Yea, you could have broken your neck. Smile Everyday
> On Jul 18, 2014, at 4:03 PM, Danny Hearn <[email protected]> wrote: > > That was cool of them to help....luckily the wheel coming off did not cause > you an accident. Dan** > > > On Thursday, July 17, 2014 11:00 PM, RONALD L PRACHT <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > This story takes place about ten years ago, so I was approx. six years post > injury. At that time I had a 2003 Gmc Safari minivan with a side entry lift, > raised roof and door. In my attempt to make the van as cool as possible, I > purchased a set of wider, aluminum wheels to put on the van from the local > wheel shop. To make things easier my dad put my new wheels in his truck and > drove to Walmart and had a set of tires mounted on the them . Later that day > I was getting home from a disabled water ski event at Creve Coeur lake and my > dad jacked up my van, took my old tires and wheels off, then mounted my new > set of wheels and tires. That evening I drove to my girlfriends house and > parked my van top spend the night. > > The next day my girlfriend at the time had to work so I got in the van to > leave and proceeded driving down the two lane road. I made it about 2 miles > and I heard some loud clicking and immediately slowed down , but as I looked > in my mirror cars were lining up behind me. I saw a fire station just ahead > and then it happened........a loud bang and the entire van went down to one > side and I skidded to a stop as far to the side of the road I could get. > > I wasn't positive what happened, but I assumed a wheel had came off the van. > People started driving by me and saying and doing what they do at accidents > until one car stopped and a man got out and approached me. He's like "your > wheel came off, you want me to get it?" I was grateful and told him that > would be great. After he rolled the wheel to my van I told him my dad was on > the way, but I had a jack in the back and I asked him if he could start > jacking it up. He agreed and jacked the van up, but couldn't get the van high > enough to put the wheel on. By this time his wife and kids were out helping > to and they all had their church clothes on. > > My father pulled up backwards in front of my van and came towards situation > with another jack. He put the second jack under the frame and was able to get > it high enough to put the wheel on but we had another problem > now.............no lug nuts! Luckily he thought to take one lug nut off each > wheel to put the fourth wheel back on. Then they bungeed my running board > that was hanging off and I was ready to drive away. The guys wife was > directing traffic the whole time while the men worked. Out of the corner of > my eye I saw the mans white shirt had grease on it. I told the family how > thankful I was and that they had saved me that day. I drove off pretty quick > to avoid any tow trucks or police that may have been called. > > About a month later I was rolling in the mall and saw the family that > helped me walking towards me. I thanked them again and rolled on about my > business. I think its pretty crazy that a family on their way to church in > their Sunday best attire stopped and helped me out of such a crazy situation. > So its easy to talk about the times Ive been blocked or screwed over in some > way, but I wanted to point out a family that did the right thing just because > they should...........no money or anything else..........just did it because > it was the right thing to do. > > Ron > >
