Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Bioshocked on the Freeway!

I'll deal with the events of my yesterday as they came... 8/21/2007 was the day the highly anticipated Xbox 360 game "Bioshock" came out, and I had reserved it at my local Play'n'Trade. However, I had called the lady at the store previously to see if the game would be released on 8/21/2007 and she told me it wouldn't... that they wouldn't have the game until 4 days after the release date. That was totally unacceptable to me, and I made arrangements to buy the game at a best buy near my work in Orem. I did so, and after my work, I decided to get my money back from Play'n'Trade.

I returned to my car and got back on the freeway and was careful to mind all traffic laws, when suddenly at 7200 S. and I-15, I saw white burning tire smoke and bright red brake lights ahead. They were coming up really fast, and I slammed on my brake narrowly avoiding the car in front of me.

The car behind me was not as lucky as I was. He tried to brake and switch lanes to avoid hitting me, but his front driver's side met my passenger's side bumper at about 20-45 miles per hour. My car was hit with such force that my car did a 180, stopping when my passenger's door met with his, and I saw him face to face.

We decided that it was best to meet at Mcdonald's right after the exit, and he took off, leaving me in traffic facing the wrong direction. I couldn't believe how inconciderate people were! I was signaling to try to turn around, and people kept going around me. They wouldn't stop! I had to finally apply my foot to the gas to show people that I meant business. That finally made people stop, and they waited for me to move.

Well, the guy gave me all his information and admitted his fault, insisting that we didn't need to call the police, and that his insurance would take care of everything. He was very genuine, and so far, he was right. His insurance is doing everything, even giving me money for lost wages. :)

If I wasn't so loyal to Allstate, I would switch to Farmers Insurance because they have treated me very well.

Here are some pictures that I took at my inlaws:



3 comments:

Tyler said...

The green booger has never looked better! jk, Seriously though, we're relieved that you weren't hurt and are able to have a positive outlook.

The Johnson's said...

Hey bioshock boy, update more often and I too am glad you are feeling better. Accidents are no fun. When you are feeling better we need to get together for dinner, we owe you birthday's still.

The Johnson's said...

Why do you aprove peoples comments?... thats no fun! Then I cant say what-ever I want... Boooo