Car Accident

I just called my husband to see if he would be home for supper. He cut the conversation short because he was in the middle of dealing with the Police. He did tell me quickly that he was in an accident and that he and the Pastor with him are fine. He told me not to break out in hives or anything, but that it wasn't good. I don't yet know what that means----and I don't know what this will mean for us, legally, here.

Please pray about this situation!

Thanks!

 

I'm on the phone with him now. He's fine. The van if fine. Our insurance will cover the minimal damage to the other car, which hit our van in the rear, after 10 meters of skid marks.

Legally, it's not good, but it's not bad, either. I'm glad it's no worse than it is.

On a side note, dh took his first breath test tonight. What a crazy night on the mission field!

 

HA! I never do break out in hives, but I do worry so.

Dh was at fault for lack of turn signal. It was evening and no one was on the road. He made an error in judgement and didn't turn on his signal----he was turning into the Pastor's driveway. Just then, the car came up out of nowhere and skid before hitting our van in the rear. Fortunately there wasn't much damage.

The biggest frustration was the language. At one point, they demanded a specific document. Dh tried to tell them that he already gave it to them and that it was in the squad car. They kept telling him they wanted the paper. They wouldn't listen to him. Finally they gave him 24 hours to get that paper. Then they went back to the car----and wouldn't you know it, there was the paper. They held it up to show that they found it, but no apology was given.

In the end, the police were easier on him than our lawyer said they would be. We were pretty worried, but it ended up being ok.

Thanks for praying, all!

 

The way things should be and the way things are, are two very different things when you're a foreigner, unfortunately.

He was a bit sore in the neck last night, but he's fine today.

 

Things are not so orderly on the roads here. I have a picture of a little Lada with a lawn tractor trailer on the back, with 2 cows in it-----on the autobahn!

On the autobahn, there are two lanes on both sides. However, slow drivers drive on the shoulder. If you are in the fast lane and someone behind you flashes their lights, you MUST move over or risk being run right off the roads. When in Rome and all that jazz... Oh, and you have to watch for herds of cows, sheep, goats, etc-----on the autobahn. It's really very dangerous on the roads.

On the regular roads, we have sheep crossings that you have to watch for. We also have horse (or donkey) carts to watch for. All of that, plus, the people prefer to walk on the streets instead of the cracked, uneven sidewalks. Nights are especially dangerous for driving.

One thing you don't have to worry about is getting hit by a train. They lower the whatchyacallits about 30 minutes before the train arrives. You may as well pack a lunch because you're gonna be there a while.

Dh said the police arrived on the scene only 20 minutes after the fact. That was record time! Usually it would take up to two hours.

 

Oh my! Yes, that sounds a lot like here, but more like the country to the north of us. They can turn a two-lane rd into a 4-lane, with parking. They park on the sidewalks if there's no room on the street.

I am from MI also, so it wasn't a schock to see the bad roads. Things are getting better with the EU here---not so many pot holes.

When we first arrived on the field and got off the plane, a dear missionary brother picked us up. He looked at me and said, "You may want to go ahead and take a nap. This is the roughest part of the trip." Boy was he right!!!

 

The matter has been resolved and is a lot better than it could have been. Our insurance will take care of the other man's damage. Dh now has less than a year to acquire a specific drive card, or face fines and/or eventual imprisonment.