We're okay

I have trained my children when calling at odd hours to greet me with, "I'm okay" before saying anything else (assuming they are) because that allows my nervous system to begin ratcheting down. So I am giving you the same consideration. 

Y. and I were heading to the library late this afternoon. To get to the library we have to cross a road where people tend to drive very fast. I am always careful at this intersection because there are a lot of accidents at it. Today I wasn't careful enough because as I was crossing, a car seemed to appear out of nowhere and t-boned us. No one was killed, which I think is important to note, because I'm my shock-filled mind immediately after the crash, I was pretty sure someone must be because of the level of impact. 

We are very, very grateful that neither Y. nor I were injured past some sore muscles and bruises. It could have been so much worse given the state of the vehicles. 

The car, our good car, is totaled. I was given the ticket which completely messes up my perfect forty year driving record. And I'm trying not to worry about money which is never a great strength of mine in the best of times. But we both walked away, something the fire fighters and EMT's couldn't quite believe. I'm going to take the weekend off from blogging and spend the time regrouping. 

But I can't help but get one last dig in. So, Sugar Grove, I can tell you precisely how dangerous our roads are currently. And you you seem to think it's a fantastic idea to build industrial complexes that will bring in even more traffic. I live in the area you want to out the monstrosity and I can tell you definitively that our roads cannot handle it nor were they designed for it. And if it had been a semi that had hit us, both my daughter and I would be dead. I'm tired of you playing with people's lives as if they don't matter.