[Micjones]

Two car accidents.

1. When I was in college I once had an accident where I slid into a county vehicle making a U-turn on a residential road (legal according to police). The truck had a steel-reinforced 20 foot flatbed attached to it that I was unable to see until I came over the hill. I slammed my foot on the break, but the wet road made it impossible for me to stop in time. The car was totaled, but I walked away without a scratch.

2. When I was about 22 years old I ran off with a woman about 12 years older than I for a family trip to California that my mother advised against. The family decided to make this road trip from Kansas City. One hell of a long-distance trip obviously. Even more perilous when we made most of the trip without stopping overnight for a hotel stay. Her mother was adamant about driving straight through. Well... Days later when we were all dead tired from trading time behind the wheel...I was terrified. We all pleaded with her, but she was downright defiant. Needless to say...she fell asleep at the wheel, woke up, overcorrected and threw the van off of the highway. The van flipped several times...two people were thrown from the vehicle. I didn't have a seatbelt on, but I remained in the vehicle. The accident happened in the middle of nowhere Nevada at 3 or 4 in the morning.

If not for the grace of God...