When I was 18 I was in an accident and suffered a very serious head injury. (some may be thinking, oh thats why he is such a weenie).
I was not drinking nor was the driver that ran me over and changed my life. The last time I drank alchohol was two nites before that (tequilla in mexico)
Funny how some things people say stick with us mold us shape us and make us the people we are today.
1982 I was riding home with my sister (I was 12), it was just after 10:15. We are coming into our neighborhood around a blind corner. for about a 1/2 second I see headlights in front of us (This is only a vague memorie, but burned in place none the less). Next think I know I am looking out the side window and seeing lights on houses come on. Then I am laying down on the side of the rode, I must have tried to get out of the car. I vaguely remember seeing my sister slumped over the steering wheel. Next memory is a lady and a man telling me not to move, (my head is on the down hill side - a minute later a paramedic is there (Fire Station was at the end of the street) telling them to keep my head down hill ( I was bleeding heavily inside my mouth, they did not want me to choke I guess). Next I remember being on a gourney getting rolled to ambulance. I see this other car with the guy sitting in the drivers seat with his legs are on the ground. (He broke his toe and had some scratches). My sister sheared the steering column of her 78 Old Cutlass when she impacted it/it impacted her. The rear of the motor was inside the car on the drivers side floorboard. The front left corner of the car was now at the front window piller. The right rear of the car had a big dent. Car evidently was knocked backwards and bounced off a telephone pole that was 3-5 foot off the road, My face went into the windshield, lucky not through it. Dislocated my left leg at the hip. Torn Cartiledge that to this date is still torn. I missed so much school I my parents and the councilor felt it best to repeat. My sister suffered internal injuries did not look at bad physically. I looked the worse with my mouth split open inside and out. I can feel the scar tissue on both sides of my mouth as I type this.
Now the things that mold us comment comes into play here as well. One of the Paramedics was a family friend, he was tending to the driver of the other car, he finds 2 OZ of Pot under his shirt. They guys ask him not to say anything.. "Those are my friends in that car". The Driver had no insurance. no license. and Barely a scratch on his body other and a scrape on his head. He never spent one day in jail. I honestly do not know what else happened to him beyond that. We sued our insurance company who would have attempted to sue him for damages. ( I never understood that terminology at the time but that is what was explained - so not us technically suing our ins.)..........
So, to this day. I do not care for Pot. I have always said that I do not care for people who smoke it. Yes, later in life I learned not to hold it against close friends that did. I did try it twice. once when I was 21. and then 10 years or so at the beach on vacation with my wife and her best friend. BFF had the stuff. Not going to say I did not like it or I can see why people do like it, hell, I wanted to Nail both my wife and the Friend!!!!!!!!!! But I later told her that It is not for me. That is not how I have fun.......... To Many Bad Memories.
OK< this was much longer response. But I think post like this helps people to understand and know why we are each the way we are and what molds us into the person we are.
