To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.peopleOpen lugnet.people in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 People / 896
895  |  897
Subject: 
I'm lucky to be alive
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us
Date: 
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:32:02 GMT
Viewed: 
772 times
  
Well, I'm feeling extremely fortunate to still be alive today. This morning on the way into work I got rear-ended by an SUV. The
rear of my car is compacted to almost nothing. I'm basically uninjured. A couple people came up to me after the accident and
mentioned that they were a little apprehensive about approaching for fear of what they would see in the car. Had anyone been in the
rear seats, they would have been being scraped up with a spatula. Fortunately there was no LEGO in the car, and I was in need of a
new car anywise. What's unfortunate is that no one at the scene had a camera. I'm going to go over to the junk yard tomorrow to
scavenge more stuff from the car, and I'll bring my camera and post some pictures. I may need to bring along a crowbar to get at
some of the stuff. The only thing I don't understand is how the SUV got enough speed in stop and go traffic to cause the damage that
was caused. My car and his truck were spun around and I came to rest against the guardrail looking back the way I had come. What's
kind of extra fortunate is that a cop was right there. A friend also happened to be there (though he didn't know that it was me
until he walked up to the car). He saw the cloud of debris go flying and saw the cop put on his lights almost before everything came
to rest.

Frank



Message has 8 Replies:
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive
 
(...) the way into work I got rear-ended by an SUV. The (...) Ouch! I'm glad to hear that your alright. Don't you just love that adreniline high? Have you come down yet? ( I don't mean to make jokes of this, trust me getting hit really sucks. I've (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us)
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive
 
Frank, (...) morning on the way into work I got rear-ended by an SUV. The (...) couple people came up to me after the accident and (...) of what they would see in the car. Had anyone been in the (...) Fortunately there was no LEGO in the car, and I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us)
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive
 
(...) Lego be damned -- be glad that you are alive, Man! I understand that SUVs and other raised up vehicles represent a particular hazard to more typical automobiles in an accident because they have a tendency to get pushed up and ride over the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us)
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive
 
(...) <ka-snip!> Nothing like a Matrix-bullet-dodging sequence to wake you up. Was the SUV at least flying a skull-and-crossbones? (...) <snippage!> Everyone concerned by this: go out and buy a disposable camera and put it in your car (preferably a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us)
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive
 
Wow, "geçmis olsun" Frank. I was back crashed last year, and still have some waist pains from the accident. I hope you don't have any permanent defects. It's not good to hear that you had an accident, but it certainly good that you are well after (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us)
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive
 
(...) Cheers. As for the car shopping, Shaun Sullivan and I would like to recommend you look into a Jeep Wrangler. eric (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.people)
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive - now in Technicolor!!!
 
Well, not quite, but I went to the salvage yard this afternoon to retrieve what I could from the car (I actually got most of the salvageable stuff right after the accident as it turns out). While there I took some pictures and have put together a (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
  Re: I'm lucky to be alive
 
(...) on the way into work I got rear-ended by an SUV. ...<snip> Good Lord man! I go away for a little while and such momentous things happen! I do hope that you're continuing to be OK and that the administratia is coming along as tolerably as such (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us)

32 Messages in This Thread:


















Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR