Janis is gonna get you

So I ran into my coworker's car this morning.

The parking lot for my office was obviously designed by people under the assumption that the trend in the size of cars was going to be favoring a decrease, instead of the continued creation of humongous HUMMERS and various other SUVS (and apparently, the larger sized mercedes benzes).

Before attempting to pull into the obviously tight spot, I thought to myself "Maybe i shouldn't even try". But of course, I did try, and I ended up tapping her car relatively lightly.

However, my car is (as I have now learned) a MONSTER (that will eat you all up).
The small tap left a sizable dent in her car.

I thought briefly about leaving the scene of the crime. No one had seen me. No one would ever know it was me. There were plenty of other people in the office to blame. But my conscience managed to kick in, and I thought about how angry I would be if someone did that same thing to me. So I drove around the block, found a parking spot on the street, and snuck into the office to tell my coworker the bad news.

She took the news graciously, and we went outside to look at the damage. As soon as she saw how badly I had smushed her bumper, she began apologizing to me. Apparently she felt sorry that she was going to have to make me pay her to get it fixed. We arranged it so that she would go get an estimate on the car, and only after that would I decide whether i'd be going through my insurance or not.

A few hours later, I get a text message from her. The estimate (from a place that she has taken her car to before, and has given her incredibly good rates) was for 1000 (!!!) dollars.
Holy macarel! How could my car, going a mere 4 miles an hour, cause 1000 bucks worth of damage!

So now i'm going to be in debt to my insurance company for the next three years. I'm also going to have to turn in a report to the DMV, and this incident is going to go on my driving record. Here is the lesson for all of you risk takers out there: If you have any doubts whatsoever, DON'T DO IT.