I reckon this will NOT buff out ....................
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While turning north with a left turn traffic light, a car came south through a red light and slammed me good. Thank God I was alone in the car. The air bags worked flawlessly, but burned my arm and face. The seat belt pretensioner also worked perfectly, winching me back against my seat in a flash. I can't work out exactly how, but my left wrist, two fingers, and my left knee were fractured. My right knee is swollen but not fractured, so good on me there. A scan showed disc damage in my neck. Long story short, my right side is doing very well. I remember a little white car came flying from nowhere, headed right for me. Before I could say oh crap, it was over. Next thing I knew, I was sat crooked in the car, choking on smoke, glass in my arm and in my lap, and basically hurting everywhere. I think I was sort of stunned and it took a bit to realize what just happened.
There were pieces of both cars all over the roadway. I could see the rear end of the other car (I remember saying out loud: Oh a Ferrari) LOL. Then the police and EMTs were all over me and I was strapped to a plastic board on the roadway, my limbs wrapped, my neck braced and taped, and I was chucked into an ambulance. The car was towed to my dealer's body shop. That was Wednesday. I must say, I don't think I was ever in that much pain in that many places at the same time.
The other driver was was ticketed and sent to hospital. The incident report lists a 2015 Ferrari 458, excessive speed, and lists the driver as a realtor, not the F1 driver he was pretending to be. Not sure how he is doing. Scooter took Fettucini to the body shop lot to fetch all my belongings. Fettucini says aside from the airbag, the interior looks like nothing happened. The entire cabin stayed intact. I think that's amazing. If only it had knee airbags it would have been the perfect sedan. Making a mental note for my next car, LOL. What really angers me is they left the hood UP, allowing wind / rain to soil the engine bay. It was suitable to dine on just 48 hours earlier! AND ... it got 4 new tires, new brakes / rotors and brake fluid, coolant service, gearbox and rear diff service, engine belt and hoses, and oil / filter change in the last few weeks. I did both engine air filters, seat filters, and cabin filter myself in the last month or so.
UPDATE:
I am home now with a brand new knee and slowly mending. Good days and bad, like all of us. I'll be back (like a bad rash) from time to time.
