My girls thought it was one of the most exciting things they've ever been in, on Monday they were in school telling their teachers and little friends that a big "balloon" had popped out from daddy's steering wheel on the freeway and then a big truck came and I put my truck on his truck and he went away! They weren't even the least bit scared after we hit, two little troopers for sure.
Couple of photos of the pickup I rear ended. The guy and his two friends were totally cool about it both before and after the cops showed up. I felt bad for them, they had been driving back all the way from Arizona and were only about 15 miles away from home. In the second photo you can make out the faint mark of the "Land Rover" letters of my hood on the lower end of his tailgate, about 3-4" lower than where they normally would be... I guess you can tell how hard I was braking, haha.
Oh well, such is life. Thanks for the kind words everyone. Surviving the next 2 weeks in a Hyundai Sonata rental is going to be another challenge...