The only thing worse then an accident is one at Christmas time...

Well, with all the holiday hustle and bustle that I so enjoy, I had an unfortunate event happen on my way home from work Friday night. I was merging into a lane on Route 18 and was continuously hit from behind by a tractor trailer, driven by a blonde, pony tailed, southern hick! I love NJ for all it's diversity, but if you're not from around here, please don't drive here. As always, there's construction lanes all over the place on 18 and you are forced to merge. This guy was clearly not letting me in. But, I saw a break, moved my way in and the next thing I know he was hitting my little Nissan Sentra from behind! I could hear my bumper crunching. He could have said he didn't see me, my car is small, but instead he insisted that I cut him off and hit his truck! C'mon, my little car hit him and caused that damage? Well, as I went over it afterwards I actually started to question what happened, that is until I was telling the guy at the Body Shop what happened and a lady was there to pick up her car and said the same exact thing happened to her and also on Route 18! She said, as I did, that she could swear the guy was hitting her intentionally. And now I don't doubt what I thought happened as well. Of course the officer (men always side with men) said the damage appeard to be my fault and said he was writing it up that way. I get the police report on Wednesday, joy of joys. Anyway, I'm currently carless. Which is never good around the holidays with all there is to do. Going to try and rent a car. But with the lovely $750 insurance deductable I now have to pay, I hope it's not going to cost another leg.

My bumperless car!

The tractor trailer that hit me!

Yeah, Merry Christmas to you too buddy...