Universe Speaks

I have been feeling pretty sorry for myself ever since I retired. I guess the universe got sick of it and said, “OK, if you insist on moping around, lets give you something to mope about.”

Last Wednesday, the day Ohioans will remember for its 2-mile truck and car pile up on the Ohio Turnpike, I had my own pile up.  While driving home from Rocky River on Detroit Road (OH Rt 254) for no apparent reason at all – no turning or braking or anything – my car spun out into on-coming traffic with two cars approaching.  I turned the steering wheel and luckily the car responded, went back into the right-hand lane, but jumped the curb and continued sliding sideways into a utility pole.

When the car came to rest wrapped around the pole, the pole was right outside the drivers side window.  If the door could have opened the pole would not have allowed it to open.  The glass in the window was gone but apparently it slid down into the door as there was no broken glass. I was just sitting there behind the wheel uninjured in total silence. No cars stopped and no one came to see if I was OK except for the woman who lived in the house.  She asked if I was OK and then reached in, took my hand and prayed to god, thanking him for sending a guardian angel to protect me. I am not a religious person but it was very sweet and comforting.

I used my cell phone to call Ralph and the Rocky River police and crawled over the console to get out of the car.  I was stiff and sore for a couple days but I swear my worst injury is a strained knee from getting my right leg over the console.

Insurance company confirmed today that my beautiful red Honda Prelude is totaled.

I want to thank all my friends for the messages expressing happiness that I didn’t get injured and condolences for the loss of my much loved car.