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    Got rear-ended this afternoon. Fortunately, there was an empty boat trailer between me and the idiot who hit me. I was stopped at a light and she hit me at about 35, talking on her cell phone. Witnesses say she didn't even hit her brakes. I'll post pics of the wreck once I figure out how to get them off my phone. The trailer broke into 3 mangled pieces, and one piece literally stapled our cars together. She broke her kneecap on the dashboard of her little Focus; me, I was in a big-ass work van.

    I got off easy; mild whiplash, a headache, and a herniated disk in my neck between the 2nd and 3rd cervical vertebrae. My chiropractor thinks he can repair it non-operatively, but no boxing for 4-6 weeks.

    It could've been WAY worse. The pieces of trailer could've punctured the back doors of the van and, quite literally, killed me. Sheer ****** luck that they went through the undercarriage and trashed the differential, instead.

    My guardian angel ROCKS.

  • #2
    Originally posted by fraidycat View Post
    Got rear-ended this afternoon. Fortunately, there was an empty boat trailer between me and the idiot who hit me. I was stopped at a light and she hit me at about 35, talking on her cell phone. Witnesses say she didn't even hit her brakes. I'll post pics of the wreck once I figure out how to get them off my phone. The trailer broke into 3 mangled pieces, and one piece literally stapled our cars together. She broke her kneecap on the dashboard of her little Focus; me, I was in a big-ass work van.

    I got off easy; mild whiplash, a headache, and a herniated disk in my neck between the 2nd and 3rd cervical vertebrae. My chiropractor thinks he can repair it non-operatively, but no boxing for 4-6 weeks.

    It could've been WAY worse. The pieces of trailer could've punctured the back doors of the van and, quite literally, killed me. Sheer ****** luck that they went through the undercarriage and trashed the differential, instead.

    My guardian angel ROCKS.
    text them to your email, dude.

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    • #3
      Good thing you are alright

      Steven

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      • #4
        [IMG]http://i75.***********.com/albums/i311/Fraid_E_cat/03-21-08_1024.jpg[/IMG]

        [IMG]http://i75.***********.com/albums/i311/Fraid_E_cat/03-21-08_0944.jpg[/IMG]

        What you can't see in the pics is the rest of the trailer -- part of it is jammed through her engine bay, and part of it is speared right through the bumper of the the van and crumpled up against the differential.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by fraidycat View Post
          [IMG]http://i75.***********.com/albums/i311/Fraid_E_cat/03-21-08_1024.jpg[/IMG]

          [IMG]http://i75.***********.com/albums/i311/Fraid_E_cat/03-21-08_0944.jpg[/IMG]

          What you can't see in the pics is the rest of the trailer -- part of it is jammed through her engine bay, and part of it is speared right through the bumper of the the van and crumpled up against the differential.
          Looks nasty. Just try to keep it down to three beers or less before driving. That cuts my accidents down to a minimun.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Southpaw Stinger View Post
            Looks nasty. Just try to keep it down to three beers or less before driving. That cuts my accidents down to a minimun.
            I was on my way back to the shop after delivering a boat -- usually Friday afternoons when the work's done, we take a couple of skiffs and row across the harbor to the pub. Loser buys the pitcher.

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            • #7
              jesus that trailer is shattered. probably lucky it was there.

              silly bitches on their cell phones

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              • #8
                Originally posted by mgkirkpatrick View Post
                jesus that trailer is shattered. probably lucky it was there.

                silly bitches on their cell phones
                Not half.

                I'd like to hear the phone call!

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                • #9
                  damn looks like quite the collision, and i btw i love those pimped out work vans with all the options and windows and **** haha

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Evil_Meat View Post
                    damn looks like quite the collision, and i btw i love those pimped out work vans with all the options and windows and **** haha
                    Wanna buy it? I'll let it go cheap.

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