Re: The Curse... taken to a new level....

From: Kevin Reimer (kwreimer@msn.com)
Date: Tue Mar 05 2002 - 19:16:46 EST


Hmm, The Doc says get your eyes checked, get more sleep, and see me for a
Physical..
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom (Silver89) <Silvereightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 11:23 PM
Subject: DML: The Curse... taken to a new level....

> Well good news.. and bad news... good news is that it snowed again in
> Chicago here. And I cleared more lots and more money hehehehe....
>
> Bad news.. is the R.T curse has infected me I think..... but its been
taken
> to a new level. I hit light pole #3 on Sunday. I have a real problem
with
> street light poles. I hit one in September of 2000 with my 2wd... took
out
> the brake lines and the steering rack. Plus some nice front end body
damage.
> (that still hasn't been repaired) Then with the first snow fall this
year
> - about a month ago.. I slid into a light post while plowing snow in a
> narrow alley. Sunday... the 4x4 again had an encounter with a green heavy
> guage steel Chicago street light pole. I was plaowing a long wide
sidewalk
> informt of a factory warehouse.. when my concentration lapsed and I some
how
> didn't see the pole and slammed into it dead center at about 10-15
MPh......
> the tail gate and the bumper were smashed in dead center. If it wasnt for
> my trailor hitch (mountes under the truck and several inches forward of
the
> rear bumper... I would surly have damaged teh bed of the truck. As is
it..
> the buper and the tail gate were ful of holes and rust.. so I didn't cause
> damage anything that waasn't slated to be replaced. Problem is now I have
a
> tow strap wrapped around the tail gate, and anchored to the bed tietowns,
> redneck style.... keeping the gate up in place. I have pics... soon to
be
> developed and posted.
>
> Wait till the guys at napa hear this... I can hear em now... "Hey Ray!
> Gran'paw hit another light pole!!"
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------
>
>
> "That one has a strange blue neon thing... I'm guessing theres cocane up
> there" - Eddie Vedder
>
> Tom (Silver98)
> http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine/
>
> 1989 Reg Cab, V6, Auto, 8 footer, 4x2
> 1989 Reg Cab, V6, Auto, 8 footer, 4x4 w plow
>



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