It’s always Autumn in England

Since at least 3 people have called me about my car post, I wanted to make sure everyone knew that I am absolutely fine! As I was driving from Indy, north to Lafayette, I noticed traffic slowing down. I had already been told by several people that the weather is always worse in Lafayette than in Indy, so I was prepared.

When I got onto 52 (which I take instead of 65), there was more snow on the roads, but mostly I noticed the wind was a lot worse. So, I slowed down considerably, staying with the flow of traffic. Just as I got to State Road 28, which is where I get off of 52, as I got to a ‘bridge’ (it’s small) there was a big gust of wind, and my car starting going sideways. I saw the guard rail and knew I was going to hit it. I tried to tap my brakes, but I realised I was starting to swerve, so I let off the brakes. I hit the guard rail, which then spun me some more, but I landed about 10 feet ahead in the grass verge.

Traffic was clear, so I tried once to see if I could easily get back on the road, but it was pretty slick. Before I could do anything else, a police car pulled over, and he offered to get the car back on the road safely. I let him do that, and then we drove to a parking lot just a few yards ahead and he did a report. I was then on my way and home about 20 minutes later.

Tuesday morning I heard there were over a 100 accidents in Lafayette and Angela told me there were 50+ in Madison County. I took my car in for an estimate and there was just over $4000 of damage…thank goodness for insurance!! But, thankfully, I am safe and I am not even sore. My car is a little worse for wear, but it is driveable. The high cost of repairs is because I managed to damage every single panel on the passenger side! I figure there is no point in doing things by half measure…might as well go all out!

Here are a couple pictures I took with my NEW DIGITAL CAMERA!!!!