[Jagshund]

Glad your son is doing relatively well- all things considered.

Funny story- I had a couple in an IROC dive under the rear bumper of my '72 El Camino after being hit by a guy in a Celica (he was looking for a phone on the floor). All parties were fine (we talked for nearly an hour in the street) but nearly three years later I was subpoenaed as a witness.

The couple was trying to claim ~ $1M in damages since the accident due to mental trauma, physical disabilities, etc. Their attorney even tried to corner me beforehand to make sure I would testify about the intensity of the accident- I told him to *&#$ off but he brought up that I had written that I was "rammed in the rear" on the incident report (I had- how many times can you get away with that??) The judge dismissed the $1M and the couple had to settle for about $20K after I testified that the accident was so minor that I still had the same bumper on my car and it was parked down the street from the courthouse if the jury wanted to take a look at it; it was bowed in maybe .5" in the center but the chrome hadn't been scratched.

The a&&**** attorney looked shellshocked; I think I skipped back to the car.