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[eregyrn]

If you're going to speed away from the scene of an accident, you should probably check to see whether you left half of your bumper with the LICENSE PLATE ATTACHED, first.

Just sayin'.

Yes, I got hit coming home from working late (reception) tonight. I had a left-turn arrow, he sped through and hit me glancingly on the right front. The Mini actually appears to be fine (comment from one SUV driver who stopped: "That's a tough little car!"). I'm fine, although I think my shin is going to be bruised. Ow.

I had no sooner pulled over afterwards, than a completely different guy going the other way came running at me from his car yelling that the license plate was still in the middle of the road. Attached to half the guy's bumper. I walked out and got it, and by the time I got back to my car and got my phone out, another guy in an SUV had pulled up and was on the phone to the cops, describing the accident he'd seen and then, when I showed it to him, reading off the license plate number. After he left, two *more* SUV drivers pulled in to make sure I was okay and it was all called in. Then the cops showed up, wrote everything down, and took the bumper away.

The car is completely driveable; all you can see is some scratches. Which means it's going to be a pain in the ass to deal with. But that's better than the alternative!

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Perhaps ironically (in the dramatic sense), the post I was GOING to make when I got home was:

*SQUIFFED*!!!

(Following plenty of wine at the F&M reception.)

Also: it's kind of cute and kind of poignant to listen to late-September cicadas in the trees at night. Whereas in the summer they go "bzzzbzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzz...zzz..zz...zz...z", at this time of year they just quietly go "click!... ... ... click! ...click!... click-click-click!... click!...click.... ... ... click... ... ... click". I like the sound of cicadas at all times, but -- that's just kind of sad.

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[elishavah.livejournal.com]

Yeeks! But heh, SUVs and stupidity to the rescue.

Oh, and keep meaning to e-mail to ask, but might as well while I'm here -- did those links to the vids help? And did you watch the older Starbuck vid?

[eregyrn.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I meant to mention it yesterday -- they worked for me! I keep forgetting to ask Len. I *did* download "God is a DJ" -- great vid! It grows on me. The first time I watched it, I thought, "this is good but I like Cuz I Can just a little bit better". But it *is* really fantastic, and they make a great set.