I have had similar experiences. Once, in Dearborn MI, in a blizzard bad
enough that I was driving my FJ40 in compound low on a major four lane
road and was still unwilling to go more than 25mph, some moron in a
Pontiac Fiero blew by me like I was standing still. Seconds later, he
lost it, and found himself traveling down the road directly in front of
me, backwards, staring at my tube bumpers which were of a height to take
his head off flush with the dashboard. His eyes were about the biggest I
have ever seen bugging out of the sockets of a human skull. I managed to
avoid hitting him. I am relatively sure he was riding a little higher in
the saddle after that.
Lee
BillR wrote:
Amen to the story. One of my most memorable was several years ago when I
had a thrice weekly trip from Western Indiana into Indianapolis. After a
bad snow/ice storm when the interstate was just reopened and still very icy,
I was doing about 40 mph - probably faster than I should have, and was
almost blown off the road by an 18 wheeler. About as scared as I ever got
on that road. 10 miles later I saw this very innocent faced driver trying
to explain to a trooper how his rig had ended up with the front end on one
guard rail and the other end on the opposite one when he couldn't stay on
the road for an exit ramp. I felt like stopping and adding my version of
how it might have happened. Didn't though. Probably should have.
BillR
Jacksonville FL
1981 300SD EM 270072 miles
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240 vs SD Go
Bob said "One of my most
satisfying driving experiences".
Amen, Bob great story. Sometimes these things happen what goes around
sometimes comes around. Great story thanks.
Regards Tom Scordato
Bellefonte PA
77 300D
79 240D
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From: "Bob Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240 vs SD Go
Tom shared:
"I do pull over into the breakdown lane and let people pass
when entering a highway on ramp though just as an act of kindness. Other
than that they can wait the 2 to 5 extra seconds. It does not hurt that
much compared to the real problems in the world,"
We all know how much more smokey the exhaust looks at night when some
impatient clown is right up in your trunk...
The other night I was going along at the speed limit on a strech of single
lane road along which there are three stop signs and a fair amount of
traffic. This bozo was right on my rear the enite time swerving around
like
he's trying to dodge the exhaust. When the single lane turned into two, he
flew around me like I was nailed to the pavement. About a mile down the
road, he was pulled over by Lohn Law. As I drove by, the cop, whom I know,
waved at me and the dork in the Neon, whom I don't know, waved at me
although not in the same way and using only one finger. One of my most
satisifing driving experiences.
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 146K
Litchfield Park, AZ
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