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Old 12-04-2011, 04:32 AM   #1
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Yikes!

I'll add my 'glad you're both okay!' to the mix.

whew. The fun never ends.
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Old 12-04-2011, 08:29 AM   #2
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Did the incident give you the heebie-jeebies (pun intended)?
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:00 PM   #3
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Car Pic deserves it's own thread!



How lucky were we to walk away?

if everyone has to total a car once in their life, I'm glad this was mine...
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Old 12-04-2011, 11:56 AM   #4
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Happy to hear everyone is OK.
Insurance will pay for the barrier damage up to the limits of your coverage.

Heck of a way to solve the electrical issues you were having. Kinda like swatting flies with a sledgehammer.
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Old 12-04-2011, 05:27 PM   #5
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We're home! Thanks to all the wonderful friend who gave us and our enormous quantities of luggage everywhere, and the the friend who left a truck in the drive so we can get to school etc tomorrow here's hoping the Windstar gets it's fuel pump/whatever fixed without further delay and further expense than estimated......
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Old 12-04-2011, 05:28 PM   #6
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We're home! Thanks to all the wonderful friend who gave us and our enormous quantities of luggage everywhere, and the the friend who left a truck in the drive so we can get to school etc tomorrow here's hoping the Windstar gets it's fuel pump/whatever fixed without further delay and further expense than estimated......
(For thos who don't know the geography, we were 5 hours North of home in a pretty remote part of the country.)
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:03 PM   #7
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...but apparently doens't get its own thread because i'm a tit with too many windows open.....
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:32 PM   #8
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...but apparently doens't get its own thread because i'm a tit with too many windows open.....
??? Another of my senior moments ?
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:32 PM   #9
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I tried to post it as a new thread, but instead posted it as a reply to this one.
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:33 PM   #10
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Thank you... I know I'm fading, but was hoping it wasn't so much.
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:37 PM   #11
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Meh ... its just a scratch.
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Old 12-04-2011, 06:46 PM   #12
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ah hell that aint totaled !
a little bondo , some paint , a little duck tape and you would be All set !!!!
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Old 12-04-2011, 09:22 PM   #13
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I'm late to this thread, having been pretty self-involved this past week. So glad you and the youngun' walked away safe and sound.
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Old 12-09-2011, 10:06 AM   #14
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ah hell that aint totaled !
a little bondo , some paint , a little duck tape and you would be All set !!!!
Yeah, hit it with a sneaker and buff it out.

Check out Top Gear crashing a Smart car. They are amazing. You have to see the video
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Old 12-13-2011, 08:36 PM   #15
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Check out Top Gear crashing a Smart car. They are amazing. You have to see the video


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