So when I began this blog, I was taking my Kia Soul on the road in search of a new beginning, a new life. The road has led me to Albuquerque. It hasn't been easy starting over from scratch in my mid-forties. One of the hardest parts was leaving my friends and family behind back east. So far I haven't made any new friends here. Which made it really, really hard when the accident happened.
I was driving home from Santa Fe - just a few miles from the apartment - when traffic came to a dead stop without warning. I rear ended the car in front of me. Fortunately no one was hurt. I'm a little bruised and shaken up. It's scary when the insurance agent tells you a rental car won't be available until Monday - and you're standing by the side of the road next to the wreck, with the dogs in daycare needing to be picked up, and not knowing a soul in town you can call for help. So I did the typical woman reacting emotionally to a crash - I cried.
Fortunately, a guardian angel named George, in the guise of a AAA tow truck driver, not only towed my car, but also gave me a ride to the airport so I could get a rental car there! I lived in Atlanta for 15 years with some of the worst drivers and traffic in the nation. I never had an accident. Welcome to New Mexico! Pictures of The Ghost are below. I hope to find out tomorrow whether my poor little car can be saved. Or whether this is the end of the Soul. Will update you when I can.
March 23, 2012
ADDENDUM: $7800 worth of damage to the Soul is the estimate. Three weeks in the shop. So I'm driving a rental car - a Toyota Camry. I miss The Ghost terribly. Can't wait to get it back!
I was driving home from Santa Fe - just a few miles from the apartment - when traffic came to a dead stop without warning. I rear ended the car in front of me. Fortunately no one was hurt. I'm a little bruised and shaken up. It's scary when the insurance agent tells you a rental car won't be available until Monday - and you're standing by the side of the road next to the wreck, with the dogs in daycare needing to be picked up, and not knowing a soul in town you can call for help. So I did the typical woman reacting emotionally to a crash - I cried.
Fortunately, a guardian angel named George, in the guise of a AAA tow truck driver, not only towed my car, but also gave me a ride to the airport so I could get a rental car there! I lived in Atlanta for 15 years with some of the worst drivers and traffic in the nation. I never had an accident. Welcome to New Mexico! Pictures of The Ghost are below. I hope to find out tomorrow whether my poor little car can be saved. Or whether this is the end of the Soul. Will update you when I can.
ADDENDUM: $7800 worth of damage to the Soul is the estimate. Three weeks in the shop. So I'm driving a rental car - a Toyota Camry. I miss The Ghost terribly. Can't wait to get it back!
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