The Long and Winding Road...
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Sinister
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ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
A dozen cop cars, bunches of cops, and I39x8 in Rockford IL at 1730 completely shutdown does. That weren't no welfare check big boy...Tactical gear doesn’t mean much these days.
It’s even used in welfare check calls.
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
Sounds more like a speeding ticket.
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
Not likely battery boy...
ironpony
Professional Pot-Stirrer
Trailer got hit today. Coming out of a curve on I-55, this gal in a minivan said, "it drifted right into you."
Translation: she was texting, and not paying attention. Found out big trucks don't give much when you play bump cars with them.
Hit the left rear corner of my trailer. I feel a big bump...WTF??!! Look in my mirrors, and don't see anything at first, then here's this white minivan with a lot of front end damage, shedding parts... careens left then back right. Shit! Summa biotch! Actually, thinking back, I'm surprised she didn't roll it.
Get stopped. Call the cops. grab the phone, head back there to check on her. She's shook up, but OK. Another gal pulls up. Head back to the truck for the triangles. Call the boss. Start taking pictures. State cop shows up. Asks me what happened, and... papers please!
So, the mini van has the right front end torn up, a lot of top end damage where she hit the trailer frame, right front axle is pushed back into the frame. Her windshield washer reservoir is impaled on my DOT bumper. (How in hell did that happen??!!!)
The other gal told me that when she talked to the gal who hit me that she said it was her fault. So she waits around, and tells that to the cop. (Yes!!)
My damage? She took my license plate holder off. I walked back through her wreckage, and found it.
The cop gave me a clean level III inspection - said good afternoon, and be on your way. Must be livin' right or sumthin'. Damn glad I don't pay heed to that outlaw bullshit, or that'd turned out way different.
Translation: she was texting, and not paying attention. Found out big trucks don't give much when you play bump cars with them.
Hit the left rear corner of my trailer. I feel a big bump...WTF??!! Look in my mirrors, and don't see anything at first, then here's this white minivan with a lot of front end damage, shedding parts... careens left then back right. Shit! Summa biotch! Actually, thinking back, I'm surprised she didn't roll it.
Get stopped. Call the cops. grab the phone, head back there to check on her. She's shook up, but OK. Another gal pulls up. Head back to the truck for the triangles. Call the boss. Start taking pictures. State cop shows up. Asks me what happened, and... papers please!
So, the mini van has the right front end torn up, a lot of top end damage where she hit the trailer frame, right front axle is pushed back into the frame. Her windshield washer reservoir is impaled on my DOT bumper. (How in hell did that happen??!!!)
The other gal told me that when she talked to the gal who hit me that she said it was her fault. So she waits around, and tells that to the cop. (Yes!!)
My damage? She took my license plate holder off. I walked back through her wreckage, and found it.
The cop gave me a clean level III inspection - said good afternoon, and be on your way. Must be livin' right or sumthin'. Damn glad I don't pay heed to that outlaw bullshit, or that'd turned out way different.
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mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
Hard to believe it's been 4 years already....
Brought back some memories.
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Glad it wasn't worse.
Brought back some memories.
This is why you run legal all of the time.
Never take your job or your life for granted. You never know when a good change dramatically. I was running next to this tanker up Ashton hill today when this accident happened. My truck was involved in the accident too. Accident on Highway 20 at the Ashton Hill kills one
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Glad it wasn't worse.
Keendriver
Hates all of you
he looked bald to me.....
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
Amazingwhat that bumper will take and not look damaged.
Had a lady rearend my truck in 2017 going into a round a bout.
Slight ding, but that was it.
I was more pissed it was only 10 days old.
Like you, she admitted fault. It would be interesting to see her driving record.
(((ME)))
Well-Known Member
Yep big man you must be living right. No one hurt just damages. Your too big of a rig to play bumper cars with.
(((ME)))
Well-Known Member
Don't matter what he looks like....what should be of importantance is he is safe and not injured.
@Duck started it by putting up a meme that he needed a haircut, why didn't you say anything to him about that..???
and he still look's bald to me...
(((ME)))
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I reather pick on you....
Electric Chicken
Well-Known Member
I dunno I feel like having a duck roast.
(((ME)))
Well-Known Member
I don't know that old bird might be some tough eating....maybe not with a few spices and a ton of meat tenderizer.
well aren't you sweet, for an old woman.......I reather pick on you....
and it's...rather.......not reather........get it right old woman...
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