Don't Kiss Me So Hard!

#2013-0927

I pulled up at the roadside thinking that it was high time for my father and me to have lunch at Ren Ben Ziran (人本自然 "Humanistic Nature") again. It was about 12:20 p.m. and we had spent almost three hours in the hospital where my father underwent a physical exam and some medical treatment. He must have been rather tired and . . . -- Well, was he as hungry as I was at the moment? But it was no easy job for an 83-year-old man to get out of the car when he was so sick.

Suddenly we heard a loud BANG coming from the rear of my car, and we both were greatly shocked, our bodies being shaken in just a second or less but our minds being so puzzled and frightened that we continued to be in a state of frustration until we and the other driver (a Mr. Shen) followed two police officers to the nearby Police Station, where I and Mr. Shen completed the legal process of making a report. Oh! What an unpleasant day! -- It was Monday, September 23, 2013. The accident was actually caused by Mr. Shen. And this is the point: When his BMW was backing from the parking space outside the road, my RAV-4 already stopped at the roadside!

Now, after four days passed by, my car has been entirely fixed. I must appreciate the help of my insurance company. I am also grateful for what the automobile repair shop has done: Rather than patching it up, they replaced (or substituted) the damaged bumper with a new one.