Bit of a pig of a weekend so far...

[annwfyn]

It's slightly frustrating. After all my gloom and doom at the beginning of the week I was beginning to feel better. Cutting out all social engagements and just getting things done was really helping. Taking some time to make sure I do have some long baths and eat properly, instead of yelling "I'm meant to be somewhere" was really helping. I had a rather chirpy post half written at work yesterday, planning out my weekend and feeling relatively positive.

Then pierot phoned me to tell me that my mini was in a hedge and he had a dislocated shoulder.

It is a very sad comment on me that my immediate response was "oh my god! Is my car alright?"

In my own defense I was assuming that as jez was capable of calling me and talking relatively coherantly while sounding mostly just pissed off, he was probably not seriously damaged. I wasn't so sure about the car.

It turns out that Pridwen is...wel...not entirely OK. She isn't dead, but she's not a happy car. The actual bodywork is fine, if a bit scratched, but the entire plastic bumper at the front (including the license plate and a couple of the lower lights) have come off, and the axel may be damaged. We're not sure how damaged. If it's broken (which it probably isn't) then the car is a write off. If it's just bent or slightly twisted, it's still going to require a lot of repairs. Either way, my no claims bonus has probably gone away.

Jez is also OK, but rather sore. His shoulder is not in a great state, but it doesn't seem to be in A&E bad state at the moment. His forearms are also knackered.

He's not sure how he ended up in a hedge. He was going at 15 mph, and coming back from dropping ksirafai and friends off at Canada Water tube station. He thinks he hit something in the road - it was opposite a petrol station, so it may have been an oil slick. It's generally a bit of a horrible experience.

Pridwen is now at a garage. We've not heard back from them, and won't until Monday. On the plus side, Mini Insurance have provided us with a complimentary rental car until Monday.

Me?

I'm stressing. I'm trying to be calm about the car, but a bit of me is getting anxious now. I know it's about as good a car crash as it could have been - slow, no one seriously hurt, no other cars involved - but it still hurts. That is my mini. Something I've wanted for years, and was so in love with when I bought her. My mini, with the front part ripped off, sitting somewhere and I don't know what the hell is happening next.

Ach. I'll survive. And really, it's only a car. Could be much worse. Must remember that. Could be so much worse...