Gordon,
Ouch, a picture is worth a 100 painful words. Nice photos of a bad situation.
Glad you weren't
hurt. One reason why I like a nice bright white color in a small car, so that
those idiots can see
me.BTDT.
Linda
Gordon Glasgow wrote:
> Yesterday afternoon I was going to drive the roadster down to Portland to
>watch
> some of our club members race at PIR. Just south of Tacoma on I-5, the traffic
> was really bogged down, like 5-25 mph with occasional stops. I was just about
> stopped when WHUMP! a Jetta hits me from behind and BAM! bounces me into a
>Ford
> F-150 in front of me. Damn!
>
> The good news on the car is that it missed the front bumpers and the Marchal
> lights. The bad news is that it took out the Hella halogen backup lights
>(which
> I haven't seen available for years) and it may have gotten into the rear
> crossmember.
>
> Nobody hurt, mostly sheet metal damage, and the car still runs, but I think
> that's it for this summer. Fortunately she has insurance. We'll see how good
>it
> is.
>
> The very odd part is that I was ambivalent about going, right up to the last
> minute. I was late making hotel reservations, I was rushed packing, everything
> just felt wrong. I told Joanne, "I shouldn't say this, but I feel like this
>trip
> is jinxed." Two hours later, I found out I was right.
>
> Pics are at:
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/FrontDamage1.jpg
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/FrontDamage2.jpg
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/FrontDamage3.jpg
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/RearDamage1.jpg
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/RearDamage2.jpg
> http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Accident/RearDamage3.jpg
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
>
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