OT: My fun evening...

Ragnarok · #1 November 10th, 2002, 05:09 AM

Ok, you may start off thinking that this thread is just talking about what all I did tonight. We'll, you're right. To a point. It's mostly about what ended my evening.

Ok, we get done bowling and I start home. I go a different way then everyone else so no one is following me. I'm going down one of the main roads in my town and I'm going to make a right turn up ahead. Oh, BTW, it's raining outside. So I step on the breaks and start to slow down, next thing I know I lose traction during the turn, so I start going towards the other lane and the yard and the stop sign and road sign and pole. I see I'm going to hit one of these items so I crank it hard to the left to avoid it if possible. I don't, I hit them and I'm going through the CDC property. I'm trying to get my car out to the road so I can get help but my car is gay and it isn't turning right. So I finally get it to the road and get out and go into a restraunt and use phone to call parents and the cops. I sit at car till cops get there, she did paper work and parents got there finally. So we are there another 20 to 25 minutes waiting for tow truck to get there and other stuff. Finally they get there and we have it towed to my house and now it's sitting outside. I'm not hurt or nothing so it's all good. Probably around $2,000 in damage though. So first thing Monday it's off to insurance to have them get copy of police report and other stuff.

But that's my fun evening. Wouldn't you all love to have a night like that?! But I strongly do not suggest it. I lied, it's not really that much fun. But I just thought I'd let you all know about it and stuff.

Oh, you should see my car though. The front wheels are facing each other basically. That's why it wouldn't turn right. So instead of being
| | like that.... They are like this... / \
Great huh. I told cop at least it looks like the way I walk now.

I was kidding about that part of course. But she got a good laugh out of it.

Ok, shutting up now. I now return you to your normal posting matters...

[ November 10, 2002, 03:14: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Thermodyne · #2 November 10th, 2002, 07:42 AM

And it was what kind of car?

Quikngruvn · #3 November 10th, 2002, 07:54 AM

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Originally posted by Thermodyne:
And it was what kind of car?

I wasn't going to comment, since Ragnarok's night has apparently been rough enough....

Quikngruvn

Atrocities · #4 November 10th, 2002, 08:55 AM

Sorry about your evening, but in the end, your ok, and it was just a car that was hurt, and not people. Count your self very lucky and buy a truck.

dumbluck · #5 November 10th, 2002, 10:25 AM

Don't feel bad. I did the same thing tuesday, with a few minor changes. The object that hit me was a little old lady driving one of those old cars that could have a head on collision with a tank and come out on top. She basically broadsided me on the passenger side (you know, the side my 18 month old son is on), so you can imagine what went thru MY mind... It wasn't raining; I was making a left hand turn, and my vision was obstructed by an oncoming car which was stopped and waiting to make a left hand turn. My car was totalled (about $4500 worth of damage). Oh, and I got a $112 ticket out of the deal, too. Yea.

But thankfully, no one was hurt.

Ragnarok · #6 November 10th, 2002, 03:31 PM

Man, yeah you're lucky too then dumbluck.
Oh, my car was a '96 chevy lumina, or as I nicknamed it, the Animul. (lumina backwards)

But I'm just happy I wasn't hurt and no one was sitting at that corner to come out because I would've hit them right in the drivers side door.

Edit: Oh, and I've only had to the car since august....

[ November 10, 2002, 13:41: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Taz-in-Space · #7 November 10th, 2002, 09:43 PM

...Want excitement? Try a 20 car pile-up and be out of state! Not only exciting, but it also takes a LONG while to settle...

Like that famous chinese curse: May You Live In Interesting Times!

Ragnarok · #8 November 10th, 2002, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by Taz-in-Space:
...Want excitement? Try a 20 car pile-up and be out of state! Not only exciting, but it also takes a LONG while to settle...

Like that famous chinese curse: May You Live In Interesting Times!

Dang that had to suck! Was you hurt any?

It's excitement for me cause it's first wreck I've been in so yeah... Well besides when my mom hit a deer when I was like 8...

tesco samoa · #9 November 10th, 2002, 10:19 PM

Did the tie rod break. I had that happen on my 81 chevy malbu. I was doing around 40 KM/H at the time. Scared the stuffings outta me.

I am glad your alright. Cars can be replaced. You cannot.

Ragnarok · #10 November 10th, 2002, 10:31 PM

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Originally posted by tesco samoa:
Did the tie rod break. I had that happen on my 81 chevy malbu. I was doing around 40 KM/H at the time. Scared the stuffings outta me.

I am glad your alright. Cars can be replaced. You cannot.

Yeah, most likely it's the tie rod. Me and my dad were looking at it today, the control rod broke, that's why the tires were like that. I could turn to left side tire but the right side I had to turn by hand. Also I bent up the A-frame. So I'll probably have to replace the whole front suspension. Oh well, as long as insurance covers it I'm ok. I had full coverage so it better.

That's what we're saying. I'm also glad no one was sitting at that corner when I came around because I would've hit them in the driver door if they were. So we're pretty lucky as far as everything goes.