I don't know if this is Pubski material but I didn't want to make a tellhubski post about it. So on Monday a car slammed through the front window at my job. I've made kind of a big deal about being an artist but I work at a frame shop because I like food. Monday I was in the back sorting mat board pieces and I hear a crash and an, "Oh shit!."One of the shop cats comes blasting into the back. I thought there was a car accident in front of the shop because we're on a busy highway and we see a lot of accidents. I was right about the accident but it's in the store. The horn is blaring, the smell of airbag charge is in the air, people are shouting and one of my co workers is about losing his shit trying to dial 911. Some woman lost consciousness, hit an 18 wheeler and drove through the front of the building, knocking out a steel I beam and ~96 square feet of tempered plate glass. Firefighters had to cut her out of the car. You can see in the second picture they cut the whole B pillar out of the vehicle. Last I heard she's in critical condition with a litany of injuries. We cleaned up for about six hours and did a damn good job. The cats normally hang out in the show room. It took until midafternoon for us to find them. The building is huge and they found the most remote (and disgusting) corner to curl up in. They're still not back to sleeping by the door. Wear your seatbelt kids. A history of seizure disorder isn't a barrier to motor vehicle operation in this country.
Jesus. What do you think the end result will be for the business? Is there some form of insurance to cover that? I hope this woman recovers.
It could be good for the business. The insurance company should pay for everything so we should get a fat check for the damage. I'm still a little worried that they're going to make it difficult. And we lost a huge chunk of inventory. But my boss doesn't seem worried. I heard him use the word windfall.