So I sit down this morning to read the forum.....

Bunker · 10-30-2010, 05:25 PM

...and suddenly hear this horrendous crash.

I run outside to look and find this:

A busted up pickup is 3 houses down.

I thought a tree had come down on the house.

8 hours later, the the Comcast\National Grid\Verizon trucks are finally out of my yard.

The story from the cops was that the driver got his boot lace caught on something and bent down to try and free himself, I wondered if there was a 1/2 finished text message somewhere

Oh yeah, this is my car, I had gotten in about 15 minutes before the crash

GolfNut · 10-30-2010, 05:28 PM

Good grief! Well, glad he didn't take out your car. Probably right on the texting. One around here forgot to turn when the road did and put his Subaru in the middle of a field...upside down.

acruce · 10-30-2010, 05:30 PM

Did you lose power? Was the driver ok?

Bunker · 10-30-2010, 05:42 PM

The cops said they thought the driver was ok but I saw them putting him in the ambulance.

I think what saved was that it was a fairly square hit and he was going fast enough that the pole snapped.

A glancing blow would probably spun him out and been worse.

This is the truck

Suprisingly I never lost power, just cable and internet.

smelvis · 10-30-2010, 06:07 PM

Damn Rick, Glad you and everyone is alright! That had to hit just right or he would be dead. Very lucky considering!

bobarian · 10-30-2010, 06:31 PM

I though maybe you just had different type of power poles!

Glad your safe.

markem · 10-30-2010, 07:09 PM

run out and buy a lottery ticket now!

glad everyone was okay.

CigarNut · 10-30-2010, 07:27 PM

It's great that everyone is OK -- the police should site that driver for reckless driving! Tying your shoes while driving is reckless...

area51 · 10-31-2010, 02:35 AM

Glad your ok man, your car as well.

10-30-2010, 05:25 PM	#1
Bunker New hardware installed. Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Rick Location: Moonbatachusetts Posts: 950 Trading: (18)	So I sit down this morning to read the forum..... ...and suddenly hear this horrendous crash. I run outside to look and find this: A busted up pickup is 3 houses down. I thought a tree had come down on the house. 8 hours later, the the Comcast\National Grid\Verizon trucks are finally out of my yard. The story from the cops was that the driver got his boot lace caught on something and bent down to try and free himself, I wondered if there was a 1/2 finished text message somewhere Oh yeah, this is my car, I had gotten in about 15 minutes before the crash __________________ "Good is good, even if no one is doing it - and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it."

10-30-2010, 05:28 PM	#2
GolfNut Back in the woodshop! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Forrest Location: Living room Posts: 1,361 Trading: (38)	Re: So I sit down this morning to read the forum..... Good grief! Well, glad he didn't take out your car. Probably right on the texting. One around here forgot to turn when the road did and put his Subaru in the middle of a field...upside down.

10-30-2010, 05:30 PM	#3
acruce Just killing Time Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: Venus TX Posts: 1,114 Trading: (1)	Re: So I sit down this morning to read the forum..... Did you lose power? Was the driver ok? __________________ LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST~SMOKE AS MANY FINE CIGARS AS POSSIBLE ~ SMILE ~ IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD!!

10-30-2010, 05:42 PM	#4
Bunker New hardware installed. Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Rick Location: Moonbatachusetts Posts: 950 Trading: (18)	Re: So I sit down this morning to read the forum..... The cops said they thought the driver was ok but I saw them putting him in the ambulance. I think what saved was that it was a fairly square hit and he was going fast enough that the pole snapped. A glancing blow would probably spun him out and been worse. This is the truck Suprisingly I never lost power, just cable and internet. __________________ "Good is good, even if no one is doing it - and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it."

10-30-2010, 06:07 PM	#5
smelvis Not part of the Clique Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 512 Trading: (16)	Re: So I sit down this morning to read the forum..... Damn Rick, Glad you and everyone is alright! That had to hit just right or he would be dead. Very lucky considering!

10-30-2010, 06:31 PM	#6
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: So I sit down this morning to read the forum..... I though maybe you just had different type of power poles! Glad your safe.

10-30-2010, 07:09 PM	#7
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10-30-2010, 07:27 PM	#8
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10-31-2010, 02:35 AM	#9
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