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ranzuo
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Joined: June 05, 2009
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Location: Nashvegas, Tennessee
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 Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:27 pm Post subject: I survived . . . . . . . . . . |
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Glad I wasn't in my dub.
I was driving and a big Chevy camper van ran a stop sign and broadsided me right into my door. This caused me to slide and then the opposite back tire caught a snow drift which launched me into the air. I did a complete spin in the air before crashing down on the roof, right where my head should have been. I rolled another full roll and came to a stop on the drivers side.
Somehow I was unharmed. I stood up and pushed the passenger door open and crawled out.
I don't know how I came out of this alive. The police officer that came to see me in the hospital told me the story. He said that even the rescue workers were shaking their heads in disbelief that I was unharmed.
I do have a few injuries that are minor. I hit my head somewhere so I have a bad bruise but no concussion. My neck is sore and stiff. My left shoulder is bruised and I have a few minor bruises and cuts. Thats it.
I'll take the outcome. Happy to be alive. Things could have been so much worse.
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akbluebus
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Joined: February 03, 2008
Posts: 99
Location: Mesa, Arizona
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| Wow, you really lucked out. Count your blessings for sure. |
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MinamiKotaro
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Joined: July 18, 2008
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Location: Somewhere in TN
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LeviMan2001
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Joined: April 11, 2009
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Location: Alaska
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ranzuo
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Joined: June 05, 2009
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Location: Nashvegas, Tennessee
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| Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:40 am Post subject: |
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Lol, actually I was pretty blinded by the suns reflection off the snow.
Plus, I'm not the most photogenic person.
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wgargan
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Joined: September 21, 2002
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Location: Dreaming of the Rockies
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Wow.
that scratch will buff out.
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Rowroy
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Joined: November 07, 2006
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Location: The ass of nowhere
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Damn, most people spend big bucks for a top-chop job. You found a much easier, albiet dangerous, way to do it on the cheap.
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ovalboy
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Joined: May 04, 2004
Posts: 1310
Location: Beautiful Northern Cincinnati
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Look at the bright side... you're unharmed AND you get a new car!  |
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chickengeorge
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Location: Spokompton Warshington
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| Matching shoes, jacket and hair. That's pimp shit. |
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Low_Slow
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Joined: January 30, 2004
Posts: 706
Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany
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| chickengeorge wrote: |
| Matching shoes, jacket and hair. That's pimp shit. |
Thats not a jacket, it is a suede shirt. What I want to know is who the hot chick in sweat pants is
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Russ Wolfe
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Joined: October 08, 2004
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Location: Central Iowa
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That is a leather welding shirt.
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scvw
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Location: South Carolina
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| chickengeorge wrote: |
| Matching shoes, jacket and hair. That's pimp shit. |
Glad you made it out of that with only minor injuries.
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Low_Slow
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| Russ Wolfe wrote: |
| That is a leather welding shirt. |
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Eurobug
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Location: Auburn, WA
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| God loves Veterans. |
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Low_Slow
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Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Not Navy veterans |
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Madtat
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Very lucky man indeed.
Give thanks. |
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infantibus
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Posts: 290
Location: Filthadelphia
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| Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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Holy shite!!!
Where you wearing your safety belt? I only ask because i see how the mounting point ripped off the b pillar |
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Fish
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Posts: 5566
Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Joey
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Glad to hear you came out of that in one piece.
Now go buy a lottery ticket. |
I think he just used all of his luck up....
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Foxx
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Joined: August 27, 2001
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Location: at the computer,.......DUH!
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now,..get yourself a good lawyer.
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