From our family to yours – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
What a wreck!
Yesterday I was awaken by the scariest voicemail I have ever received. “It’s me. I’ve been in a wreck. I’m fine. The cars not” Of course being half asleep all I heard was “I’ve been in a wreck” I hung up the phone to call Adam back in a panic to find out what had happened. He was driving from the Vergennes Jr High and headed back towards Elkville when less than a mile from the Jr High he hit a patch of black ice. From what he remembers he started to slide to the side and he turned the wheel into it with no luck. By the time he tried to correct it, it was to late. His car was turned the opposite direction from which he was going and headed for the deep ditch. When he hit, his car toppled onto the drivers side deploying the airbags and sending everything inside the car flying! After that he remembers seeing that the car was smoking and then quickly turning it off and getting out. He had to crawl up and out the passengers side. Adam said he couldnt have been going much over 25 or 30 mph. If he had been going much fast the pathfinder would most likely have continued to role over a number of times, ending very badly considering Adam had not put his seat belt on yet. Adam is fine other than a small airbag burn on his right wrist and the sore everything that comes with the jarring and tension! Praise Jesus that that is all he suffered. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about how differently things could have turned out. Thank you Jesus for guarding my husband! Thank for not taking him home just yet! How blessed I am that you have given him to me as a lover and friend!
The insurance adjuster said he is pretty sure that the pathfinder is a total loss. When vehicles turn onto their sides there is a lot of engine damage that would cost much more to fix than what the vehicle is worth. So it looks like we will be buying a new vehicle a few years sooner than we planned! We are praying that the pathfinder is worth a least a little something so that we will have a decent/little down payment for a new vehicle.
