i got this great shirt at a garage sale yesturday... and two more for only $6.00and... i also got hit by a truck
so now i am more like two-face than ever... this is the good mug...
do you want the story?... do you really?... cause i am going to write it...
riding my scooter yesterday around 3:15 p.m. to stop by the apple store at the gateway for a few minutes... i didn't really pay attention to the huge 350 black truck in front of me... it moved way over to the left... i think i thought it was just heading for the left turn lane up ahead... i was wrong... it was actually turning right into the parking lot... it was a huge truck and probably needed the extra space to turn in... all i know is without warning this huge truck quickly moved into my lane... i slammed on my breaks... but my face hit the truck anyway... and my scooter and i went down... it sucked! mostly b/c i didn't have my phone with me and couldn't call anyone for help... i think the other driver was asking me for my insurance... but i wasn't even thinking about my bike... i was wondering why there was blood on my hands... a nice lady who i cant even remember let me use her phone and i called the only number i have memorized... the one i grew up with... luckily my mom was home... i didn't want to go in the ambulance b/c i know its pricey... and working for a non-profit i kind of live pay check to paycheck... my mom said she would pay for it so they put me on the board w/ a neck brace... people kept asking me for my birthday, address, and social security... it was pretty traumatic... and i am not really in much pain... i didn't break anything... i got a few stitches... but other than that i just look really ugly... the worst part was not being able to call anyone for help...
they numbed the pain in the hospital appropriately... and gave me a few pain pills... so i was a bit doped up when the police officer came into the hospital to issue me a ticket... i just started crying and said, "are you serious... you are giving me a ticket... i work for a non-profit"... it seriously hurt my feelings... he kept standing there i think trying to make himself feel better... he seemed like a nice guy... but no matter what he said to try and make things better i just wanted him to leave... he did finally...
i guess my mom called all of my relatives in SLC, but could only get a hold of my cousin Angie... I was so happy to see her there... Seriously... I was wondering how I would get home... I think I thought that I would just walk since LDS Hospital is only a few blocks from my apartment.... I am glad I didn't have to... Angie made a few jokes and held my hand when they scrubbed the road rash and when I got my stitches... she is really nice...
She dropped me off at home... I was supposed to meet up with my friend to go to a movie... I think I was illogically doped up and told him despite my situation I still wanted to go to the movie... So... 20 minutes after getting home he picked me up and we went... I am sure everyone thought he beat me up... I am glad I went... it is kind of weird that I did... but... I didnt really want to sit at home for some reason..
So... that is the story... Spencer and Shelly are going to come pick me up after their church today and I am going to spend a few days with them... I would be OK here... but I miss them and really want to be around family right now... I am pretty glad I have them near by... and knew this before... but have decided again... as long as I am living this independent single life I really need to live near family... so... my future options are limited... but like Angie said, "You don't realize you are in the bosom of your HUGE family"... it made me laugh... and it is true... and I am glad they are around...
that's the end...
24 comments:
Ouch! I thought it was the other guy's fault, Tanya. I'm so sorry. Mom said she wants you to get a car. She was pretty upset that her baby was hurt. I questioned that telling her how proud you were of that little scooter. But. . . she still wants you in a car. I'm afraid this wasn't great advertisement for a scooter. I'm glad you're okay! After trauma like that, you probably do need some familial love and attention. I'm glad Angie was able to come help you. She is pretty great.
That'll teach you not to leave home without your cell phone again!
Oh, man, Tanya, that's a pretty proud shiner you have there. I am so glad you weren't more seriously hurt! You be careful on that scoot scoot! I do like your shirt though, it sort of off-sets the massive bruising going on above.
OH my gosh, Tanya! I'm so glad you're alive.
Ahhh Tanya :(. I know your doing fine, but it is nice to just be with family isn't it. And I will never show Joseph this blog of yours because it will only further is, "SCOOTERS ARE DANGEROUS" misconception. He keeps thinking he can see me riding a scooter with the baby strapped to my back. Like I would do that with our reflectors or something. Scooters are safe.. sheesh!
Tanya~!
Oh my....I can't believe this story....well not story...reality. I am sorry you got a ticket, and even more sorry you got so shook up. I hope you had a helmet on, but it doesn't look like you did! Get a helmet, or you'll end up on my caseload of clients...for real. I'm coming to Salt Lake this weekend, I'll give you a call. In the meantime, heal well. :)
Watch out for those Big BLACK trucks! We're glad you're okay, Tanya! I have to watch extra just because of everyone else driving and not being courteous. I finally took my test and have to do my skills this week. After driving 2 months without a license, I thought I'd better get it done before something happens! Ha!
oh man. that really sucks. is your scooter ok? did that policeman really give you a ticket? did he also give the guy in the truck a ticket? why on earth would they give you a ticket!!! i hope you're feeling better. I had a black eye once. i didn't like it while i had it, but then after it went away, i was kind of glad for the experience, in a weird way. because some people live their lives and never have any black eyes! and you wouldn't want to wonder what a black eye would look like on you, would you? you pull it off pretty well. it just looks like eyeshadow to me.
well, i love you. i hope we can see you soon. zoe still wants to meet you.
be safe! drop a line some time!
xo
Tanya...we are so glad that you're ok! That is so scary!!! Shawnee has been wanting a scooter and I was leary---but now...wow! I'm so sorry you had to go through that! If you need some more TLC after staying with Spencer and Shelly---call us! You'd be welcome to stay with us for awhile too and heal.
