Dodge Nitro

We currently have, instead of Eric's car, a stylish Dodge Nitro. Why?

On Thursday night, Eric went to Grub Club and was taking a friend home afterward. A guy blew through a stop light and slammed into the driver's side of the Ford 500.

Eric was thinking he was ok until about 20 minutes after the police left (about the same time it took me to leave the Fan and get to him in Short Pump). We wound up at the emergency room at St. Mary's. They did xrays- there's nothing wrong with him but Eric's really sore and uncomfortable- he tried to go today without pain killers and it was too soon.

And of course, we are in the unenviable position of having our reliable family car being either repaired (and never being the same) and the 10 year old Audi still being on death's door. We test drove a station wagon today but we may wind up needing a replacement for Eric's car first. Aargh.