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06-24-2009, 06:11 PM
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06-25-2009, 11:24 AM
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Hey guys, I hear you all on discussing fault, etc. here. However, I'm still not able to remember anything prior to the big blam, but I do know myself and the way I drive. I do not believe that I was at fault here, I think something came out of the blue that I was unable to foresee, but I cannot prove that. That being said, anything discussed on this forum by myself or anyone else is no more than mere speculation.
Anyway, moving on....we managed to bail Pandora out late yesterday afternoon, and had her towed up to CT last night. Proving once again that Kevin knows everyone around here, when he told his dad what happened, his dad told him that an old buddy of Kevin's from highschool whom he hasn't seen in years had recently opened a towing company. A Plus Towing in Hawthorne, NJ. We called him, and he remembered Kevin, and was able to tow to Connecticut for us the same day, which was cool, and Kevin got to reconnect with a friend in the process. Which was very very cool.
But, even cooler than all that....well, sort of kind of.....in a roundabout way....I got to drive Franken-Shark for the first time since the upgrade. (Kevin had accidentally burned his eyes while plasma cutting, the same day I was busy wrecking Pandora, so his vision has been badly impaired and he has been in massive pain since then -- yeah, we're having a GREAT week.
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We had to get ourselves up to CT to meet the tow truck, so I drove Franken-Shark while Kevin sat in the passenger seat cringing every 23 seconds and freaking out.
OMFG.
That driving experience is the stuff of legends....worthy of a whole thread of its own....but let me just say, WOW, now I get it. Now I understand why he had to build it.
I want one!!
Anywhoooo....took a few more cell phone shots of the car yesterday, some taken at the towing yard in the afternoon when I went to pay for it, and some up by the house later when she arrived. Here ya go.
(And sorry for all the 928 gore.
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Anyway, moving on....we managed to bail Pandora out late yesterday afternoon, and had her towed up to CT last night. Proving once again that Kevin knows everyone around here, when he told his dad what happened, his dad told him that an old buddy of Kevin's from highschool whom he hasn't seen in years had recently opened a towing company. A Plus Towing in Hawthorne, NJ. We called him, and he remembered Kevin, and was able to tow to Connecticut for us the same day, which was cool, and Kevin got to reconnect with a friend in the process. Which was very very cool.
But, even cooler than all that....well, sort of kind of.....in a roundabout way....I got to drive Franken-Shark for the first time since the upgrade. (Kevin had accidentally burned his eyes while plasma cutting, the same day I was busy wrecking Pandora, so his vision has been badly impaired and he has been in massive pain since then -- yeah, we're having a GREAT week.
)We had to get ourselves up to CT to meet the tow truck, so I drove Franken-Shark while Kevin sat in the passenger seat cringing every 23 seconds and freaking out.
OMFG.
That driving experience is the stuff of legends....worthy of a whole thread of its own....but let me just say, WOW, now I get it. Now I understand why he had to build it.
I want one!!
Anywhoooo....took a few more cell phone shots of the car yesterday, some taken at the towing yard in the afternoon when I went to pay for it, and some up by the house later when she arrived. Here ya go.
(And sorry for all the 928 gore.
)
06-25-2009, 11:57 AM
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I haven't seen a doc. I don't plan to see one unless the pain in my neck and shoulders becomes literally crippling. I can't afford those bills right now! 
I also don't have the time. We are renting a truck tomorrow afternoon. We have 24 hours to load it, get it to CT, and unload it, and I still have plenty of last minute stuff to pack up here, and a pile of bedroom furniture to get down from upstairs between today and Saturday morning. That stuff doesn't happen fast when I'm on one end of the lifting. Can only do one big item an hour or so, and then I need to rest my arms and back for the next one. And that's on a good day. I'm a tough, persistent, old broad, but not all that muscular.
I can't imagine what this move will be like being in pain too, but it has to be done, and it's not going to happen by itself. No time for feeling sorry for myself, nor for going to doctors to sit in waiting rooms for hours on end.
Thanks for all your concern though, guys. It warms the cockles of my heart.
I also don't have the time. We are renting a truck tomorrow afternoon. We have 24 hours to load it, get it to CT, and unload it, and I still have plenty of last minute stuff to pack up here, and a pile of bedroom furniture to get down from upstairs between today and Saturday morning. That stuff doesn't happen fast when I'm on one end of the lifting. Can only do one big item an hour or so, and then I need to rest my arms and back for the next one. And that's on a good day. I'm a tough, persistent, old broad, but not all that muscular.
I can't imagine what this move will be like being in pain too, but it has to be done, and it's not going to happen by itself. No time for feeling sorry for myself, nor for going to doctors to sit in waiting rooms for hours on end.
Thanks for all your concern though, guys. It warms the cockles of my heart.
06-25-2009, 12:13 PM
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Last year I hit a deer with my BMW right on the passenger front head light. Never saw it until in appeared in my rear view mirror flopping around in the road. I swear I was looking straight ahead when it happened.
06-25-2009, 12:54 PM
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Glad you are ok Leslie but a few things come to mind....
Cost of a doc visit is not worth your life
Liability only = can I afford to build my car from the ground up or just buy another
Agreed value with no mileage restriction is very cheap.
Damage is not too bad I have rebuilt much worse but it may be cheaper to just replace.
These comments are not to flame I am truly glad you are ok, just to give some thinking points to others who may find themselves in similar circumstances.
Cost of a doc visit is not worth your life
Liability only = can I afford to build my car from the ground up or just buy another
Agreed value with no mileage restriction is very cheap.
Damage is not too bad I have rebuilt much worse but it may be cheaper to just replace.
These comments are not to flame I am truly glad you are ok, just to give some thinking points to others who may find themselves in similar circumstances.
06-25-2009, 05:50 PM
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I'm concerned you are not doing what you should, see a doc, as some kind of personal punishment. Money and car issues time will sort out, what you are risking is your health and time often compounds those problems.
Call some friends and get some help with moving, and take how ever long it takes to have a doctor tell you what you should or shouldn't be doing. This doesn't seem to me to be a time when you can rely on other than professional advice.
Think long term, and I hope whatever you decide to do turns out for the best.
Call some friends and get some help with moving, and take how ever long it takes to have a doctor tell you what you should or shouldn't be doing. This doesn't seem to me to be a time when you can rely on other than professional advice.
Think long term, and I hope whatever you decide to do turns out for the best.
