Fender Bender

Lora & the Odyssey were rear ended last night.

Lora & the Girls are all fine. Relatively low speed and minimal damage. Lady behind Lora slid in the rain at a stop light. If she'd had another foot or two, she could have got it stopped without the help of our van. The extent of the damage was the result of the nuts for the license plate punching thru the bumper cover, but the cover didn't even dent, or at least it popped back out. The most unsightly damage came from her license plate bracket - 'Oakland Raiders' is now etched into the paint. And, yes, it's readable! (That must be removed at ALL costs!)

Lora said she was a bit sore, but she thinks it's because she was tensed up when it happened; She was in the process avoiding another car (full brakes, wet road, and the Odyssey's computer took over - amazing, but un-nerving) and she saw the other coming from behind. Lora and Girls were well buckled in and the Girls barely felt the impact.