Submitted
by Al Kanovsky 08/15/15
…tale
of woe and faith. Short & sweet. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Last
night Nicole Henry was making an appearance at Arts Garage in Delray Beach. I left
home in plenty of time. A bad accident had traffic on I95 tied up just south of
the airport exit. Another tie up just north of Sunrise was just as bad. I
continued along in light traffic. I was travelling in the express lane as it
was after 7PM. A motorist in front of me stopped short and in order to avoid a
collision I swerved right and then left. The back end spun out carrying me
across 3 lanes of traffic and back again ending in a crash into the concrete
median barrier.
I
hit no other car. Caused no bodily harm (outside of myself).
A
young man, I think his last name was Earle and he is a boat broker, rushed to
my aid and helped me to the side of the road. A young woman stopped as well.
She's a nurse and tended to my wound. All I can say is that the Lord was there.
That no one was seriously injured or killed is a genuine miracle. That and the
care I received from the EMS team and the staff at Holy Cross Hospital. Add a
phone call from Jackie Deering wondering where I would be, resulted in a ride,
some dinner and finally being chauffeured home.
Yes,
all miraculous. The bad is the pain in my ribs and lower back. The skin scrape
which will leave a badly scarred forearm. The ugly: contacted my insurance
company this morning. No collision coverage. Car is totaled. It gets uglier.
Way short of funds to buy a usable vehicle. Final result---No more nights of
reviewing JAZZ & BLUES until I can scrape together enough bucks for a car.
Overall
I thank G-d for looking after me and the others that were on the road at the
time. He surely had a Hand in the result. I remind all my friends to "Walk
In the Path Of His Light". Miracles will happen!
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Al's Disclaimer:
A
short note: The reason I write this is because I love music and words. I do not
book acts. I do not promote acts. I do not accept invitations to review
artists. I go to venues of my own choice. When and where is not influenced by
anything other than who I would like to hear that night or day. If I don't like
what I hear, I won't write about it. When I like it I let you all know. I
never mention a name without asking permission. "Pardon me, Miss. Would
you like to dance?"
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