Tuesday....

     Sunday morning, just had Italian custard from bakery, having 2nd cup of coffee, awaiting shopping list review, so let's get started.

     Tuesday was bleak, ugly, windy, hints of rain.  Literally the kind you just want to stay indoors.  Off to work I went, thinking it was not a good day for people be on the road.  A major roadway was closed due to an overnight accident.  Work went as it goes.  Made it to the early afternoon, just before lunch.  Was actually talking to a repeat client, seems there was something wrong with a job I'd sent her.  My manager was there as well.  It would turn out to be problems with my Adobe, ugh.  Anyway.  Saw my sister's cell number pop up on the office line and I picked it up.

"What's up?", somehow knowing something was awry.
"I've just been in a multiple car accident.  I don't know what happened.  Can you please come and get me."

     First the reason she called me, location. I work 20 miles from home.  Brother in law that day was 60 miles.  So that I understood.  Of course I made my apologies and left.  Oh I'll still complain about them like the dickens, but when it comes down to it, I know my responsibilities.

     The accident happened a few miles from her job.  I'm not going into details because, just because.  Was not her fault, it was a change reaction.  Started by a kid reaching for his cell phone. 

     It was a blustery cold and windy day when I got outside.  Gone was the nice weather once again.  In fact, if memory serves, there was snow on the grassy areas when I'd left for work.  Lit a cigar and wend my way to the scene of the accident.

     Found them easily on a very busy main road.  In fact same road where I started my car shopping.  Made worse by the cold and wind.  Her car looked the worse.  Police were there and such.  I took pictures with my cell phone.  Guess I'm not complaining about it so much now.  Also called the insurance company, they've the same as me.  Asked them to leave a number for the claims department on home answering machine.

     My sister declined going to the hospital.  No one did in fact.  Once it was all said and over, we drove her car to our mechanic, who is also on this same road.  The reason she was there?  No straight answer.  Picked up her stuff from work and went home.  Where she proceeded to get right on the situation.

     For once she was on top of things.  I'd gotten her the number off the answering machine and she was speaking to the claims department.  I felt it was important, figured she'd put it off if she had time to.

     Brother in law arrived home.  All well more or less.  After that I ducked out for another smoke.  A little traumatic, maybe not worth the build up, but it's done.  And I'm still not 100% about the timeline here.

     She would not go to work on Wednesday.  Came home early on Thursday or Friday.  Seems alright.  Doesn't want to sue, just would like her car back.  Been a bit of a battle getting an assessor.  But then that's jumping the gun.  We've not even gotten to Saturday.  That should be the next missive.