Another bad day..

For those of you who remember back in April when I posted this.. well ladies and gentlemen it has happened again! I know its unbelievable.. but believe it. His third accident in less then two years, his third hummer possibly totaled. I thought it was a joke when Beth called me. But unfortunately it wasn't. Here is what our night consisted of.. get comfy folks, this is going to take a while.

So I get the call. The call to duty as it has become. As soon as Beth said they were in a wreck I was out the door. so fast that I forgot shoes, and Oliver in the back yard. As I'm pulling out of my neighborhood I have to pull over for an ambulance. scared. the. shit. out. of. me! So I call Beth, as I'm following the ambulance, to make sure its not coming for them, she said no but it was still going in the direction of where they were. Turns out it was another accident, a pretty bad one- head on collision, firemen helping people on the ground- multiple ambulances and fire trucks. So I'm on the phone with my mom freaking out because car accidents of any kind make me crazy. I finally get to Austin and Beth. They were stopped behind someone waiting to turn into a parking lot and a kid behind them wasn't paying attention (probably texting, which I am seeing on a daily basis and becoming somewhat of a honking vigilante, I honk and yell at them for putting my life in danger with their stupidity) anyway his truck slammed into the back of the hummer sending it into the back of the car in front of them. As soon as I got there an ambulance did come, Beth's neck was hurting and she was sitting with her legs up in the seat and her knees hit the dashboard so she decided to go to the hospital to get checked out. I rode with her in the ambulance, which would soon prove to be a life threatening decision. So everyone knows not to stop on train tracks right? wrong. The freaking guy stops the ambulance right on the tracks and guess what HERE COMES A TRAIN! he reversed it right before the arms went down. stupid ass almost had three more patients. Jimmy and Austin stayed to get everything cleared up at the scene.

We finally make it to the hospital.. at the same time as the ambulances from the other wreck. So poor Beth has to lay on the stretcher in the hallway for like ten minutes. I was glad I got to see that the people from the other accident weren't seriously injured. Then she got a free eye brow wax! kinda. The firemen were so cute trying to take off the tape that was holding her head to the board, joking about an eyebrow wax. I felt bad for Beth because from her position on the stretcher she couldn't see all of the hotter than hot, hotties in the hospital. I swear I felt like I was on an episode of Grey's Anatomy. Every, and I mean every fireman, police officer, and paramedic looked like he belonged in a calendar! We finally got into a room and a doctor checked on her. Then we got moved to the "kiddy korner", I told Beth it was because they saw that she was 5ft and assumed she was a child. As soon as we were alone Beth shared that she had left the house sans bra. We were cracking up! I assured her that the straps holding her to the board were really working for her, you couldn't tell at all. We waited for what seemed like forever for her to get x-rayed. (this post is taking me forever to write because the RANGERS ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!!) back to it.. Austin and Jimmy came to the hospital to get Austin's neck looked at. Austin and Beth are fine, just sore and frustrated. They both got some meds and we left. Everyone at College Station Medical was beyond helpful. It was actually an enjoyable experience, Beth would probably tell you differently but I have never been in an ER and I would feel comfortable coming there for an injury. They were funny, and really nice and knew that it was scary to be there and were very accommodating!

Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure..

As you can tell from Beth's pictures, I did a great job of keeping her happy and entertained. AND I had a test today but because I spent all night at the hospital I didn't have to take it! In the spirit of positivity I'd like to to leave you with some good things that came out of these events.. I now know where the hospital is, plenty of eye candy in the ER, everyone survived, and I postponed a test. pretty sweet if you ask me.

Driving

I went home this weekend. And although I love being home the drive kills me. Its not so much the time that gets me, its the completely incompetent idiots who put my life in danger with their terrible driving. Here are a few things I encountered on my drive..

Improper use of the fast lane
For those of you who don't know, or are unclear about this.. THE LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING! it is in no way acceptable to go less than 50 mph in the fast lane on 45. where the speed limit is 70. On the other hand, there is no need to go 100 mph in any lane, ever.

Texting, facebooking, e-mailing while driving
This is so unbelievably irresponsible. I bet you think you're good at it right? You can multi-task? I'm sure every person who caused an accident with their inattention thought the same thing. And for those of you who think its just "stupid kids" who are doing this you couldn't be more wrong. You'd think grown people would have more sense.

Driving like an a-hole
When I'm trying to pass you, DON'T speed up so I can't get over. DON'T drive at the same speed next to me. DON'T ride my ass when I'm trying to pass another car & already going well over the speed limit. When you pass me, DON'T cut right in front of me so I have to slam on my breaks and then pass you.

Misuse, or no use of the blinker
People are aware that it is the law to signal when changing lanes right? I mean, its understandable not to use it if there is no one around you but when you're surrounded by cars, its probably not a great idea to just come into the other lane without a little warning. In addition to this, just because you have your signal on doesn't mean its ok, or safe, for you to enter my lane.

I've come up with some solutions to decrease the frequency of these occurrences, they include.. No cell phones in the front seat. Increase the driving age and enforce an age limit. Make refresher courses required. And most importantly include an I.Q. section in the driving test.

Bad day

Today was just not the day.. for anyone.

I woke up this morning in an unexplained bad mood, I should have taken it as a sign and just stayed in bed. I almost killed someone trying to register for summer classes at Richland. Its more of a pain in the ass to register there than at A&M. Which I also had to do today. I basically got none of the classes I want or need. whatever.

Then my mom called me in class to tell me that my brother, Austin, and his girlfriend Beth,(my future roomie) got in a wreck. What she literally said was "Austin's front end got taken out, and Beth's car is probably totaled" huh? did they run into each other? Nope. It happened in the parking lot at Blinn. Some guy (going way to fast for a parking lot) managed to wreck FIVE cars!! It was quite the ordeal. Here's what went down.. He was hauling ass and pulled out in front of a car.. that car hit him.. he then popped the curb and accelerated, yes, accelerated, into a row of parked cars. Two of which were Austin's hummer and Beth's bug ("beetle bop yellow" for any Lee's reading). They were sitting in Austin's car. Good thing because if Beth had been in her car, or between them it would have been bad. Jimmy and I, and Beth's brother Andy were good siblings and went to save the day. We spent two hours up there. What a mess. Thankfully, everyone was okay. Now Austin has my car till his is fixed, Jimmy will be stuck with me until then.

Here are some pictures of the debacle..