Funny images that aren't quite WTF images - Page 23

ZenGum · 09-14-2009, 08:25 PM

I've just seen the pics, I guess I will have to find the details in some other thread, but meanwhile ... whew!!!!

Blessed be those crumple zones. Thanks to all the engineers who designed them and the racing drivers who tested the concept.

I guess it is partly camera angle but the car looks about two feet shorter. Any chance you can measure it?

monster · 09-14-2009, 08:36 PM

I missed the story too...

TheMercenary · 09-14-2009, 08:44 PM

The short version.

17 yo burns the candle at both ends.

Falls asleep at the wheel going about 60mph while we are in Jamacia.

Hits a tree. Airbags deploy and wake her up.

Car flips around 360 and lands in water.

Car sinks. She swims out as car sinks below water completely submerged.

Friends stop to help.

Dude comes around the corner on a bike DUI and hits friends who stop to find her, which they could not do because car was under water. Completely past roof.

2009 Toyota Corolla saves her life because of air bags, water stop, and the grace of God.

Did I mention we were out of the country on vacation.

monster · 09-14-2009, 08:48 PM

and you're buying her a replacement? wow.

TheMercenary · 09-14-2009, 08:49 PM

This says it all.

monster · 09-14-2009, 08:50 PM

too right

ZenGum · 09-14-2009, 08:53 PM

Not sure if it counts as a funny image, but thanks for sharing.

Am I being too much of a dick if I suggest that certain other Young Lady posters here might note this warning about driving while extremely tired?

TheMercenary · 09-14-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

and you're buying her a replacement? wow.

I don't think I could do anything but buy her a replacement. The car is just "stuff" it saved her life, well that and something else which I can't just put my finger on. Insurance paid us off in one week and completely covered the cost of the car, homeowners insurance completely paid for the loss of everything in the car to original current replacement cost minus deductable.

TheMercenary · 09-14-2009, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Not sure if it counts as a funny image, but thanks for sharing.

Am I being too much of a dick if I suggest that certain other Young Lady posters here might note this warning about driving while extremely tired?

Two or three groups who have heard the full details have asked her to come and speak to their groups. One is a group of about 120 young soldiers in an aviation battalion of Apache Helicopters. They want her to speak to the young soldiers and let them know about the dangers of driving while tired and how close she came to death. We are loosing a lot of young soldiers and airmen.

ZenGum · 09-14-2009, 08:59 PM

I think Shawnee needs your insurance company details.

TheMercenary · 09-14-2009, 09:02 PM

Auto: USAA

Home: Armed Forces Insurance Corp.

monster · 09-14-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I don't think I could do anything but buy her a replacement. The car is just "stuff" it saved her life, well that and something else which I can't just put my finger on. Insurance paid us off in one week and completely covered the cost of the car, homeowners insurance completely paid for the loss of everything in the car to original current replacement cost minus deductable.

Has she corrected the circumstances that led to her falling asleep at the wheel? For sure I'd buy the same car again if i was going to replace it, I'm just not sure I'd be in such a hurry.

TheMercenary · 09-14-2009, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Has she corrected the circumstances that led to her falling asleep at the wheel? For sure I'd buy the same car again if i was going to replace it, I'm just not sure I'd be in such a hurry.

Agreed. I am not in a hurry. She is. I am not. She can go without for a month or two and know what it is like to go from wheels to nothing. And I don't drive her anywhere. Mom is a bit more soft. She can suffer for a bit and just be without. She feels the pain but will not complain, I know that it is a bother to her but she knows better than to complain to me about it. No, she will quitely wait until I am ready to buy her a new car or I know that she has suffered long enough without it. Let me tell you, no one can beat her up as much as she beats herself up over the accident. I don't need to add to her overt emotional pain at this point. Time will fix it. I am just not ready yet and she knows it and will not ask. She is lucky to be alive and we ALL know that, that is enough for us, for now.

Edit: On the correction, we have restricted her hours for time to be out and home. She is cool with it. It was all I could get to get her behind the wheel again and drive down the same road, the only secondary highway to and from our house and civilization. I finally had to put my foot down and force her to drive, by herself, alone, past her accident scene. I also forced her to take me to the site and walk me and her mother through the whole event, step by step, and relive it, 4 days after as part of a healing process.

monster · 09-14-2009, 10:00 PM

Scary for all concerned.

capnhowdy · 09-15-2009, 06:58 AM

Definitely a fortunate young lady. I'm sure she'll never forget that experience.

09-14-2009, 08:25 PM	#331
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I've just seen the pics, I guess I will have to find the details in some other thread, but meanwhile ... whew!!!! Blessed be those crumple zones. Thanks to all the engineers who designed them and the racing drivers who tested the concept. I guess it is partly camera angle but the car looks about two feet shorter. Any chance you can measure it? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

09-14-2009, 08:36 PM	#332
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I missed the story too... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-14-2009, 08:44 PM	#333
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The short version. 17 yo burns the candle at both ends. Falls asleep at the wheel going about 60mph while we are in Jamacia. Hits a tree. Airbags deploy and wake her up. Car flips around 360 and lands in water. Car sinks. She swims out as car sinks below water completely submerged. Friends stop to help. Dude comes around the corner on a bike DUI and hits friends who stop to find her, which they could not do because car was under water. Completely past roof. 2009 Toyota Corolla saves her life because of air bags, water stop, and the grace of God. Did I mention we were out of the country on vacation. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

09-14-2009, 08:48 PM	#334
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	and you're buying her a replacement? wow. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-14-2009, 08:49 PM	#335
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	This says it all. Attached Images __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

09-14-2009, 08:50 PM	#336
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	too right __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-14-2009, 08:53 PM	#337
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Not sure if it counts as a funny image, but thanks for sharing. Am I being too much of a dick if I suggest that certain other Young Lady posters here might note this warning about driving while extremely tired? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

09-14-2009, 08:59 PM	#340
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I think Shawnee needs your insurance company details. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

09-14-2009, 09:02 PM	#341
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Auto: USAA Home: Armed Forces Insurance Corp. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

09-14-2009, 10:00 PM	#344
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Scary for all concerned. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-15-2009, 06:58 AM	#345
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Definitely a fortunate young lady. I'm sure she'll never forget that experience. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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