On the way to work, I stopped at the stop sign.  Well the car behind me did not.  When it happened, I got out of the car.   The car behind me had a smashed bumper.  Luckily the car was lower than my SUV and my car was pretty much untouched.  There was a bit of the other car's paint on the bottom of my bumper.

I asked the man if he was ok and he said yes.  He then started to ramble.  I ingored his rambling so I could access the situation.  He was fine, I was fine, his car had damage and mine was fine.  The accident was his fault 100%.  So I asked him if he wanted to call the police.  He said no and started rambling more.  I cut him off and said, "It's ok buddy."  He then got quiet.  I shook his hand and said, "Happy New Year.  Consider this your gift, but be more careful."  I then got in my car and drove off.  I decided to give the guy a break.  Good karma brings on good karma.  So I am putting  out good vibes, y'know?

I was startled so I called Ben.  Ben was upset, but once I reassurred him that I was ok, he felt better.  I felt I was lucky cause I was fine and so was the car, but most importantly, I was lucky cause the kiddos weren't with me.  I would NOT have been so calm and compassionate if my kids were in the back.

I was wearing my seat belt, so I was whipped around a little.  At work, I was busy and I was training a new girl, so I didn't really stop.  But now that I am home, the kiddos are in bed and I have had time to relax a bit, I am beginning to hurt.  I do not think that anything is dire, I just think I have a bit of whip lash.  My middle back is sore and my neck on the left side and the back is stiff.  I just hope that I do not get too stiff.  Cause in trying to be a nice guy, we did not swap info.  Oh well, I am sure that I will be fine... just a little stiff.

Life is never dull!