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Screech!

I witnessed a little fender bender this morning. I was taking my two daughters to High School. The traffic around there is a nightmare, due to the fact that the school fronts a major north/south route. So, not only do you have to contend with school buses, pedestrians and parent's dropping of their kids, but also commuter traffic and delivery trucks. So, it's probably some small miracle that there are not more auto accidents around the school. I was waiting to make a right turn and suddenly heard a screech of brakes. I look up in time to see a tan Dodge Intrepid slam into the rear of a little Suzuki Samurai. The Samurai hadn't actually come to a complete stop but had slowed considerably and the driver of the Intrepid wasn't paying attention. I heard the unmistakable "bang" and watched the Samurai move about 5 feet forward and it's read end go slightly airborne as the other car drove under it. Both drivers pull to the side. Both young teenage boys, possibly students at the school. Ironically, I didn't see any significant damage on the Samurai, but it looked like the Intrepids hood was peeled back like a banana skin. Anyway, seeing auto accidents, even if they don't involve me, get me all stressed out. I think it may have something to do with me being involved in a pretty serious one back in 1986. Reliving the sounds, etc., bring back all the memories. Now, I'm all tense....