Hard time = Fun times

Ok, so maybe hard times aren't always fun, but when things don't go as planned, and they don't kill you, they can make life a little more lemony.

For instance, I was in a car accident last week. Most people, and somewhat including me, would think of all the trouble this is going to bring (especially when the other dude who was without a doubt at fault, makes up some stupid lie). And yes, it is a hassle, and something you may not want to deal with, but look at the bright side, it threw a wrench in your life, and sent you on a detour. Who likes driving on a straight road all the time anyway. Bumps and curves in the road make things more interesting and give us something to do.

How would life be if it were always groundhogs day? What if everything always went right? We would never grow from tough experiences, and I at least would probably contimplate suicide all the time (ok, not really) because the same thing every day is so boring.

So even though calling the insurance company, taking my truck to the body shop, and having to borrow my friends car to get to work takes time away from my busy hw and fun time schedule, it's something different.

I've never had to deal w/ an insurance company all by myself, and so now I'm learning a little about how things work. Now if I ever get into an another accident, I'll know how things work, and if a friend, spouse or child of mine get's into an accident, I can point them in the right direction.

So it's kinda cool to see how things in life work. The body shop guy uses high tech computer programs to log what's wrong w/ my truck, which leads me to wonder how in the heck they did all this before? As many problems computers have brought, techinically and morally, they can help out a ton as well.

I've also learned that the insurance people you deal with are unexpectedly nonshalant (sp? dictionary.com was NO help on this one. If you know how to spell it, let me know) with you. I feel like I'm chatting with a friend when talking to them; which is kind of nice but at the same time I miss a more stoic customer service approach. I don't know, a mix would be better.

So all in all, so far this has been an alright experience. I'm learning, and I'm glad I am early in life, so if I ever get married, my wife doesn't think I'm a fool. After all, don't most people learn through experience? I don't feel too bad about not knowing things some people think I should.