Phew!! Sure glad it wasn't any worse. Air bag fluffed up? Good grief, do
these things just partially deploy on purpose?
Anyway, good to have you still around and unscathed. Cars are easy to
replace, PPP's are priceless!
Best, Paul A
----- Original Message -----
From "Peter C." <nosimport at mailbag.com>
To: "'Team-Thicko@Autox.Team.Net'" <team-thicko@autox.team.net>; "Spridgets
List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 7:26 AM
Subject: SOS (no sh1t!) 2005... my take
> Wow,
> Nancy and Flounder were wonderful hosts for this year's Flounderpalooza
> SOS v.3.0. Thank you!
> I didn't do much but eat, talk smart, polish the Bishop, and watch the
> karting. (I didn't care to drive one. The track was getting icy by this
time.)
>
> I did have to send out an SOS on my way home. To Flounder. Right at dusk
> i hit a deere....John Deere...... 11 horse hydrostatic with what was about
> a 36" deck. Now it's about a 22" deck. It fell off a trailer travelling in
> the oncoming lane of a 2 lane.
>
> Guy behind the trailer saw it leave the bed, flashed his lights to get the
> attention of the towing truck, and watch me whack it at, lets say the
speed
> limit of 55, for argument's sake. 2002 Jetta is likely totaled. Passenger
> side airbag deployed (no passenger). Driver's side "puffed up a bit"
> (deputy's words). Luckily I just have some seatbelt bruises.
>
> After gathering myself, talking with passersby, and finally the police
> departments, all got pretty funny. The jokes about Deere season, etc. were
> flowing. The deputy was really nice. (remember Fargo?) Flounder and Nancy
> came to the rescue as we emptied the Jetta's contents into his Suburban,
> and drove to the nearest town to wait for my wife. The deputy was there
and
> we didn't enjoy hot chocolate, but settled for hot toffee-flavored water.
> The puns were flying by this time.
>
> Jane, my wife, walked into this scene thinking I had hit a tractor, but
due
> to my dying cell phone I failed to explain it was a lawn tractor. Imagine
> four of us sitting around telling jokes with the police when she's had an
> hour to conjure up the worst, short of a hospital visit.
>
> Anyway, we should find out shortly about the totaled-ness of the Jetta. We
> may be shopping. A new Mini has already been vetoed :-(
>
> Maybe WST will host the pics of my first, and hopefully last, deere.
>
> Be careful out there. Ya never know.
>
> PPP, aka Deerestalker
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