So I'm sitting there at a redlight (about 2 cars back) on a small hill and suddenly, I feel disoriented. I see the car in front of me getting closer. That car doesn't have its reverse lights on so I figure maybe I somehow let out the clutch a little bit? Unlikely but I check quickly. Everything OK. But that means that the car in front is rolling towards me. Oh shit. I jump on the horn but too late. Half a second after the horn, I feel my car rock back and forth a little. I just got front-ended!

So I kick my brain into memory mode and repeat the license plate number I see in front of me over and over again. Before I even notice the make/model of the car, the light turns green and the car zooms on to an on ramp and heads north on Rt. 101. Fucker! I suppose I could have chased the offender but with gas prices at $first born/gallon, I didn't think it'd be worth it. Plus I had his license plate number...

But I was still pretty frustrated and so got home and wrote up a "missed connections" on craigslist to vent. Didn't expect any response but a day later, I get one email from a guy offering to connect me to a private investigator if I needed it, and another email from a girl offering help tracking down the offender (jokingly, of course). Both recommended contacting the police (which I will) but the emails were genuine and they were trying to be helpful. How considerate!

So the damage isn't big. It's barely noticeable really...a 1.5" horizontal slash (very thin) on the front bumper, almost in the middle. But it IS damage and I WILL have the bumper repaired professionally by a good body shop, mainly because I want to teach the offender a lesson. That's right, I want justice and a bit of revenge. I will make him/her pay for the full bumper repair/refinish, estimated at $600+ by a body shop I trust (for removing bumper, repairing damage, and then repainting the entire thing). This car really does attract accidents!