Melissa and Her Poor Car

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Just when you think things are going great...BAM

While Melissa was in Seattle on Tuesday interviewing for jobs she was in a car accident on Highway 99. First let me say she is okay, just a little sore and bruised but it could have been worse and when you see the photos you will understand why.

The women that hit Melissa traveled across 4 lanes of traffic doing about 40 miles per hour and hit Melissa in the driver side door. The police and fire department where called and the lady was ticketed. Melissa limped the car home to grandma and grandpa while we started the process of filing claims.

The ladies insurance company has been awful to deal with refusing until today to issue her a rental car. I think the BBB complaint we made yesterday aided in getting the car today.

Now here is the topper and it is pretty unbelievable, the insurance company after talking to Melissa and the women who hit her has determined that Melissa is 10% at fault for the accident because she didn't use "evasive action" to get out of the womens way who had travels over four lanes and hit her. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT! Melissa didn't see the women coming until right before she was hit. Now take into account that the lady hit Melissa square in the center of her car and if Melissa could have use "evasive action" she still would have been either hit in the front of the car or the back of the car. Who knows it could have been even worse than it was. The insurance adjuster has made this determination with out seeing the police report or talking to the witnesses so we feel that when this info is out they will reverse their decission and if they don't than we will get a lawyer. There is no way that Melissa is going to have this on her record, she did nothing wrong, she was simply driving down the road.

UNBELIEVABLE! The good thing is Melissa is okay and on her way home tonight. I will post photos of her car later tonight.

Just so you all know the insurance company that is giving us a hard time is AARP Hartford.

Going Home!

Well it is official we are coming home!!

After moving to Vancouver almost three years ago, it is time to go home! When we moved to Vancouver we knew it was only temporary and that we would be back home.

I can't wait, and either can Melissa or Kyle. Steve would have liked to have stayed in Vancouver, but honestly I think it is only because of how close we live to the race track. Now instead of a 10 minute drive to go racing it will be a 45 minute drive to race. Alex and Sky are really too young to really know the differance. Although Alex is showing signs of his anxiety again, I hope the SM doesn't come back in full force but I am expecting a little of it. Whatever may come we will deal with it as always.

I never did feel like I fit in here, like I did in Seattle, although I have met some great people here and have been super successful in fighting the WASL here. Now it is time to put my energy else where...watch out Shoreline here I come.

I think my mind set changed from thinking yes I could live here in Vancouver to NO WAY I want to go home when I had a shot gun point at me at my house and a creep tried to push his way into our home. And to think we live in a nice area in Vancouver. It was at that point that all I could think off was going home where I have family, friends and support. I didn't have that here and dealing with the trauma of thinking I could have died by gun shot wound was just to much to handle.

So we will be moving on the 3rd and 4th of August. Steve will start his new job with Heath Northwest at the Portland office on July 31st and then start managing the Seattle office on August 7th where he will be the Vice President of Sales. That same monday the 7th I will begin my career with Romy Boutique as the store manager and I am truly looking forward to this opportunity. Melissa will start a job as assistant manager of the Dawg Pound (Husky shop) in the U district.

It is going to be a challenging year but one that I look forward to.

Seven days and counting until the move....hummmm, maybe I should get packing.