And talk about adding insult to injury----a ticket???? SHEESH!!!
PS---you're famous....saw you on the news which is how we found out before calling your folks! I have it recorded it you want to see it :)
Heal quickly!
I'm so sorry, my sweet friend. :(
Everyone was really concerned about you at church today. I hope you know you have more family around you than just those in your blood line. You are very loved.
My first inclination after seeing your photos was to want to call and see if you're OK ... only it's late and it sounds like you're in good hands. My heart goes out to you tonight.
thanks all... i really feel your love!!! I don't know why this happened... but maybe it was to teach me that I really do have a huge family of relatives and friends around me...
ya... it does suck... and the news thing... that is really embarrassing... obviously nothing exciting/newsworthy happened in slc on Saturday... i heard they said that i went to the hospital with "serious" injuries... and harped on the fact that i wasn't wearing a helmet... great... to make an example of me...
i know, i know... you are right Hayley... i don't want a brain injury... i used to have a guy like that on my short bus... every morning he re-lived his accident... poor guy. I think I will invest in a full face helmet once I get my scooter fixed...
just to be a brat... my cheek bone is what hit the truck... i don't think my current helmet would have stopped that blow...
also... medical people... the facial swelling seems to be getting worse... i am assuming that is because it is healing (fingers crossed)... i just woke up and it looks really bad... and my eye is all bloody looking... gross! :( i think i might take the whole week off instead of a few days
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Tanya - Wow - I just read this post today (Monday). I now realize I was totally just inspired to send you that little message yesterday. It's crazy, but I was just really impressed.
I mean, goodness, even though a big ol' truck was able to take you down, it wasn't able to keep you down.
:) thanks ram.
Tanya,
I can't believe what a dangerous life you live in SLC. Be more careful in the future, we don't want to lose you.
Oh, Tanya, I'm so so sorry to hear about your accident. I feel for you--as in I felt a stab of pain thinking about what happened to you. Both for the physical pain as well as for that jerk of a cop insisting on giving you a ticket. I mean, really!
I hope your body is doing a good job of healing, even if your face has to go through a bunch of colors before it goes back to normal.
you were on the news. a little blurb on Fox 13 and somehow I just knew it was you. orange scooter, red hair, down by Pioneer Park,it all fit....yet in a strange "oh my gosh" sort of way. glad to know you are out of the hospital and in good hands.
Tanya,
I'm sorry you got hit by a truck, but I'm glad you are alive. What are the financial repercussions? Is your scoot scoot still functional? How much was your ticket?
I really like that your response to the cop was "but I work for a non-profit," not: "I was driving a little scooter and this giant truck swerved to the other lane and then swerved back to my lane and smashed me, so it's not my fault." The goodness of your current occupation should saturate all areas of existence, even traffic encounters.
I hope you are not so traumatized that you won't ride your bike or scoot scoot any more.
This whole giant vehicle thing is something that really bothers me about America. People say "I want to drive a giant car or truck so that if I get in a wreck, I won't get hurt." But what they are not admitting is that the bigger their car, the better their chances of killing someone else. Last winter, on a road near where we live, a giant truck collided with a normal-sized car. The truck rolled right up on the car and smashed in the roof of the car, killing the child strapped into its car seat below.
I appreciate your non-profit status and that you drive vehicles that won't kill people.
Oh my dear Tanya...I'm so sorry! As I was reading, I found myself wishing I had somehow known, I would have totally come to help you...and judging from all these comments from people who love you, I'm apparently not the only one.
I don't understand what your ticket was for...driving a small, fuel efficient vehicle?
i think joal and foxy coxy... you are both right... they made it sound like i was recklessly driving... illegally passing the truck on the right... and of course i would drive like a renegade... after all... i wasn't wearing my helmet... which i totally repent of... but like i said before... the part of my face that hit would not have been protected by my current DOT helmet... cheek bone and chin... hmmm...
the police officer said there was only one lane... but i drive that road every day... by the point that the truck swerved to the left is when people are choosing their alliance... left or right... so when he exited the center of my lane and re-entered.... ya... it was totally unexpected... i was not trying to pass anyone... legally or illegally...
but on the news... jerks... i am glad to know it was fox 13 Melinda... think i might call them and... i don't know... something... :)something inconsequential... :)
sorry Miranda... i don't know why i just wrote Melinda... perhaps my pain pills are kicking in. :)
What's the record for number of comments on a blog? You just got to 22!
Love ya sis!
Tanya, I'm so sorry! It is so painful to look at that picture of you!! I hope you are healing well. Much love!
Liz
Tanya Mae!
I'm so glad you weren't hurt worse when the truck ran into you. Watch out for big trucks. They turn right all the time. You know how it is, might makes right. Ha ha.
Love,
Aunt Sylvia
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