horrible luck, gets worse

[rwhite65]

I am going to post two pictures.....for you guys to live and learn by for two reasons.
The first is, no matter how good of a driver we are......we get reminded how not so good we are every now and then. MY job requires me to run high speeds with many obstacles and heavy traffic at times. I have been through high speed driving courses and "passed" with a's.
The second is...and in my case more relevant...the love for our cars can get us hurt.....or hurt your car even more as in the following case.
MY car has been my pride and joy since the day I bought it back in 1995. Lots of money, lots of sweat, and a whole lot of wrench throwing got it to the pic in the signature. Tonight I was taking it home after only a few hours of driving it to a local town for dinner with some buddies and then home. AS I rounded a corner.....I caught with my eyes a black dog sitting in the center lane. I know not to swerve to miss animals...I tell people that almost daily...but this is my baby.....my pride.....my car with an ornamental bumper and lots of fiberglass on the front......I thought I could miss it.....anyway....I think I missed the dog, but ended up on in the opposite side ditch and hit a culvert - it launched me in the air maybe only a few feet, but a few too many....missed the 4ft oak by 4 feet. The damage in the pic looks minimal, but the lines on the whole left side of the car are off now, including even the trunck. I am worried now I may have bent the frame.

After it was finally towed to the place that painted the gorgeous paint, i was on my way home in my very nice, but replaceable grand cherokee......still thinking about my car....a deer runs out in front of me and I cream it....more like it ran into me actually....it's blood was everywhere, my hood flew up....pulled the tranny lines loose and the coolant lines too. pushed the radiator almost into the motor...and the strange thing.....no air bag.....y?

I really hope this very, very bad luck of mine can help some of you out ...and realize.....it can happen....sometimes...twice in a matter of hours.

I only posted 2 pics...have more, wanted to post these so you all did not think I was b@#$ SH#$ing you.

by the way, I was only doing about 45 when I tried to miss the dog. Old brake systems...possibly partially to blame....but I should have hit the dog
Ryan