Its not an accident if she did it on purpose…

I had the Worst experience today, on the way home from work.  I’ve been having so much bad luck lately.

A Stupid woman, experienced what I can only consider was a mental shortchange had road rage against me and intentionally clipped my Explorer, because she didn’t like the fact that I was passing her!

I’m writing this all down now so that I don’t forget.  I’ve already talked to her insurance company (AllState) and the rep, Casey, was very nice, but I want to get this info down before I forget details.

We were at a stop light at Greens Road on Imperial Valley, heading (was I believe is) north.  I was behind an H3, in the left lane – not the left turn lane.  the light turned green and we proceeded.  The person in the right lane was turning into the apartments on the corner, so when they turned I moved into the right lane as the H3 was driving slower.

Up ahead of me, there was a car turning right onto Briarwillow Street; the turn was completed before I got up to the street, so I started to accelerate.  About 1,000 feet up the road, Imperial Valley changes from a 4 lane median divided road into a 2 lane road, with the left lane merging into the right – there is a yellow traffic sign which indicates such.  At this point I was accelerating along side of H3  and concluded I would pass it and there would be ample time for the H3 to safely merge into the right lane behind me.  So I continue to accelerate, minding my business, when suddenly I note that The H3 Is Racing Me To The Merge! OMG!!!

At this point I realize that if I don’t react, there is going to be an accident, so I SLAM on my brakes, tensing my body and mashing the seat belt against the  chemo port in my chest.  The H3 cuts in front of me, clipping my driver mirror.  If I had not done something, this person would have caused some Serious damage to my vehicle!!

The H3 drives on, and turns at the next street, which is Richcreast Drive and, to me, acts like it’s going to keep going, but I pull in behind it and am waving to pull over, so it does.  I’m thinking what kind of teenager is driving this vehicle?  No one gets out… Now, the part of town that this the Greenspoint area, which – due to criminal activity happened in is aptly nicknamed “Gunspoint”.  So, I’m Nervous, very nervous.  Still no one gets out.  So I figure I’ll get out slowly and see what happens – Yes, STUPID ME – an overweight, cancer-battling, middle-aged woman with obviously No Common Sense gets out of her vehicle after someone races her to a merge and seems to intentionally clip her vehicle.

As soon I get out and start to walk to the H3, the driver gets out – a thin, middle-aged woman with blonde hair and She Immediately Starts Screaming at me and calling me a B*!!  Telling me that I was trying to pass her on the right and That was Not going to happen!!  She must have called me a B* 6 times and kept harping that I was trying to pass her on the right-hand side – How Dare I Do That!  And I’m yelling back that she is the one who was trying to cut me off and merging unsafely!  Then she was poking her finger in my face!  I was yelling back at her that She Hit Me, to which she screeched that I was a B* and she was going to call 911.  Oh Thank Goodness cuz at This point I Wanted the police out there and Fast – this woman was C~R~AAAA~Z~Y.

So she calls 911 and is telling the 911 Dispatcher that I hit her and gives my vehicle description and license plate info – Like I’m Gonna Run Away!  THEN starts yelling to the 911 Dispatcher that She Is Afraid Of Me Because I Threatened Her!  OMG!!  So I’m yelling that she is the one cussing at me (Of Course, she stops cussing once she has 911 on the phone!).  I never cussed at her once.  It was a yelling match which totally escalated my ever-present headache to near-migraine status.

Me Threaten Her?  Ok, with the meds I am taking, getting in and out of the vehicle takes my breath away for a few moments.  My muscles and joints ache whenever I move.  My headache is constant.  And I’m In A Position To Threaten Someone?  Now That’s A Laugh.  She could push me over with that finger she was poking in my face and I would have been Down for the Count.

I know this, I am Well Aware of my current physical limitations and – because of my suppressed immune system due to the meds – have to be Very careful of any damage to my person.

But she doesn’t know this.

And she goes on and on to the 911 Dispatcher about how afraid she is of me and how threatening I am.

At this point I yell at her to leave me alone and I walk back to my car.

The Woman Is Nuts, there is No Denying.

I’m sitting in my car, reading a magazine, and after a while, a police officer shows up.  I tell him my side of the story, she tells him hers.  Since he is not familiar with the area, he goes and drives the road to see.

Then he comes back, and gives me a copy of the accident info, tells me that I can get a full copy of the report in 10 days.

I cannot describe the feeling that I had when the officer informed me that the other driver was at fault and would be getting the ticket.

The feeling was Justice.

Now, Here’s The Kicker… when H3 pulled away to head off home – she pulled into the neighborhood off of Richcreast Drive!  So, not only was she racing me to the merge, merging both illegally and unsafely, but – at the speed she was going to try and pass me – she Also Would Have had to slow down abruptly to turn onto the first street past the merge – about 250 feet!!  O.M.G!!

Yes, Justice Indeed.