See You In September...

...But not October. My insurance agent pointed out the other day that I have had an accident in almost every October since I started driving in 2002! They have ranged from almost no damage to my car being completely totaled. Some were my fault, some were the other driver's, some were caused by nature (gravel roads...).

What is the deal? I mean I really have to wonder at this! Why October? Why me??
10/10/02: One month after (finally) receiving my license, a lady T-bones me in my dad's Avalanche. The accident is deemed my fault (though she admitted later that she "looked up" and there I was) because I was the younger driver. She tries to sue me for prexisting conditions in her daughter. It's dropped.
10/06/04: In stop and go traffic I rear-end a lady in my Bug (the "Booger"). My bumper is damaged, she ends up being fine.
10/24/05: A Ford Explorer turns left in front of me at Hwy 380 and Custer on my way to work. I'm traveling at approximately 65MPH. Both cars are totaled (poor Booger...:sniff:), he has minimal injuries, my back is now jacked up for life. (In all honesty, it is a miracle that both of us were fine. The accident could have very easily killed either of us.) His insurace accepts only 60% liability so I have to sue to cover the lost wages, semester of classes and therapy (physical and massage). Praise God, I received a phone call from my attorney yesterday and they have finally given a fair settlement offer. Two years later, that junk is finally over.
His car: I hit the passenger side and ended up on the driver's side.
The police told my parents if anyone else had been in the car, they
would not have survived. The door was pried open to get him out.


My car..


I really loved my Booger...


From the inside

10/29/06: Leaving church, a lady decides to slam on her breaks because she was not paying attention. I rear-end her. She needs a new muffler, I have a nice hickey on the hood of my then 2-month-old car.
I cannot recall for certain, but October of 2003 may have been when I spun out on a gravel road with my brother in the car. The car was old enough and the damages so minimal that it was never reported. Scary stuff though.

SO. If you want to see me this October, you'll have to come visit me. I'll be in a bubble.