- June 3rd, 2006, 11:08 am
#17168
Fellas,
I am very very lucky to be able to type this message! I was in a horrible accident yesterday on my way back to Lynchburg from Richmond. I was in the right lane going very slow because visability was near 0 and the rain was coming down in buckets. Many folks were pulled over on the side of the road and many were pressing forward. Being anxious to get back, I decided to go on. After about 15 minutes the rain subsided and things were pretty much back to normal but the street was wet. I came to a point in the street where the water was up to about halfway on cars so I decided to slow down. The cars in the passing lane threw water up on my vehicle so high and so intense that I couldn't see a thing so instinctively I hit the breaks to slow down even more. Unfortunately I hydroplaned and went into the median where I tumbled a few times according to witnesses. When my Trailblazer finally got back on 4 wheels, it was in traffic and facing the opposite direction so I had to hit the break again and take evasive action by turning into the shoulder of the road in a ditch! Believe it or not fellas I came out of that without a scratch!!!!!! People were looking at me like I was a ghost or something and kept asking me if I was ok. I said I think so, look at me. I know when my moment of truth finally comes I will be ok because instinctively I was not cussing or screaming but I was calling on the name of Jesus the whole time. I actually was not scared but I really felt like I was cacooned in safety. I know that sounds cliche' and wierd but it is really true. The Paramedics came as as precaution and took me away on a stretcher. PaMedic never told me how uncomfortable those boards and restraints are! Man that was crazy. They strapped me in and wouldn't let me help them get me on the stretcher. That was the toughest part of the accident besides the bumpy ride there and then having to call Mrs. SCAR from the medic's cell phone. My cell phone was lost so Big Smooth and GMTM, I owe you both phone calls but I don't have numbers anymore. That stinks because without the phone, I don't have my chip which gets me all my numbers and text messages! The crazy thing about this is that Mrs SCAR kept telling me to be careful on the road because statistically we both feel like we are on the road so much that something was bound to happen. Well I am glad I got that out of the way and I hope to never go through something like that again! The Lord is good and I am grateful to be able to use my hands and my mind to talk to you guys here on Flamefans....
I am very very lucky to be able to type this message! I was in a horrible accident yesterday on my way back to Lynchburg from Richmond. I was in the right lane going very slow because visability was near 0 and the rain was coming down in buckets. Many folks were pulled over on the side of the road and many were pressing forward. Being anxious to get back, I decided to go on. After about 15 minutes the rain subsided and things were pretty much back to normal but the street was wet. I came to a point in the street where the water was up to about halfway on cars so I decided to slow down. The cars in the passing lane threw water up on my vehicle so high and so intense that I couldn't see a thing so instinctively I hit the breaks to slow down even more. Unfortunately I hydroplaned and went into the median where I tumbled a few times according to witnesses. When my Trailblazer finally got back on 4 wheels, it was in traffic and facing the opposite direction so I had to hit the break again and take evasive action by turning into the shoulder of the road in a ditch! Believe it or not fellas I came out of that without a scratch!!!!!! People were looking at me like I was a ghost or something and kept asking me if I was ok. I said I think so, look at me. I know when my moment of truth finally comes I will be ok because instinctively I was not cussing or screaming but I was calling on the name of Jesus the whole time. I actually was not scared but I really felt like I was cacooned in safety. I know that sounds cliche' and wierd but it is really true. The Paramedics came as as precaution and took me away on a stretcher. PaMedic never told me how uncomfortable those boards and restraints are! Man that was crazy. They strapped me in and wouldn't let me help them get me on the stretcher. That was the toughest part of the accident besides the bumpy ride there and then having to call Mrs. SCAR from the medic's cell phone. My cell phone was lost so Big Smooth and GMTM, I owe you both phone calls but I don't have numbers anymore. That stinks because without the phone, I don't have my chip which gets me all my numbers and text messages! The crazy thing about this is that Mrs SCAR kept telling me to be careful on the road because statistically we both feel like we are on the road so much that something was bound to happen. Well I am glad I got that out of the way and I hope to never go through something like that again! The Lord is good and I am grateful to be able to use my hands and my mind to talk to you guys here on Flamefans....
I should be back in business on Monday though.
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