This morning we had breakfast as a family and left Samara behind. She could not understand why today she was being left at home yet the last two days she has been leaving with us. She yelled a bit but calmed down.
We had our nice morning drive with Alex and he dropped off at work and I thought to myself how I was going to get to work before nine today. As am driving along Uhuru Highway, there is a silver car ahead of me that is really going slowly despite the lights being green. So anyways, I drive patiently behind the car and when the lights turn green, am all set to go and the driver starts moving at snail's pace but am there in the car saying move move before it turns red.
All over sudden the guy just stopped and I break and bang,it was too late I hit his car. So I put hazard try to use my lovely gift to call Alex but cant even dial it, I had said how I would learn to use it today. Anyways the gentleman gets out of his car and starts asking me why I hit him, and I explain that the lights were still green when he just stopped unexpectedly and he said the policeman had stopped him to let people cross. So he says I need to repair his car, which is dented at the bumper. The Cop who was there just told us to drive to Uhuru park so as not to cause much traffic and sort ourselves there. So we drove there, I picked my older phone called the insurance agent and Alex.
Isn't it amazing how the insurance guys tell you not to admit liability? Anyways he asked me to take down the number plate, policy number and name of insurer of the other car and let him know that the insurance will deal with the issue. The owner of the car was in a rush and said he has not time for such things and was asking me we drive to his garage and his car is repaired, I pay and then follow up with insurance. Oh that is a big NO! NO! in Kenya, why..which insurance will accept to refund you? After all if its lower than Kshs 20,000 as per our cover you foot the costs. I insisted that we go to Central traffic police station, get an abstract statement that we would submit to insurance as I had been instructed. The other guy did not want and so I took his car details and he opted to repair his own car,
Truth be told I breathed a sign of relief..now where was that money going to come from now to repair that car and ours? The damage on ours wasn't too bad, though when Alex came, oh when my prince charming came to rescue me, he said it wasn't so bad and he tied the bumper with some wires inside the bonnet and said we will handle the matter when he returns after his trip. Those words just warmed my heart and I knew all was OK.Again I thanked God for sending Alex my way and am glad to have him in my life today more than ever.
I got to work slightly later than I thought but I am safe and sound and that is all that matters.
Have a safe Thursday, won't you?
We had our nice morning drive with Alex and he dropped off at work and I thought to myself how I was going to get to work before nine today. As am driving along Uhuru Highway, there is a silver car ahead of me that is really going slowly despite the lights being green. So anyways, I drive patiently behind the car and when the lights turn green, am all set to go and the driver starts moving at snail's pace but am there in the car saying move move before it turns red.
All over sudden the guy just stopped and I break and bang,it was too late I hit his car. So I put hazard try to use my lovely gift to call Alex but cant even dial it, I had said how I would learn to use it today. Anyways the gentleman gets out of his car and starts asking me why I hit him, and I explain that the lights were still green when he just stopped unexpectedly and he said the policeman had stopped him to let people cross. So he says I need to repair his car, which is dented at the bumper. The Cop who was there just told us to drive to Uhuru park so as not to cause much traffic and sort ourselves there. So we drove there, I picked my older phone called the insurance agent and Alex.
Isn't it amazing how the insurance guys tell you not to admit liability? Anyways he asked me to take down the number plate, policy number and name of insurer of the other car and let him know that the insurance will deal with the issue. The owner of the car was in a rush and said he has not time for such things and was asking me we drive to his garage and his car is repaired, I pay and then follow up with insurance. Oh that is a big NO! NO! in Kenya, why..which insurance will accept to refund you? After all if its lower than Kshs 20,000 as per our cover you foot the costs. I insisted that we go to Central traffic police station, get an abstract statement that we would submit to insurance as I had been instructed. The other guy did not want and so I took his car details and he opted to repair his own car,
Truth be told I breathed a sign of relief..now where was that money going to come from now to repair that car and ours? The damage on ours wasn't too bad, though when Alex came, oh when my prince charming came to rescue me, he said it wasn't so bad and he tied the bumper with some wires inside the bonnet and said we will handle the matter when he returns after his trip. Those words just warmed my heart and I knew all was OK.Again I thanked God for sending Alex my way and am glad to have him in my life today more than ever.
I got to work slightly later than I thought but I am safe and sound and that is all that matters.
Have a safe Thursday, won't you?
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