Re: RAT My Travels so Far...

[Audie McCall <audiemccall@yahoo.com>]

--- "Adam G. Gertsacov" <kafclown@well.com> wrote:
> 
> Things are okay.  3 days, 1700 miles.  Providence to
> Houston.  I'm taking
> a day to stay with friends before I continue onward.
> 
> I didn have a VERY scary incident on the New Jerse
> turnpike on the first
> day.  It was pouring cats and dogs, and I was going
> about 50 mph.  
> 
> My car HYDROPLANED.  I tried to recover out of it,
> but couldn't.  I hit
> the left part of the NJ barrier, and at the same
> time managed to do a
> complete 180 degree stop in the left lane.  If there
> had been someone
> behind me or tailgating me, I would have been in
> serious doo doo!
> 
> Fortunately there wasn't.  My car had stalled out,
> but I used my cell
> phone to call 911 and a  cop was dispatched within
> about 10 minutes.
> Meanwhile a guy stopped, and we pushed my car off to
> the side of the left
> breakdown lane.  I just stayed in my car and hoped
> that no one hit me!
> 
> When the cop came, I explained what happened. 
> Meanwhile I was able to
> start my car.  The fender had a bit of a problem (it
> was impeding on the
> tire) so I used my crowbar to take off that end of
> it.The cop asked me if
> I wanted him to write it up or not (I don't have
> collision on my 1990 car,
> so I said no) If he had written it up, I would have
> gotten a ticket.
> 
>  I drove (slowly)to the next exit and found a tire
> shop (STS- which is
> like a
> Firestone but independent) They re-aligned my car,
> checked for structural
> damage (none!)
> and banged out my fender.  I was on the road within
> 3 hours.  My light's
> busted, and I need a new bumper and left panel, (and
> my windshield has a
> little crack in it) but no damage.  (And I wasn't
> hurt either)
> 
> I was very lucky! 
> 
>  Since then I've had excellent weather, have had NO
> problems driving, but
> I think that if it starts to rain more than a little
> I'm just going to
> pull over.  (which when it had started to come down,
> I had thought about
> doing, but decided against it)  <--Trust your
> instincts!
> 
>  "Lucky to Be Alive!"  Adam


Wasn't someone just a few days ago wondering aloud 
about the implicit dangers of monologue?  

Viola!  The above.

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