The Beauty of Car Insurance February 20, 2008

Okay… so a little more about the accident, because it has been a week, and I am not so stressed about it.

The accident was not my fault, and Doodles and I were not hurt.  Thank God.  However, my car was.  It will be five weeks and $14,000 before I see it again.  Hence, the title of this entry.  Turns out my minivan is made VERY well, and is designed that the car takes all of the impact in a crash, not the people in it, and that is exactly what happened.

Now that I have a clear head, I can look back on little parts of the ordeal and chuckle.  Like the fact that I had a raging sinus infection, and was actually on my way to the doctor, with a fever of 101, when I got hit.  I mean, what are the odds?

After the accident, thanks to my dad, I eventually did make it to the doctor.  As the nurse was examining me, she was asking me about the accident, and asked what I was driving.  I told her a Honda minivan.  Complete silence on her end… and mind you, this is my first time meeting her.

After about 3 seconds, she says “Please don’t tell me that you are a soccer mom and you drive a minivan!”  Yes… I actually am a soccer mom, and I do drive a minivan.  Her next comment was “But you are way too cute and way too cool looking to drive a minivan!  I never would have guessed!!!”  This comment actually made me feel a bit better, especially since I was feeling SO not cute, and SO not cool, and I assured her that indeed, I do drive a minivan, and even though I was VERY against it at first, I have actually grown to love the ease and space of the thing.  After all, it is my vehicle, it’s not who I am for God’s sake!

So… cool, cute, minivan driving mamas (and I know there are many of you because I see you driving every day), unite in my quest for a minivan revolution!!!

Just don’t crash yours, because the outcome ain’t too pretty.