Is it beginning to look a lot like Christmas?

[birdrunner]

Wow,

How's wife  (Laura)?


I see all airbags deployed,  scary thing isn't it?

I'd guess the car's a write off.

[Huron52]

I would say the car is not repairable. The cost in replacing the air bags would do it before any front end work was figured in. But it has a lot of good parts that will be reused.

I also hope your wife makes a full recovery!

[alphabet man]

Well, Happy New Year to all!

Drive safe.  Last Wednesday, I met a guy who wasn't...

 Holy !   glad you guys came out all right, I drove home from Trail to Elkford Friday night, roads were icy and  slippery on some sections but that didn't make any difference to some idiots, passing where ever, two inches off my bumper some folks just don't get the whole physics thing about friction coefficients

[alphabet man]

Holy Crap Dave ... the boy ain't much of a boy anymore !    

Great pics. Sled riders around here will be green with envy.

 Jim  that picture was taken when Darren and I went skiing not far from your house Norns/Ladybird area.  There is a shit load of snow above 6500'

Here are a couple  from yesterdays skiing /sledding here in in Elkford  

[bubba zanetti]

Glad there were no serious injuries Geoff!  Way to go Dean! You meet the nicest folks on St.n !

That looks like it was at the big corner heading out of Christina Lake or up near the Eholt Summit headed West ?

[Kootenanny]

I appreciate the concern folks are showing.

FYI, I seem to be OK, Laura has some injuries and is very sore just now, and both the dogs seem OK.  

ICBC estimator hasn't been to see the car yet, but both I and the tow driver are convinced it's a write-off.  Four airbags deployed (side curtain, driver's side, driver's front, passenger's front), the front wheel hub is ripped off, and the chassis is buckled (it's a unibody construction, albeit heavily reinforced).

I took several of photos at the scene, showing the skid marks, tire tracks, impact location, obvious vehicle damage, etc.  ICBC informed me Friday that the other guy is being held completely at fault--I have no idea what charges (if any) may be laid, but I'm sure there will be something (probably "driving too fast for conditions" or similar).

We were coming home from spending Christmas with friends in Osoyoos.  Driving east from Bridesville towards Rock Creek, I saw a small white car approaching around a corner, sliding across the road into my lane.  I braked and headed for the shoulder, but the car collided with our vehicle, and we ended up in the snowbank while the other car ricocheted back across the highway.  They walked too, but had worse injuries than we had.

[Hardware]

...FYI, I seem to be OK, Laura has some injuries and is very sore just now, and both the dogs seem OK...

That's the most important thing!

...both I and the tow driver are convinced it's a write-off.  Four airbags deployed (side curtain, driver's side, driver's front, passenger's front), the front wheel hub is ripped off, and the chassis is buckled (it's a unibody construction, albeit heavily reinforced)...

That's a safe bet.  It's simply an exercise in numbers.  Pro-rated costs for the repairs tallied and weighed against the book value for the vehicle.  Frame tweaking really cuts into that.

...I saw a small white car approaching around a corner, sliding across the road into my lane.  I braked and headed for the shoulder, but the car collided with our vehicle, and we ended up in the snowbank while the other car ricocheted back across the highway...

Yeah, driving too fast for conditions (or whatever the BC MVA wording is) sounds about right to start.

[KLRchickie]

I appreciate the concern folks are showing.

FYI, I seem to be OK, Laura has some injuries and is very sore just now, and both the dogs seem OK.  

Holy crap, Geoff!!!  Please make sure Laura knows that ZED & I are thinking of you both.  That really was a "meeting" that you two didn't need.  Many healing thoughts are coming your way...

[Mr.Black]

Holy shite!  Hope your wife recovered okay!!!

Did the other guy get charged?

Yes. Do tell. Is Mrs. Kootenanny alright?

Did you gouge the other drivers heart out with a spoon?

[Kootenanny]

Yes. Do tell. Is Mrs. Kootenanny alright?

Did you gouge the other drivers heart out with a spoon?

The Mrs. is still off work, she's got a fair bit of pain in her rib cage yet (I can't hug her too hard!).  Her knees have developed some truly brilliant colours.  Thanks for asking!

The other driver had his own wife--and two young children (in car seats)--in the car.  I have the feeling his wife is doing enough gouging for both of us...

[Kootenanny]

Just so people know, I finally settled the vehicle total loss part of our insurance claim, and was able to replace my Suzuki Grand Vitara with another GV--same year and trim level.  Just brought it home today, after getting fresh winter tires installed.  Still needs a headlight (the seller will provide), as one on the new GV has had a broken retainer for the bulb, and I have to bolt on some stuff I took from the write-off, but other than that, I'm wheeled again.

My wife is doing as well as can be expected, but she may be off work for a bit yet.  Broken/bruised ribs are rough, and her knees are still not quite there (she hit the glovebox with her knees, and damaged her ribs on the seatbelt...).

[chomy]

 Glad to hear that all is going well for both of you with hopefully no long term effects. It's easy to replace vehicles, people not so much.

[Oxblood]

WOW! Geoff, I am happy to hear that you and your wife are, for the most part okay. I am, also glad you didn't have to fight with ICBC. Hope your wife heals up quickly.

[Kootenanny]

WOW! Geoff, I am happy to hear that you and your wife are, for the most part okay. I am, also glad you didn't have to fight with ICBC. Hope your wife heals up quickly.

Well, it took a week to get sufficient money to replace my vehicle without my being out-of-pocket; they low-balled me at first, but I had a strong case IMO and persisted.

Personal stuff, for my wife and also for myself...that's unresolved as yet, and may continue to be for some time.  But I needed the vehicle for work, so that took initial priority for me.