Ed... buddy.... Pal-o-mine.... time to find a deskjob! LOL
I know how dangerous it can be driving a tow truck.. I did Repo work for a
while and had a couple of close calls, not with irate ex-owners , but with
idiot drivers who seem to think that tow trucks are part of the scenery. Why
is it that people think they automatically have the right of way with tow
trucks, bigrigs and ambulances?
Glad to hear that you are OK..... Hope that broad in the Mitsu is sore for a
LONG time !
Preacher
99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT+
http://www.bastaards.org
----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Halterman <OLZNUT@webtv.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>; <socaldurangos@onelist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 1:23 AM
Subject: DML: Ever had one of those days......AGAIN, DEJA VU!!!
> This really sucks. I got rear-ended again this morning and this time
> ended up in the hospital with a slight concussion. How you ask? Well, I
> just finished moving another accident from out of the freeway lanes, and
> I was PARKED ON THE SHOULDER filling out my paperwork, then "WHAM!" some
> dumb lady slams into the back of my tow truck with her Mitsubishi
> Galant. No skidding, just crash. Another case of HUTA-itus. She even ran
> the on-ramp meter light!! This time, since it was a off-center hit (the
> last one was direct rear-end) it pushed my 10,000lb truck forward about
> 5 feet, causing me to crack my head against the back window, smashing it
> out in the process, buckled the bed, bent one of my wheels, popped a
> tire, and bent the axle to a point where to drive straight now, I have
> to keep the wheel at 2 o'clock. She couldn't open her doors!! This
> REALLY sucks!! And once again, thank god I wasn't in the Dak!! I still
> love my job, (been doing it for 6+ years) but it's making me
> wonder............But when one of the people in the other wreck comes up
> and tells me how I saved his life by moving him out of the middle of the
> freeway about 2 minutes before I got hit, that makes it worth it to me.
>
> Ed "Olznut" Halterman Sunland, Ca
> '97 Dakota SLT+ CC Auto, 239 V-6, 200hp
> '66 Olds Toronado Deluxe, 425 V-8, 400hp
>
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