Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"Man may be a very peculiar animal, but he is still a part of the system of nature." -- Marston Bates (thanks to blueeowyn)

[A joyous solstice to all who observe it, and a hopeful turning of the seasons. For those inclined to note the moment, not just the day (spiritual or not) it's at 19:22 EST]

<Scree->[crashthump]<-ch> *beeeep!*

Yeah, in that order. Though perhaps it was some third steering around the first two that beeped. (Still, a bit late for a warning, but I didn't see; maybe there was a good reason.)

Grab phone & camera, go to window; cars came to rest in a curb lane, appear most-likely still driveable, occupands walking around without obvious signs of pain, one driver dragging detached bumper out of the middle of the intersection. Decide I don't need to call 911.

My guess is that one car tried to stop for a yellow light, but that's just a SWAG[1] based on nothing more than the fact that both cars are pointing the same (correct) direction now, and how very short the skid-screech was. No injuries & not blocking traffic? Not my problem.

Water pump that pushes hot water to the radiators in my house making "bad bearing" chirpsqueak? My problem.

[1] "Silly, Wild-Ass Guess".