The Incident

As you may notice, some of my stories are old. Deal.

The following tale is one of compiled stories (well, one account) and tidbits of my own memory. Take it for as much truth as you wish.

FOR THE RECORD - OFFICIAL INCIDENT REPORT

Heading to work one bright sunny day, Kelsey and Mindy, aboard the faithful and true 90cc Veteran, were happily basking in the beams of Thursday morning Bible study and dear friends. Little did they know that a mere 10 minutes away from their destination something ominous was waiting.

Cue: men with fire hoses spraying down 3 lanes of traffic.

To avoid being lacerated by the streams of cold water shooting into their lane, Mindy, after concluding that it was safe to do so, merged into the far left lane of the road.

Enter: Seoul City Bus with a straight, shiny bumper.

Being as Korean roads are, with no drainage, and the amount of water being spewed forming a small lagoon in the aforesaid left lane, the ill-fated Veteran and his passengers were in quite the predicament.

Apply brakes: reduced speed at impact from 40 kph to 30 kph.

Being in an unconscious state, Mindy was of no help for the 2 minutes that followed. Some might say, her presence of mind was lost from that entire day, and may very well never be recovered. Kelsey, on the other hand, who was of sound and wise mind, though banged up in body, called their boss. After ascertaining that Mindy was neither dead, paralyzed, or broken, the police and ambulance arrived soon after to escort our two girls to the hospital.

Results of Incident: Severe concussion and bruising for our driver, yours truly, and deep-cut stitches and heavy bruising for the Lovepot, Kelsey.

Recovery is almost, if not all completed, but the repercussions of the not-so-straight bumper and the demolished Veteran are still working themselves out. The fire-hosing hooligans walked away unscathed and unknown.

Moral: Never play chicken with a Seoul City Bus. YOU WILL LOSE.

RIP Veteran
Oct 2009 - April 2010