Made a quick trip to the video store last night, going down a road where
traffic averages 40mph. On the way there, everything was clear. On the
way back, 10 minutes later, theres a totaled GenIII lying at the side of
the road with 50 feet of skid marks and furrows in the snow-covered
ground. I stopped at the same time one other guy stopped to check out
the situation. From what I could tell, he was eating Taco Bell(it was
all over the interior), for some reason drifted off the road, and hit a
steel pole 4 feet from the side of the road at full speed. Impacted at
about the point where the grill meets the headlight on the pass. side,
and crushed everything along that side all the way back to the bed. The
airbag was popped, Tacos everywhere, no blood that I could see, and he
walked away, because he wasn't there when we found the truck. Whoever he
is, he's lucky he could just walk away like that; another testament to
the strength of our trucks.
Sobering. I actually obeyed the speed limts on the way home. I find
myself appreciating what I have in my Dak a lot more all of a sudden.
(not that I didn't before...)
Anyway, just wanted to unload. Thanx for listening.
William
97 sc sb 2.5l man
formerly listed as "yummy", now listed as "Ragnarok"
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