Alex: What part of Ga are you from?
I live in Gainesville and could call aroound tomorrow and see what I can
find.
I am about 50 miles north of Atlanta.
To the DML
I hope everyone is having a safe and Happy Holiday
Jerry Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "AlexReed" <alexreed@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 8:16 AM
Subject: DML: Neon wreck(long but worth it)
>
> Hey Gang,
>
> Well, it was bound to happen again. A good friend of mine wrecked
> his girlfriends '96 Dodge Neon. A little info on the situation, they
> just recently broke up, put had problems with the neon, it was broke
> down. Her work place was close to his place, she just got the car
> running again. (It has been wrecked twice, once from previous owner and
> once by her) Then Thanksgiving comes, her family is planning a trip to
> florida so they can all be together for the holiday. Jason(my
> buddy)didnt want to have to ride alone on the long trip back and asked
> me if I wanted to go for a car ride. I said yes(first DOH!) and we left.
> We leave at about 7:30pm or so to take her to her moms. Its kinda funny,
> as she walked away and gave us final goodbyes she said " Ok guys, please
> don't do anything stupid"(second DOH!) If she only knew of the insueing
> damage we were about to create. So, were on the road. Going down the
> long dark county road. Suddenly a car turns onto the road, going the
> opposite way. Then I realize that there's a stop sign and that the road
> ends. You either have to go left or right. Jason is driving and blinded
> by the headlights. He doesn't see the sing, I yell "Stop Sign!!!!!!!!,
> TURN TO THE LEFT!!!!!" Then, he realizes what im saying, sees the sign
> and hits the brakes HARD, too hard. No anti-lock to save the day, we
> start skidding, Jason is turning the wheel left, no response, the wheels
> are locked. At a slight angle we head for a dirt imbankment(sp) seems
> like slow motion. I brace for impact, tensing every muscle in hopes of
> not getting hurt, WWWHHHHAAAAMMMM!!! We collide with the hard clay, and
> the car comes to a violent stop. Jason asks me if im ok. Im not sure, I
> feel pain through my lower back and neck, minor to medium pain. In shock
> of what's happened, I get out and kneel on the ground with one knee and
> rest my arms on the other. I feel shaken, not sure of what just
> happened. Jason comes running over, frantically asking if my ok. I tell
> him im just shaken up, and ask if he is ok. He says he fine, asks me
> again how I am. I tell him I just need to catch my breath. Then I look
> up and see a pick-up truck stopping, then a police car coming closer. He
> must have been right up behind us, he was there just seconds after the
> accident. He gets out and asks if anyone's hurt, I was just standing up
> from kneeling and told him I was just shaken up. He asked what happened,
> I told him, were not from around here and were blinded by the car. We
> didn't see the stop sign and locked the brakes, couldn't steer and hit.
> He was cool, asked if we wanted to fill out a report and helped us to
> check the car. I got in and Jason pushed from the front and we got the
> car off the embankment. We tied a couple of things up out of the was
> with some lanyards we luckily had. Picked up the remnants of the front
> plastic bumper. The officer left.
> We didn't want to ruin her family gathering, and her and her family
> could be coming down this road in a matter of minutes. We didn't want
> her to see us on side of the road, so we quickly left. We get a few feet
> and the front pass. tire goes flat. We see a dirt road a couple hundred
> feet up the road. We turn down there, changed the tire and got back on
> the road. We head to the gas station to further check the car, check for
> any leaks etc. By chance the presidents of a mustang club were there,
> they drag race. As were leaving the tell us that the donut spare was
> just about flat and that it needed atleast 60 psi. of air. Jason fills
> the tire and I was talking with the mustang guys. It was a funny
> coincidence, last year at the Hot Rod Power Fest I ran against a green
> cobra and the guy blew his motor. Well, the guy I was talking to knows
> the owner, he was a member and bought the motor from him! That was
> crazy.
> Well, after all of this, were in an unfamiliar area. Shaken up from
> the wreck we forgot which way was home. A few wrong turns and U-turns
> later, plus a gas station attendant later we finally got in the right
> direction and home safe. Now all we have to do is on sat. take the car
> for an allignment(wwwaayyy off) and a new tire. Then to the salvage yard
> for a front bumper and fascia. Then when Samantha gets back were going
> to tell her what happened, apologize about a million times or so and
> hope she doesn't kill us.(the third DOH!)
>
> Sorry its so long, but its now 8am, ive been up all night and needed to
> vent. Oh, any Ga guys have any parts suppliers, I could use a front
> bumper and fascia for a '96 Neon. lol (and the fourth DOH!)
>
> Later,
> Alex
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