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I know this is a family group, but... daaa...aaamn! :-< (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) He didn't have any blown tires, so that isn't a possibility. Cell phone might have been a possibility, but I'm putting more bets on exhaustion due to an all night shift at the hospital. (...) One thing I (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) no... if my reflexes were worse, they would not have been misses ;-) (...) in (...) It's something about campus and college student drivers, for me. --Karim (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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He probably dropped his cell phone and accidently stepped on the throttle while looking under the seat for the phone <G> or the firestone Atx blew out under the heat of stop and go traffic and he lost control.HaHa Sheesh! Frank, I am really glad you (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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KeeRIST! How fast did he accel in stopped traffic to do that?!? I'm surprised he didn't leave burnout marks from his start to pound your car that bad. If someone ever does that to me in my car, I really feel sorry for them, then for me. Because if I (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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In lugnet.people, Mark Herzberg writes: When Volkswagen and Porchse get thier (...) Ooops! Left out two. Mini (returning to the US next fall with BMW's help) and Saab (though they are working on something, just not for 2002). (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) Wow! That was quite an accident. This is a prime example of "SUV Road Rage", IMO. I admit, I'm into the craze myself (though (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) afternoon to retrieve what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) out). While there I took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) (Let's try this again...looks like I will have to express all my thoughts in (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) afternoon to retrieve what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) out). While there I took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) (It seems that I am still experiencing posting problems on Lugnet...hence the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) Well, I will be the next to say "glad you are ok!" I am surprised you "fared so well". I think these pictures are a great reminder for people to "pay attention", "be patient" , and "get off the freaking phone" when they are driving. I am glad (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FzItyw.40v@lugnet.com... (...) what I could from the car (I actually got most of the (...) took some pictures and have put together a small web (...) WOW.... Thank God you're still with us, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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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)
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(...) Are you saying if your reflexes were better, they wouldn't have been near-misses? (...) I'm with you there -- I've been the driver in three cars that were totalled. In every case, I was sitting still, and was exactly where I was supposed to (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Frank, Good to hear you're ok! Wow... that sounds like it was a doozy. I've been in my share of near-misses (mostly atrributable to my reflexes and luck) but the only two actual car wrecks that my car has been in occurred when no one was in my car (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FzGCH2.88z@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) <snip> (...) I am glad you are still here! Do have a check up. This kind of hit can really do a number on a person's back and neck. I bet they'll find (...) (24 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) on (...) Yea, this is the third accident in 4 years. I've really got to get out of the habit of smashing my cars when I'm tired of them (1st was a van which was starting to fall apart, it wasn't totaled, but it came close - that time I was (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Oops, meant this to go to lugnet.loc.us.nc.... 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 (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Karim <knassar@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FyotJn.DEu@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) with (...) how (...) Hi Karim This sound lovely. I am definitely interested. While I like Fabuland best, I enjoy almost everything. Dates? I have no idea (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Hi All, I just dropped by the Target on Capitol Blvd in Raleigh, NC and they've got about 5 Mos Espa Value packs, which, as stated before, includes the Droid Fighter, Lightsaber Duel, and Mos Espa Podrace sets for only $49!!! They are not stocked (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Tomorrow afternoon (8/6/00) the North Carolina LEGO Users Group will exhibit for the first time. The display will be set up a stationary caboose that belongs to the New Hope Valley Railway in Bonsal, North Carolina (about 15 miles south of Raleigh). (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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