Ouch! That’s why we drive these cars, right?
Glad you’re OK. -D > On Jul 15, 2019, at 11:50 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Rode to a community meeting this evening with a buddy. Left his house to come > home about 930. We had big tstorm roll through earlier. Driving down the road > a BIG oak tree falls in the road right in front of me. I guess the storm had > weakened the tree. I hit it full on at 45mph, managed to stomp the brakes but > road was wet so not much good there even though I felt the ABS. Airbag > deployed but I don’t think I hit it, seat belt tensioner must have fired. I’m > ok just a bit rattled. I’ll probably be sore in the morning but right now Mr > Basil Hayden is ministering my aches. > > I left the car by the road will go over in the morning with the trailer and > retrieve it. FD came and cut up the tree and got the road cleared. A good ol > boy with a pickup with a winch pulled the car off the road. > > I guess the car is probably not worth saving but I’ll take a look in the > morning once I drag it home. Engine was still running but radiator and front > end smashed pretty good. Pass door wouldn’t open. It’s got a salvage title > been wrecked twice before. I’ll dismantle it and keep all the good bits. > > I’m thankful I didn’t arrive 1/2second sooner, that might not have ended > quite as well. > > And how was YOUR evening? > > <image1.jpeg> > > --FT > Sent from iPhone_______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
