My Life is... Shocking.

Last night around 10:15pm, a car came screeching into our neighborhood & hit my car that was parked in my driveway, which spun it almost perpendicular to the house. The driver & passengers abandoned the car & ran away, leaving the car running with a knife on the floor & a strong alcohol smell that permeated the air. The Lincoln towncar took out our electric box on the way to smash into my Ford, so the entire neighborhood was without power. The cops were able to find one of the suspects, which a neighbor positively ID'd. At this point, we dont know whose car it was, nor do we know if the driver/car has insurance.

At this point, my car is undriveable (transmission, axle & wheel problems, etc), so we had it towed to the autobody shop. Amazingly, it looks much better than it is! So for the 2nd time in a 4 week period, I had to take the car to CarStar in Oregon City & get a rental car (for those of you who don't know, Ivan & I got into a fender bender a few weeks ago and just got the car back). Needless to say, this is an expensive month for us.

The good news? Ivan's car was parked on the street and was missed by a foot or so. The fire hydrant was missed by inches. The electrical wiring didn't cause a fire. My car was inches away from crashing into the house but stopped just in time. We had neighbors in the front yard of their house who were able to give police a clear description of the suspects as they fled. We have car insurance. AND the best part is that we weren't in the car when it got hit. Talk about counting your blessings!

Now we just have to sort through the legal and insurance process!