oops..I did the almost exact same thing once, only I was in a 68 Dodge. I paid the other guys insurance off in payments.
ouch Joe The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. -- Winston Churchill ----- Original Message ----- From: "kurt rasmussen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "rtf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:42 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] F-150s and other thots (non) > My van is in the shop, and on the way to work my car broke down. Lucky > me it was only at the end of my little country lane, and my neighbor pla > let me borrow his farm truck today. > > So I get to work OK. It's an old truck, 180K+ on the odometer. Ford. > F-150 straight shift. It was a bit of a challenge. The clutch, as is > the case with all stick shifts, is peculiar to that vehicle. Once > started from a standing stop, the shifting wasn't that much of a > problem. A couple two/three high rev/ jerky shifts and some such. No > big deal. > > well... > > So I get ready to leave work. It's parked in a lot directly facing a > Dodge Ram (of much newer lineage). The lot is on a bit of a hill and I > was hell bent that I wasn't going to roll forward while backing up. > Unfamiliar with the clutch and all. > > So I throw my right arm over the seat and look back. Put it in reverse > (SIC) and tach that bitch up pretty good. Letter rip!! > > WHOOP!!1! > > The damn thing didn't die! > > Only one minor problem. > > <insert> > > If, in 15 of the last 20 years of your life you drove a stick shift > Chrysler product, and you want to go backwards, you slide the shifter to > to the left, and push it forward. > > If, in the most recent day of your life you drive your Neighbors > borrowed F-150 and you attempted the same shifter pattern... > well.. > > </insert> > > I LAUNCHED BABY! BINGO! HEAD SHOT! Nailed that damn Dodge dead nut! > > End result: Another scratch on a farm truck bumper. New bumper needed > on a newer lineage Dodge truck needed. > > Damnit. > > btw, I call my insurance company to report it. Turns out the Bama's > bassakward laws sez that the vehicle, not the driver, is primarily > responsible for damages. I'm supposed to tell my kind, gracious > neighbor to file a claim to pay for the damage I did? What in the hell > is up with that?! > > DOUBLE DAMNIT! > > kurt > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
