob** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:12 pm

Well, technically, the bump WAS off. She just glossed over the rest of it apparently.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:31 pm

Glad your wife is OK. I'd say God was right exactly there! Or an angel anyhow.

It's only a car. Sorry for the loss tho, I know it's annoying.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:35 pm

Oh wow! Glad to hear she's ok, as said above... it's only a car.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:50 pm

Pretty talented that she did all that going backwards, no less...

She needs a nice long hot bath and massage and stretch tonight BEFORE she goes to sleep.
A muscle relaxant wouldn't be a bad thing either.

Glad she didn't wind up as bad as the car did.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:53 pm

Glad she was OK.

jnyork · Post by **jnyork** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:55 pm

Wow. She really WAS in the ditch!!!

Glad she is OK.

iceman · Post by **iceman** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:04 pm

I'm glad she is ok. Where I live in Quebec it is mandatory that everyone must have 4 winter tires on their vehicle. 4 season tires are only 4 seasons in areas such as Florida. Once the air temp falls below freezing the rubber in tires become hard and don't stick to the road like tires designed for cold weather.
If you have the potential for cold weather and snow and slush , I strongly suggest winter tires on all 4 corners of your vehicle it sure makes a difference. Just remember that 4 wheel drive means just that drive, let up on the gas under icey conditions and you can lock up all four corners and say goodbye to control.

damienph · Post by **damienph** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:33 pm

Well... The bumper IS off...
Glad that she is ok. My wife is an outstanding driver but I still worry about her driving alone in winter

Chris83716 · Post by **Chris83716** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:51 pm

Just a bit of an understatement. Glad she is okay but I bet she is sore.

Chris

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:56 pm

OI,

Very glad your wife is OK. A little NASCAR tape and the car will be fine.

Joe

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:58 pm

Wow.....She has the gift of understatement, I'd say...She might be British, what?

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:08 pm

Praise the Lord she wasn't hurt.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:28 pm

God has a habit of being where needed. Glad your lady is ok. Cars can be replaced.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:55 pm

Glad all is ok, those Guardian Angels are awesome.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:59 pm

jeepnik wrote:God has a habit of being where needed. Glad your lady is ok. Cars can be replaced.

That they can... (once money is scrounged anyway).

Funny bit:

I rolled up on scene and my first comment was... "well, that's totaled". Not much else to say since I knew she was all right and staying warm in the Deputy's rig.

And since I was the defacto/only Licensed EMS/Fire/Extrication Johnny on the spot, I "got" to do the EMS investigation/report on my wife's wreck too.

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:04 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:And since I was the defacto/only Licensed EMS/Fire/Extrication Johnny on the spot, I "got" to do the EMS investigation/report on my wife's wreck too.

Well in that case, I hope you do a thorough physical examination once in the appropriate setting. Do it again every few days just to make sure she's improving.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:09 pm

AJMD429 wrote:
Old Ironsights wrote:And since I was the defacto/only Licensed EMS/Fire/Extrication Johnny on the spot, I "got" to do the EMS investigation/report on my wife's wreck too.
Well in that case, I hope you do a thorough physical examination once in the appropriate setting. Do it again every few days just to make sure she's improving.

Oh... it was quite thorough...

She would have been an "Evaluate & Release with comments" anyway. No signs of trauma either in the vehicle or on her noggin, and no airbag deployment to snap her neck back.

Heck, her water bottle never left the cupholder in the console.

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:30 pm

glad to hear the wife made it out ok, OI looks like she didnt get to far out of town

ollogger

Mac in Mo · Post by **Mac in Mo** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:40 pm

Glad she wasn't hurt.

Kevin

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:45 pm

Very glad she is okay!

Post by **Hobie** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:44 pm

I can't add a thing but I am very glad she's ok.

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:56 pm

So Sorry OI and glad She will be OK. I'm sure She's not feeling all that chipper right now and prolly has some bruises. We have a Wonderful God tha deserves to be Praised.

Perry

SteveR · Post by **SteveR** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 7:58 am

I am glad she is ok also!! It looked pretty bad!! Maybe it was a blessing she didn't see where she was going off the road, I would have had the big one seeing that huge ditch coming up.

Steve

Base Pin Maker · Post by **Base Pin Maker** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:41 am

Cars can be replaced, glad she is ok. Kelye @ Belt Mtn

mikld · Post by **mikld** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:43 am

Yeep, God was right where He was 'sposed to be, and one of His guys was riding shotgun...

Modoc ED · Post by **Modoc ED** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:07 pm

I hope that gas can in the back of your car wasn't full of gas.

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 1:49 pm

Well looks like God was on his way to church.

Glad she's ok.

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 2:05 pm

Glad she's OK!

JB · Post by JB » Wed Feb 27, 2013 3:35 pm

I'm guessing unless you drive a tow truck, you weren't able to pull her out of the ditch.

COSteve · Post by **COSteve** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:13 pm

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:04 pm

"For statistical purposes" DOT collects damage estimates fom all collisions "totalled" or not.

The quick estimate I got was... $7300. 300% more than "totalled"

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:27 pm

Old Ironsights wrote:"For statistical purposes" DOT collects damage estimates fom all collisions "totalled" or not.

The quick estimate I got was... $7300. 300% more than "totalled"

That's enough to buff it out at a union shop

Rafe Covington · Post by **Rafe Covington** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:15 pm

Glad your wife is ok, as for God he disappoints me all the time.

Rafe

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:30 pm

Well... conned the bankers into letting us borrow $5k...

Bought an American Made car... a 2001 Subaru Outback (built in IN) with 118,000 mi on it..

Drives good though. Should be good for at least another 100K

JohndeFresno · Post by **JohndeFresno** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:25 pm

Praising God that she's still with you!

KirkD · Post by **KirkD** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:37 pm

Yep! The bumper is off, alright! Glad she was safe.

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:10 pm

Nice wheels Dude! Glad your lovely wife is ok!

jb