i was always looking left and right

now then

at the risk of indulging the theatrical, or even simply being disposed to the dramatic, that was something of a close call, look you see. in respect (or regards) of what was a close call, that would be finding myself, moi, being involved in a reasonably significant automobile incident. or a crash, to be sure. 

this happened not too long ago, at least in terms of time of writing. recently, even. for those hoping to learn of some physical harm to me, alas none was incurred. i was (perhaps to state the obvious) left in some distress, if it pleases you to consider me so. 

nothing has been confirmed (as such) but i suspect them what are responsible for the vehicle, as in whoever it is verk has handle such things, shall declare it a write off. to be fair my mode of transport had reached an age where they usually take it off the road. indeed i shall miss her, for in total we did enough miles to go around (circumnavigate, i believe the proper word is) earth just slightly north of ten times. we have had some quite jolly adventures. 

what, exactly, happened? i was driving along as usual when i noted the car going (or coming) the opposite way was weaving rather badly. mostly they were staying in their designated lane, but with nowhere to turn off (as such) i elected to keep as far to the left as possible. with left being the proper, correct side to drive on, no matter what the Americans or French think. as it turns out it was wise to do so, as they veered right into me, somewhat or contextually "thankfully" colliding mostly with the rear, or back, as you can see in the above. 

it is good to be able to advise neither of us involved were (physically) hurt or injured. quite the tank, my vehicle, and in general the safety of cars has advanced somewhat over the years. the police were in attendance relatively quickly, and the other driver admitted to them that they had fallen asleep at the wheel. my sense is that it would be inappropriate to comment any further. 

my main regret here, overall, is the "last song" played. obviously i had no idea that it would be the final ever (unless they deem it worthwhile to repair), but still i would have had a preference for something a bit cooler than Come Back And Stay off of Paul Young. oh well. 

since this blog is, after all, ostensibly called superstition is all we have left, it would be rather amiss not to give some consideration to the matter of a smashed mirror. the second mirror to get smashed on me during the year (2024) when prior to that i had experienced none. a question of "luck" is posed. from what i recall if you smash a mirror then seven (7) years bad luck is on the way. however, i didn't personally or directly smash either, yet i was the (ostensible) custodian of each. we shall see how all that sort of thing goes, then. 

yes, there is the temptation for speculation. had the collision been more to the front then it could have been all rather bad for me. but then had i not been there at all it's likely the car was heading straight into a house. so as to give a final thought, if you feel for any reason that you are in no fit state to drive, please give thought to not driving.

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!