I've heard many horror stories of people who swerved to avoid a collision like that, resulting in death or serious injuries, and with only about 2 seconds anyway, I chose to take it head on. What a sickening sound. The front of the car rose up, and the huge chunk of rubber rolled under the car and out the back.
Right away we smelled smoke, the fan belt came off, and the temp gauge shot up. But rather than to stop, and since we were so close to our daughter's house in Rockford, we kept driving and made it there.
Later this morning, before the tow truck arrived, I went over and took a few pictures. The damage was a lot less than I thought when we'd looked at it in the dark the night before. So we have another big thing to be thankful for. Then I just got a call with the estimate, and that part won't be as painful as it could have been either.
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Yikes, Max! "It's only a car" means so much, doesn't it? So glad you came through it okay.
Sure does. Thank you.
So glad no one was hurt and everything turned out okay. Just goes to show how good God is.
You're right Sandra
So glad you kept your head and the Lord kept hold of you all, Max.
Blessings,
Normandie
Same here Normandie
Wow, Max! My husband has hit a couple random things head-on too. One was a plastic deck chair (must have fallen off someone's truck.) Not fun, but, like you said, when you're on the freeway it's better to just hit the thing and let the damage happen.
So glad everyone is okay--and the car can be fixed!
I appreciate that Cheryl
Max, my dad was driving down an interstate a few years ago and a porcelain sink fell off the back of a truck right in front of him. He hit it and of course, his tire blew, but thank goodness (and the Good Lord) nothing worse than that occurred. So glad you're safe and kept your wits about you in those two seconds!
Blessings,
Deb
Thanks Deb. Even though something like that happens in just seconds, it also goes into slow motion at the same time.
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