Read carefully because this is a story you'll probably never hear anywhere else. First, let me preface the story by saying that Steve is fine...
Yesterday, as always, Steve left for work about 5:30am. He likes to cut through some backroads (we live in somewhat of a country area) to get to the interstate. I usually get up in time to tell him goodbye and hear him leave. Yesterday was no exception. At 5:45am, the home phone rings. I knew immediately something wasn't right because NO ONE calls that early in the morning. It was Steve. He'd been in an accident on one of the backroads.
So, he's telling me the story, tells me to call the cops because the road is dark, there's no lights etc. Fortunately, there wasn't another car involved. But he did hit something in the road. A rather large something...something that didn't moooooooooove out of the way in time...
It was a cow.
Yes. A cow.
Evidently, there was a fence down and a bunch of black cows had been out roaming. Of course, with no street lights, Steve just didn't see them in time and they were spread out across both lanes of the street, so there was no way he could have avoided hitting them. Ok...quit laughing long enough to at least read the rest of the story!
For all of you animal lovers, you'll be happy to know that the cow/s were fine. It was the truck that lost the fight. As most of you know, Steve drives a sleek, black, 2005 F150 super cab. It's his pride and joy. The only new vehicle he's had in years and years. And it's a sweet ride. And. It was torn to pieces by this cow. He was able to drive it back home, but he had to have it towed to the body shop. The initial estimate yesterday was upwards of $5000 in damage, but today, the shop called and said they had to have the insurance adjuster come back out because when they started tearing it down, they found "supplemental" damage, so we are climbing toward the $6000 mark. Steve's driving a rental Ford Taurus.
But the good news is that he's OK. He has some neck/shoulder/arm pain from where the seatbelt caught, but hopefully it's just a little soreness. Tonight he had some bleeding inside his eye which might or might not be related because he also has diabetic retinopathy. We were on our way to the emergency room from church because he could see bleeding in his eye. But the doctor called before we got to the ER and said it would be fine till tomorrow when he can get in to see the doctor.
We are very fortunate that he didn't run off the road or hit another car. Plus, we have good insurance etc. so there is much to be thankful for. Plus, once we get through this, it is a rather funny story...
More to come...
Yesterday, as always, Steve left for work about 5:30am. He likes to cut through some backroads (we live in somewhat of a country area) to get to the interstate. I usually get up in time to tell him goodbye and hear him leave. Yesterday was no exception. At 5:45am, the home phone rings. I knew immediately something wasn't right because NO ONE calls that early in the morning. It was Steve. He'd been in an accident on one of the backroads.
So, he's telling me the story, tells me to call the cops because the road is dark, there's no lights etc. Fortunately, there wasn't another car involved. But he did hit something in the road. A rather large something...something that didn't moooooooooove out of the way in time...
It was a cow.
Yes. A cow.
Evidently, there was a fence down and a bunch of black cows had been out roaming. Of course, with no street lights, Steve just didn't see them in time and they were spread out across both lanes of the street, so there was no way he could have avoided hitting them. Ok...quit laughing long enough to at least read the rest of the story!
For all of you animal lovers, you'll be happy to know that the cow/s were fine. It was the truck that lost the fight. As most of you know, Steve drives a sleek, black, 2005 F150 super cab. It's his pride and joy. The only new vehicle he's had in years and years. And it's a sweet ride. And. It was torn to pieces by this cow. He was able to drive it back home, but he had to have it towed to the body shop. The initial estimate yesterday was upwards of $5000 in damage, but today, the shop called and said they had to have the insurance adjuster come back out because when they started tearing it down, they found "supplemental" damage, so we are climbing toward the $6000 mark. Steve's driving a rental Ford Taurus.
But the good news is that he's OK. He has some neck/shoulder/arm pain from where the seatbelt caught, but hopefully it's just a little soreness. Tonight he had some bleeding inside his eye which might or might not be related because he also has diabetic retinopathy. We were on our way to the emergency room from church because he could see bleeding in his eye. But the doctor called before we got to the ER and said it would be fine till tomorrow when he can get in to see the doctor.
We are very fortunate that he didn't run off the road or hit another car. Plus, we have good insurance etc. so there is much to be thankful for. Plus, once we get through this, it is a rather funny story...
More to come...
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