Broad Generalization
collide [kuh-lahyd], verb.
- to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear-splitting crash.
While driving to an appointment last Thursday, I received a phone call from my mother-in-law. This is not a common occurrence, but I figured she had a computer question. The first thing she said after I answered was, “Now I just want to tell you that Jamey is alright.” I hate receiving calls like this, because I know that something serious has happened.
That something serious was Jamey crashing her Armada into the back of a pool service company’s Toyota Tundra. The stream of cars in front of her came to a quick halt and she was unable to stop her nearly 3 ton vehicle in time (maybe I should have bought that big brake kit after all). The airbag deployed and bruised her left wrist (it was so swollen, we went to the emergency room at Mayo to make sure it wasn’t broken), and also received a small chemical burn on her right wrist from the propellant. Her wrist is still sore, but she should be back to normal in no time.
Our 20-month-old daughter Julia was with her, but since she was in a five-point harness (also known as a child’s car seat), she wasn’t injured. Except for a short 30-second cry directly after the impact because she saw that her mommy was upset, she was in good spirits.
The guy at our favorite auto body shop, Ric’s, quickly estimated it would cost $10,000 to fix. Which I’m guessing means $15,000. We’ll see.
The most important thing is that there were no serious injuries to the most important women in my life.
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Julia going back to the house in Grandma’s car after the crash.
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Oh man :( I’m really glad everyone is safe.
owie. my girl has been in two nasty freeway wrecks. im glad that your wife and daughter are ok. rolling stock can be fixed/replaced, loved ones can’t.
btw that 4th picture is leet. the imprint of the pool guys phone number is classic.
Yeah, the guy at Ric’s thought that was pretty funny too.
Ouch – nasty accident. $10k in repairs – double ouch.
I am glad everyone is okay!
Wow I’m glad everyone’s OK. I know what that’s like. No surprise the Armada folded up like that, it’s a piece of s***. My Land Cruiser 80 series weighs 3 tons and it stops a hell of a lot better than that POS Armada. I owned an Armada and the brakes were replaced 3 times when new under warranty. Nissan sucks. Glad your family is safe, that’s all that matters, doesn’t it?
The brakes are no bueno on the Armada. They had problems with most of the 2004’s (ours were also replaced a couple times under warranty), but they’ve fixed that problem. The main problem with them stems from the fact that they are of inadequate size to stop an almost 3 ton vehicle.
As far as the damage; it’s supposed to crumple up in an accident. I think it did just what it was supposed to: wreck itself, not the people inside.
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