Poor Rosie…
Well, Rosie is sick temporarily. The story:
I was working last Thursday… on Miller Rd in Wilmington, DE. The road is 4 lanes, two each direction with no median. There was a car in front of me at a traffic light, and we were both in the left lane. After it turned green, we both accelerated as normal. The car in front of me did a very quick jump to the right lane. At the instant he got out from in front of me, I realized he did that because the TWO cars in front of him both slammed on their brakes for an idiot turning into a gas station on the left. At this point, I too… slammed on my brakes, but unfortunately didn't have enough time or distance to stop before rear-ending the Toyota Camery in front of me. The Camery ended up rear-ending the Ford Malibu in front of him. The turning car, managed to get his turn without getting hit..
Fortunately, the other two drivers weren't particularly mad at me… They were mad at the car that suddenly braked to turn (with no turn signal). Unfortunately for me, the front of my car needs some work, and it needs a new radiator and AC condenser. The upshot is that the radiator was needing replaced anyway. The bumper was in bad shape already too… simply from being ten years old.
So, tonight, my mother and I hooked a come-along up to a tree and I was able to pull the metal back enough. So, my plans for the next week are to get Rosie running again. I need to find some body parts somewhere… That'll be fun.
In other news, last night, I came home… and immediately crashed… at 6:30 PM. I didn't wake up until this morning when it was time to go to work.