[upthesaukee]

There were two accidents in Alton today. One involved my sister in law on rte 28 in Alton by the scenic view near Chestnut Cove Rd. Snow was blowing across the road, Blazer downshifted going up the hill, the back end broke loose, and she went into the ditch under the scenic view (big rock cliff.) Her car nosed over, crushing the front of the roof down almost onto the steering wheel. Bad news, car is totalled. Good news is that once the passerbys established she was ok, they cut her seatbelt so she could get out of the car and she walked away. Yes, thank goodness for the seatbelt, and even better, she is just barely over 5 feet tall; any taller and I would not be joking.
Second accident was at the Alton circle. Lady heading south on 28 enroute from Wolfeboro to Keene, and as she got on the rtes 28/11 common area on the south side of the circle, her windshield cracked and then the back end spun out on her, and she ended up down in the ditch in the circle. My nephew and I had gone to get a screwdriver to get the license plates off his mom's blazer, and when we got back to where the car was, this woman's van had just been dropped off. She had a friend on her way from Tuftonboro to pick her up, but there was no where for her to wait that was out of the cold, so my wife and I waited in the parking lot with her in our car until her friend showed up.

We spent the better part of the morning and early afternoon consoling two accident victims, but the best part was they both walked away with no injuries. Not a bad day afterall.