okay, so I know it's been a while since I've posted, i've just been really scatter-brained and haven't had a long enough coherent thought to write about...

Anyway, yesterday there was a rather aggressive thunderstorm in my area, and it cause all kinds of havoc. I was at work (Target still) when it hit, and it knocked the power out. I work up on the lanes, and when the power went out, it went black, you couldn't see anything... till the backup generators kicked on a couple of seconds later. So then we're rushing to get everyone out of the store... on 20% power, so very few registers. SO loads of fun.

So I finally get go home a while later, the storm is already gone, so i'm diving home, i see branches everywhere, only one really blocking the road thankfully. I get home and my dad tells me to look out back. Now my house is a two story one, and we have a tree next to it that is taller than the house, and almost as wide as it is tall. I look out the back window and half the tree is laying acroos the back of the yard... it got hit by lightning and split, and the half that faced away from the house feel, had it been the other half, my room, as well as a lot of the house would be gone.  But besides the tree and two crappy chairs, nothing was actually damaged... we got really lucky.

Okay, so I know it's been quite a while since I have updated. I'm sorry, life just got really busy.

Basically what happened was I got in a car crash. I had just spent all day out with a friend, and we were coming home. The roads were wet, and I was kind of tired. We were on the highway, coming up to my off ramp. To my immediate right there is a tracker trailer. Well, I realized I'm in the wrong lane and need to be where that is. So I try slowing down to go behind the thing, but the damn thing matches my my speed. And I'm very close to the exit now.

Before I get to the next part I should try and explain a few things, one yes I am a bit of a speed demon. But normally I have better than decent reflexes and great control of my car. Normally. Also my friend, is an ex-girlfriend. And on the way up we had a conversation about he4 breaking up with her current boyfriend, and me thinking I want to get back together. Long interesting story I'll save for another entry.

So anyway, I floor it, trying to get in front of the truck before the exit. I make it just fine. But I was focused to my right more as I did this. So once I was in the lane, about to turn of on the exit (which is a high speed on-ramp for a bit more highway) I center my attention in enough time to catch a truck in my peripheral flying in the direction of my car. I drive a larger car, but this was a heavy duty pick up truck.

So I swerve to avoid him, my guess, he realized he wanted that exit and tried to catch it at the last second. So I'm flying into the next lane, which was thankfully clear, I try to correct the car by throwing it left, down the road. But as it goes left, it hydroplanes, it keeps spinning, putting me backwards. I slide into the grass, bouncing off the guardrail a little. Not done sliding yet, I slide into and a little past a light pole.

I hit it just hard enough for it to FALL over. Across the road. Two more run over it, another runs over it, a fourth hits that one, a fifth hits the fourth.

I'll speed up the rest, I spent 2 hours in one spot basically. Oh and after the fire truck got there, not sure why it was there, but whatever, a car slide off the road dodging that. The cop standing there was just like "You have got to be kidding me."

So I got a fine for hitting the pole, the other cars weren't written up to be my fault. And I have had to pay for the damages to my car, cause I can only afford liability.