Going to work this morning, two lane road, driving rain...some guy coming towards me crossed the center line and ripped the mirror off the driver's side of my car. And he never stopped...the big poophead. Luckily Chris was my passenger and while I surveyed the damage, he went back and picked up all the pieces of debris from the road to prevent other drivers from hitting them and causing damage.
Of course, while we were both out of the vehicle, with my umbrella securely on the back seat, we got soaked.
I am trying to figure out what happened. I have a few theories. One - The other driver may have been distracted by the rain and not realized he was coming right at me. Two - he may have been late, or drunk, or uninsured and knew any or all would get him in major trouble if he did stop. Three - he may have not even realized he was that close to me so when he heard the "thunk" thought he had just thrown up a rock or something.
On the bright side, no severe damage to my vehicle and no personal injury. I like to think he may have been jolted to awareness and that the "thunk" will prevent him from doing it again and maybe killing someone.
AND, when I look at the pieces of debris my son picked up - the shattered plastic and broken mirror, I see the golden brown shell casing that housed a driver's side mirror and I am at peace.
You see, my car is blue.
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