Damn if I had one of these moments. Going south on PCH passing Malibu top down on a nice sunny day. I stop at Malibu and PCH and something odd pops up on the GPS - mainly it's been having screen problems lately - I reach over to slap at it when suddenly *BAM*...

Without realizing it, when I reached over I must have let up on the clutch a bit and the car creeped into the intersection while my attention was focused on the GPS and an older 1980 Civic hatchback turning on PCH nails my driver's side door. The car is driveable and I limp to a nearby space off the road with the Civic. I am mortified because I KNOW it's my damn fault, and the front fender behind the side marker and the driver's side door on the S are just totally F'ed up. The Civic in comparison has some minor damage to the front bumper. It's one of the real old Hondas with a metal bumper.

So here I am, giving my info to the other driver, knowing full well I am gonna get my ass reamed from the insurance company when they hike my rates... when a motorcycle cop comes into the lot and starts citing me for my carelessness 'cause he saw what happened in the intersection.

I suddenly wake from the blaring alarm clock in a cold sweat and the first thing I do is try to play back the events in my head not believing or realizing it was a dream brought about by two 25-cent frozen burritos and lots of ice tea. A few moments later I figured out what was going on and thanked my lucky stars it was just a dream. An unusually vivid dream. I was so unconvinced I had to give the car a once-over before I left for work this morning.

No, this isn't a troll. It really happened to me last night. I guess I obsess too much about the damn car now and need professional help.

 

I concur on the professional help part, but yes good thing it was a dream.

 

I can relate. I've gotten up yelling at nobody b/c of bad dreams where someone is vandalizing my S.

 

what a horrible prank to play on us! i was worried for ya but then to realize, "he is joking, right?" damn, goodthing it was a dream though..

 

Quite possibly Robert Farago...

 

Yes, I'm really serious about it. It's enough to make me avoid that intersection for a good long while.

 

Damn, I was the guy in the Honda Civic and was going to clean up on the insurance settlement until you realized it was only a dream. Do you think, with the right lawyer, I might still have a whiplash case? After all, it is California. I recommend that you stay away from magic mushrooms for a while and be careful about following white rabbits.

 

Do what normal people do that drive manuals and are sitting at a stop light or are trying to reach across for something. Put it in neutral and let off the clutch! Next time in your dream, remember that.

 

haha, time to take the mugwort from under your pillow

 

I was in the highlands of Kenya, East Africa on September 11, 2001 and thought I was having a vivid dream when someone told me, in broken English, that two airplanes had taken down the World Trade Center buildings. I spent a couple of days with limited info, hoping it was a dream and wish it had turned out like yours.