Nothing about politics to
follow, here… Just my personal experience with weight.
Might be hard to follow,
because of the European brand cars mentioned, but being who I am, I just
thought it might add up to the subject.
My first car was a 20 y.o.
(then) Volvo 144, back in the early eighties. Tough car, they’re still driving
around, here. It weighs a lot, I don’t know exactly how much, and that doesn’t
matter so much, here,
Once I came back from an exercise
with the Marine Corps in Northern Scotland. I had
to drive a lot there and it so happens that they’re driving on the left side of
the road. Takes some time to adjust to that, and safely take a roundabout, but
then you’re fine.
I’ll beat the crap. When
back in The Netherlands, my friends took me for a night out. In my own car, and
I was driving, of course. Having a busy conversation with my four passengers –
maybe politics? LOL! – I didn’t pay enough attention, and at a roundabout I
took a left turn, as I was accustomed to do in Scotland. There came this brand new
Zastava (Yugoslavian Fiat). With it’s left front fender, the Volvo hit it right
in it’s radiator. The Zastava was totalled. After we bended the fender back off
from the wheel, we could continue our night out.
Maybe the weight of me
and my friends added in, with us all wearing “The Fonz” leather jackets, but definitely
the Volvo weighing more then twice the Zastava counted! We hardly noticed the
impact and neither of us was wearing seat belts. No injuries at both sides.
Still feel very guilty
for having caused this accident. Luckily, my insurance paid for everything.
Whenever driving one of
my Doggies around, I’m always aware of the risks and take extra precautions in
my driving style.
I do have the seat belts
with gold forward look logo on them, but still haven’t installed them…
Jim, The Netherlands.
1957 Dodge Lancer D500 x2
Van:
Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens Mark H
Verzonden: woensdag 21
oktober 2009 16:36
Aan: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Onderwerp: Re: [FWDLK] Crash Test:
1959 vs. 2009
I can't believe that a subject comes up to this list as
APOLITICAL as a crash test video involving destroying an old car and
prophesizing about how a real person would fare in such an accident, which
just happens to be a subject that I've lived through personally.
When I watched that video, all I could think about was
remembering our crash: how I had about 2/10s of a second to react to
this oncoming truck, attempting to ditch my Impala into the ditch on my
right; my head being whiplashed backward, while my Uncle Dave
whiplashed forward until we met and I broke his nose.
Of my car coming to rest and my first instinct being to
turn the key off because the dash dummy lights had come on and I didn't want
the car to catch fire; turning to my passengers (family) and seeing my
uncle's face covered with blood, but him pointing to me - him believing I was
more hurt than him - when he couldn't even breathe and all I could see of his
face were his teeth through the blood - a mixture of mine and his.
Of the other driver approaching our wrecked car and
screaming at us to get out, oh and by the way I'm diabetic do you have any
soda pop? Of paramedics coming and me not knowing if my uncle would
live or die, and sitting on the roadside having EMTs picking glass out of my
brother and my's tongue and the other driver sidling over blowing cigarette
smoke into our faces and saying the wreck was MY fault, and my brother and I
simultaneously leaping at the f****** a**hole to show him whose fault the
wreck was, but we were so weak the paramedics easily pulled us apart . . . .
of my uncle ultimately lingering a few months with ruptured spleen, broken
ribs, and oh yeah, a grand return of the giant cancer, and then dying.
I think of all of these things, and how I wondered for
years what I could've done differently to potentially avoid this accident,
when the conclusion was I did nothing wrong. . . .
I think of all these things, AND ALL YOU JERKS CAN DO IS
YELL AT EACH OTHER ABOUT OBAMA?!!??!? WHAT A BUNCH OF FRIGGIN A**HOLES
ANYBODY WHO POSTED POLITICAL BULLCRAP HERE IS!!!!
Oh, and by the way, here is a photo of the Ford Thunderbird
that the 91-year-old lady was driving the other day in Oakridge, OR when she
was killed . . . I wonder what SHE thought about President Obama - it's more
relevant than what anybody HERE thinks!
--- On Wed, 10/21/09, Bill Amberger <Magnumguy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: Bill Amberger
<Magnumguy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Crash Test: 1959 vs. 2009
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 5:17 AM
Also, inform the media about calling our President
names, former Pres. Bush was called just about everything you could imagine,
and that was the media!!!
I agree, whether you like or dislike Pres. Obama,
the office still deserves respect, and I have many issues with him but
he's still the President.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday,
October 21, 2009 6:09 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK]
Crash Test: 1959 vs. 2009
Keep your hate speech
to yourself.
i'm not alone here...
and i thought the politcal debate was over here... probably should have been
a "reply to sender" [to me] but since my integrity was questioned
in public, let this be public
i thought AS AMERICANS
we had freedom of speech...... i guess the obama supporters dont beleive in
that component anymore...
he won because
"certain quote-unquote" americans who never voted until one of
their "own" ran for office... then they decided to vote.. and the
rest blinded by a good speech of empty promises
I LOVE AMERICA... a
shame AMERICANS sold out......
i guess you missed the
broadcast where he admitted to being muslim, which is fine.... YOU took it to
believe i said he's a terrorist.... i was referring to the terrorists and the
president being both of muslim practice.... [by the way- i support
Christianity and Judiasm- those people who believe in the same God this great
country was founded under- not some last-minute "christian-anti-white
convert churches"]
neither
candidate would have been great for us..... just one wasnt under observation
by the FBI for communications with 2 individuals on the terrorist watch
list... do some homework before you vote next time cheif
-----Original Message-----
From: gardinier@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 6:56 am
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Crash Test: 1959 vs. 2009
If you hate America so
much you should just leave! Saying that the President of the United States is
a terrorist is unpatriotic. It's an insult to the Americans that elected him
and this nation that I for one love deeply. You need to realize that there are over
300 million other people in the USA , it belongs to all of us, not
just you. By the way that crash video was copyrighted 2009 which
means it was likely made in 2008 during the Bush administration by the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which is even part
of the government .
Keep your hate speech
to yourself.
and much, much safer with Obama in the
White House!
i guess perhaps it is
a good thing- no terrorist with bomb the white house while one of their own
is in there....
----- Original Message
-----
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Crash Test: 1959 vs. 2009
Although I love my old cars, I feel much
safer in a newer car, and much, much safer with Obama in the White House!
From: Forward Look
Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lou
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
8:03 AM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Crash Test:
1959 vs. 2009
That was a Pro-Obama commercial?
Anyway:
I think that the "big car always wins" rule would only apply when
the big car AND small car are from the same generation. That
Impala would have creamed a '60 Valiant or a Falcon. But obviously not
a new Malibu. Same thing with a Stage Coach and and Model A: Lots
more craftsmanship in that stage coach. But the Model A would win :-)
Charles Pollock wrote:
commercial, Pro- Obama propaganda
any time.
I feel safer in my old cars than my new,
always have….
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