Saturday, February 18, 2017

It happened.

Thanks, Krzysztof, I will go tomorrow and buy some compressed air and blow out the fan on my laptop.

Well, it finally happened after driving in Poland for 8 years. I was driving home on Hetma艅ska street, a double lane street, in the rain and the car in front of me suddenly applied his brakes There was an opening in the right lane so I swerved to avoid hitting the car in front of me but at that same time the car forward in the right lane also put his brakes on. I immediately applied my brakes, swerved to the left to avoid him but the wet pavement didn't stoop my car and I hit him in the left rear of his car. In the meantime, the car behind me tried to stop, couldn't and ran into the back of my car causing no damage to either car. This happened at 13:10. The man in the first car called the police and we waited until 14:45 for them to arrive. His car had a small dent and a strip of plastic missing. My car's bumper, right driving light, right side panel and hood were damaged. In the end I was given a ticket for 250 zl and I drove home. My PZU insurance will pay for all repairs with no further cost to us. No one was hurt and that was the good thing. When I gave the police my International Drivers License they said, "What the f**k is this". :-)

Dzi臋ki, Krzysztof, jutro kupi臋 spr臋偶one powietrze i oczyszcz臋 wentylator mojego laptopa. 

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