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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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Ouch...my poor truck!

So, I was driving down the highway, heading home, minding my own business, thinking to myself, "hey this has been a pretty good year"! When all of a sudden.....WHAM!!!! What happens when a 3 foot piece of firewood is spit at you from the truck in front of you, when you're doing 60 miles per hour? Check this out!

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The result:
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Damn, sucks. Good thing you are ok.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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Thats so dangerous! Glad you're ok.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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Glad all it hit was the windshield and not you
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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Holy cow EJ. Glad you're okay. At least the windshield can be replaced. Hopefully there's no other damage.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Ouch - good thing it wasn't any bigger. Out of curiosity, did the fella notice he was dumping wood and stop?
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 09:03 PM
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A lesson for all,dont tailgate,15 car length's back and that wood would not have been bouncing all over the hwy,it would have slid to a stop allowing you to pass over it ,your one lucky dude,at the vary least you dident get glass in your eye's,that could have gotten vary ugle vary fast had it gone through the window and hit you wife or kid's if you have any,BTW,did you buy a lotto ticket that day ??????.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Yo Bro!!! First mirrors now windshields!

Dude, I'll be hanging back from anything hauling 'stuff'!

Sorry to hear about the bad juju! Hang in there Pal!

Happy New Year!

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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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Sorry to hear that. Well in Florida there is no deductable for a new window and it doesn't count against you in insurance land. Plus, you get a nice new clear window out of it and if there is no other damage count your lucky charms and eat the marshmellows.

I guess it's better to end a year that way than to start one that way

..hmm nevermind it sucks whenever that happens
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 08:18 AM
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Sure hope you got the guys tag numbers that dropped that out on ya.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Wow - glad you're OK, Ed.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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yea that's pretty scary... I agree with everyone else Glad You're OK.
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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bet that scarred the living day lights out of you,atleast your ok, didn't damage the dash did it
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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I took a 2" rock off of a dump truck into my winshield one time.

It's pretty scary to see an object coming at you and knowing there is nothing you can do about it...

I feel for you!!
 
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by poppie
A lesson for all,dont tailgate,15 car length's back and that wood would not have been bouncing all over the hwy,it would have slid to a stop allowing you to pass over it ,your one lucky dude,at the vary least you dident get glass in your eye's,that could have gotten vary ugle vary fast had it gone through the window and hit you wife or kid's if you have any,BTW,did you buy a lotto ticket that day ??????.
How do you know he was tailgating? Are you a physicist?

Do us a favor and STFU....
 
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