So You Think You Had A Bad Day…
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Well, my wife went across town to take care of some stuff and on her way back a metal plate either fell of off or was kicked up by a truck going about 80 MPH that just passed her. It hit the column at the edge of the wind shield (I guess it's a wind screen now, since it does have holes in it), dented the metal and tore off the trim around the edge of the glass. Of course the truck driver never knew anything happened. The great news is that it hit the column. If it went just a little more toward the center of the car, it probably would have gone through the glass and taken her head off. Makes one tremble just thinking about how close it was. Tomorrow we get to talk to the insurance and find out how much it will cost. Fortunately for them she was driving her old car ('87 Camry) rather than the kitty cat.
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Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Wow, that's no fun. The closest I've ever come to hitting a large animal (I've got a few small ones... birds, squirrels, etc) was when I was going about 70 MPH at night on a mountain road. There was a cement divider to temporarily separate the roads during construction. I young dear jumped over that and ran straight into the driver side of my car... the actual side of the car, not the front. Not even sure if it got hurt, but my heart was racing like nothing else. I'm sure you can relate. That deer probably could too.
I've hit a deer too, but it was years ago. I was driving a Geo Metro at the time. That one wasn't pretty at all. I did pretty good dodging the first three legs, but the fourth one got me. Totalled the car.
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Yeah, fraid so. I sort of guessed that Mr. Squiggle might have been a kids TV character but that's all. The only Aus TV kids character that I'm even vaguely aware of is something called Bottletop Bill? Something like that anyway and only because I've seen it in the listings.
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Bottletop Bill
And his best friend Corky?
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…Here’s how my day went. It started on the drive to work. It’s dark, and I’m doing about 50 mph on a two lane road when a large dog runs out in front of me. Unfortunately, the ensuing accident was unavoidable. It was truly a heart-breaking scene. A beautiful chocolate lab lies dead in the road. And of course, no tags, so tracking down the owner is going to be difficult. I feel horrible, even sick at this point, and then I see my car. Holy crap! Hard to believe a dog could do that kind of damage! (the estimate later in the day was $1837!!!) Fortunately the police show up so I file a report and help them clean up the mess. Apparently they bag the dog and take it to the pound’s animal morgue in case the owner comes looking for it. My car still seems drivable, so I turn around to head home. I haven’t even made it a quarter of mile when a raccoon runs out in front of me and I run it over! So now I’m thinking: What the hell is going on!? I’m afraid to get out of my car for fear of being attacked by birds at this point. Fortunately, the rest of the drive home was uneventful, but I was extra careful pulling into the driveway to make sure I didn’t run over our cat. So I explain the situation to my wife, call in to work to let them know I’m skipping it today, file my insurance claim, help get the kids off to school, and then plan to drive my car to the repair shop and have my wife pick me up in her vehicle. While waiting for my wife to pull out of the garage, she comes walking over to me and says, “You’re not going to believe this, but my car won’t start.” I thought she was joking with me (a very poor taste joke). She wasn’t: dead battery. Unbelievable... I hope tomorrow goes better.
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…Here’s how my day went. It started on the drive to work. It’s dark, and I’m doing about 50 mph on a two lane road when a large dog runs out in front of me. Unfortunately, the ensuing accident was unavoidable. It was truly a heart-breaking scene. A beautiful chocolate lab lies dead in the road. And of course, no tags, so tracking down the owner is going to be difficult. I feel horrible, even sick at this point, and then I see my car. Holy crap! Hard to believe a dog could do that kind of damage! (the estimate later in the day was $1837!!!) Fortunately the police show up so I file a report and help them clean up the mess. Apparently they bag the dog and take it to the pound’s animal morgue in case the owner comes looking for it. My car still seems drivable, so I turn around to head home. I haven’t even made it a quarter of mile when a raccoon runs out in front of me and I run it over! So now I’m thinking: What the hell is going on!? I’m afraid to get out of my car for fear of being attacked by birds at this point. Fortunately, the rest of the drive home was uneventful, but I was extra careful pulling into the driveway to make sure I didn’t run over our cat. So I explain the situation to my wife, call in to work to let them know I’m skipping it today, file my insurance claim, help get the kids off to school, and then plan to drive my car to the repair shop and have my wife pick me up in her vehicle. While waiting for my wife to pull out of the garage, she comes walking over to me and says, “You’re not going to believe this, but my car won’t start.” I thought she was joking with me (a very poor taste joke). She wasn’t: dead battery. Unbelievable... I hope tomorrow goes better.
-NP Never underestimate the creativity of the end-user.
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Well, my wife went across town to take care of some stuff and on her way back a metal plate either fell of off or was kicked up by a truck going about 80 MPH that just passed her. It hit the column at the edge of the wind shield (I guess it's a wind screen now, since it does have holes in it), dented the metal and tore off the trim around the edge of the glass. Of course the truck driver never knew anything happened. The great news is that it hit the column. If it went just a little more toward the center of the car, it probably would have gone through the glass and taken her head off. Makes one tremble just thinking about how close it was. Tomorrow we get to talk to the insurance and find out how much it will cost. Fortunately for them she was driving her old car ('87 Camry) rather than the kitty cat.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E. Comport Computing Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
I had a similar experience on a bus years ago. I was sitting at the back when the 2 windows either side of column came in around me. I was only a couple of hundred yards from my stop, so I just got off and walked down to my lift. It turned out that the bus had hit a gas cylinder on the road, and somehow it shot out and spun back to hit the column. If it had not hit the column, it probably would have come straight thru the window and knocked my brains out.
Pete
