i was in a minor car accident last night. this is the second in about three months. i've only owned my car for six months. in the nine years of driving before i bought this car, i'd been involved in two accidents (i was at fault in neither). leads me to believe that there's something about this car that attracts other vehicles, or maybe vehicles with dumbass drivers. however, having been hit twice now, i know that my car can take a good hit. the 17-or-so year old girl who sideswiped me did so with a good solid impact, and the only damage to my car was some scratching on the side of the front bumper to complement that scratching on the rear bumper from the last accident.

the girl was terrified. it was her first accident. she was fortunate that it happened with someone who like me who didn't scream and yell at her. the poor girl could barely write her name down for me. i did my best to soothe her. i told her it was no big deal, explained what she was required to do, explained what her options were and told her that, because there really wasn't any damage to my car, i won't report it to the insurance company.

i lied of course. i'm going to milk this for every single penny i can get out of it. hey, she looked to have wealthy parents. what can i say?

for those who don't know, i'm kidding.

anyway, if you're in the market for a new car, go with a Ford. they can take a hit (do you think Ford would want to use that as a slogan?).