Oooh that sucks. Glad you're okay though. I guess the truck gods are still
restless. My Dodge Caravan got its driver's side mirror re-arranged and
broken sometime between Friday night and this afternoon. If I find out who,
perhaps I could rearrange his/her parts.
Ron
00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
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From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Lora J.
Knepper
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 4:14 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Richmond, VA... RARGH! (Long!)
Well... for those helping me with my odd starting problem, everything just
got put on hold....
I was up in Richmond, VA yesterday for the FIRST Robotics competition at
Virginia Commonwealth University - and let me say, I've been on the border
of the sticks for around a month now in Tennessee, and apparently forgotten
how much I hate driving in cities. I was reminded of that yesterday.
I'm not sure how they pave their roads up there... but the one thing I
discovered last night is that my BF Goodrich AT's didn't have a chance on
the wet pavement up there. A freak 30 second deluge that stopped just as I
was turning onto Broad St.... a red light.... slick pavement... and 4 locked
wheels acting like I was on a skating rink.... you put two and two
together. ::bawl:: When I got out of the truck to make sure the driver of
the other car was alright, I almost slipped and fell on the pavement myself.
Actually, now that the shock of the whole thing has begun to wear off (it
was miserable trying to make a 400 mile drive after being in an accident) -
it's almost rather amusing. The two week old Chevy Malibu that stopped my
truck from carreening into the intersection and getting broadsided - no
longer has much of a trunk. The Dak? Well, she smudged a dime sized bit of
white paint from the Malibu on the bumper along with a little scuff mark (on
the bumper). The cop was astounded at the lack of damage to my truck while
the .
Unfortunately, I ended up with an accident to shoot my already high
insurance premiums up (I'm still a new driver, so having my first accident
is not a pleasant add on... particulary being a rear ender...) and a $60
ticket for "following too closely" which I can't fight since it was a rear
end collision, and heck, it would cost me about that in gas to get to the VA
courthouse and back anyway.
Though I can say one thing. I was looking to move to the Richmond area
before I came here to Knoxville... and as it stands right now, I don't plan
on EVER driving to Richmond again! Particulary if there is any rain in the
forecast.
~ lora
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Lora J. Knepper
AIM: Rebel39SPT Email: lora@mydodgedakota.com
www.mydodgedakota.com
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'Rebel' - 1998 Dakota Sport, RC, Deep Amethyst, 2WD, 3.9L V6
Flowmaster Dual Exhaust, Mopar Bed Rails and Light Bar, KC
OffRoad Lights, Drop-In Liner, Custom Decals, Tinted Rear Window
Kenwood 10-CD Changer, CB Radio
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