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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Oct 15, 2008 12:53:16 GMT -5
This morning on his way home from work a camper hit my dads truck on the bed in front of the bumper and spun him against a gard rail and it sliced the passengers side of the truck like a tin can and flattened a front tire
My dad is not hurt but he is awful pist
He just got home and went to bed. When he got here he said to me Why are you home from school?
my grandpa got me because he figured this might upset me enough to want to come home
i am not upset because my dad is ok but this way my dad could go to bed and rest and my grandpa could do what he had planned and I would take care of the little kids til my mom gets home
i will make them soup and play some games and watch cartoons for now
my dad thinks his truck is totaled
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Post by Beangirl on Oct 15, 2008 14:20:36 GMT -5
Good for you Jason. You are a good son to your Dad. I am so glad is OK. Give him my best and prayers for a good recovery.
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Post by aido179 on Oct 15, 2008 16:03:57 GMT -5
jesus! phil your a lucky man! something similar happened to a friend of mine that I sail with. his car got hit side on and spun him into a wall (last week a think)....
anyway, my friend was ok, but the scary thing was, the baby seat (empty at the time thank god) was ripped from the car and in shreds all over the road....
phil...sorry to hear it, but be glad your safe
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Post by Classicblast on Oct 15, 2008 19:24:04 GMT -5
I'm glad that Phil is all right. That's such a thing when you don't know it's coming and all of a sudden you get clipped. I'm sorry the truck is so badly damaged I know how much Phil likes his vehicle.
The important thing is no injury.
Thanks for the news Jason we all know that your dad will be fine he is definitely a tough guy.
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Post by Blastgirl on Oct 16, 2008 0:37:12 GMT -5
Oh dear. I'm glad that your Dad is all right Jason. It was probably better for you to come home for the younger ones that was probably for the best.
I'm sorry that pretty red truck of his got damaged badly though.
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Post by Phil on Oct 16, 2008 13:59:55 GMT -5
I'm ok. I'm stiff as a board and sore pretty much but I did go to work lastnight although my wife thought I should call off. I figured that as long as I could walk around I should go and do what is expected of me.
I'm going to need a new truck. I already went down this morning and picked 1 out. I'm just going to buy it and wait to get reimbursed by the insurance company. I should have the new 1 tomorrow.
I went to the dealer and saw a brand spanking new Silverado red with 4x4 the option package I like. But the pickups no longer have a 8100 v8 this has a 6.0.
I'm going to buy it anyway though.
Jason managed to get a day off of school. My father figured it would be emotionally distracting at school. The translation is my mother and my father had a club meeting and figured Jason would watch his brother and sister but that was ok. I needed to sleep for a while.
Thanks for everybody who mentioned in this thread.
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Post by grape on Oct 16, 2008 14:34:15 GMT -5
It's good to know you're alright.
Also good to know that you found another truck.
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Post by weasel2htm on Oct 16, 2008 20:56:46 GMT -5
Major suck factor Phil. You just bought that truck a few years ago after your beloved dad's truck was wrecked.
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Post by Classicblast on Oct 16, 2008 23:24:03 GMT -5
The main thing is you're all right Phil. And you're helping the economy with a big ticket purchase. J/K on that last one I'm glad you're all right.
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Post by edlin on Oct 17, 2008 1:06:26 GMT -5
Oh, my. I'm glad you're not hurt. I was in an accident once, but it is nothing compared to yours. Well, at least you have a nice new truck.  I hope your life returns to normal soon. |
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Post by Phil on Oct 17, 2008 17:24:11 GMT -5
I'm pretty lucky. I picked up my new 1 this afternoon. I already put over 100 miles on it. It takes me a while to mold into the new though.
Like Weasel2htm remembers my story from years ago. I had a 1987 Silverado my dad had and right after I graduated he sold it to me. I kept it until late 2002 when it was parked at a curb and a drunk blasted it.
It was not technically unrepairable but the damage exceeded the value of it. As the 87 was considered 16 years old because in November of 2002 we were into the 2003 model year.
I did the same thing I went to the Chevrolet dealer and looked for the biggest truck in stock that was not dual wheels. I would have considered dual wheels but I prefer single. I got the truck about 3 days later and that was that.
Once again things progressed nearly the same way. My 2003 had just reached 100k miles on it. Most of which I put on in the 1st 2 years. I did more traveling jobs at that time where I would be sent farther away more often. That still happens sometimes but less often now because about 4 yeras ago they regulated that for payroll reasons.
That means I probably wont log up as many miles on the new 1.
My back is still stiff and my left arm is a bit sore. No tackle football this week.
I might have been able to miss the guardrail if I knew this was coming I just got drilled so fast I didn't have the time to react as well as I had hoped to.
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Post by Kimm on Oct 17, 2008 20:33:27 GMT -5
Im sorry that happened Phil. Im glad youre all right. I know youre a dedicated guy but you could take a day off for something like that. Its not exactly a sneeze and sniffle. You to physical manual labor and doing that when youre partially injured could be more harmful if you dont take it easy for 1 or 2 days.
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Oct 18, 2008 17:50:06 GMT -5
Thank everybody who cared so much for posting. the new truck is awesome and I hope it works as well as the other truck
its hard for my dad though because he really loved that truck. the inserance company told him they are going to total it and they were surprised that he already replaced it
they said that it was only totaled by 500 bucks I guess that means that if there were 500 less dameage it could still be fixed
my dad said that thats what they say now once they take a door and fender off and find out how much more is bent they would have found atleast that much more damage
my mother said that it is better this way because if more was damaged it might not fix as well and its still going to be a 100,000 mile truck
my dad said so what the last truck was 15 years old when it got wrecked and I was still driving it everyday
i like new but I have lots of good memories of our old truck
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Post by Mahnarch on Oct 19, 2008 20:18:59 GMT -5
OH MAN! I leave for a few days and Phil gets creamed.
That sucks but, at least you're in good health.
A new truck is always nice, too. But, getting used to all the new buttons, knobs and finding your as.s groove can take a bit.
So. Where's the pics of the old trucks damage and new truck in the driveway?
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Post by Phil on Oct 19, 2008 21:23:58 GMT -5
OH MAN! I leave for a few days and Phil gets creamed. That sucks but, at least you're in good health. A new truck is always nice, too. But, getting used to all the new buttons, knobs and finding your as.s groove can take a bit. So. Where's the pics of the old trucks damage and new truck in the driveway? I didn't take any pictures of the truck wrecked because that depresses me. I could take some pics in my driveway but for now here goes. |
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Post by Blastgirl on Oct 19, 2008 23:53:49 GMT -5
I like your shiny new red truck Phil.
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Post by Phil on Oct 20, 2008 13:14:30 GMT -5
It always takes me a while to like the new as much as the old.
Weasel2htm you must have remembered me posting from the beginning of when I started forum discussion because I think my 2003 was just a few months old when I told that story. Granted I've told it more than once though.
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Post by Blastgirl on Oct 21, 2008 0:42:48 GMT -5
I'm glad that your new truck is so nice. It looks high. Classic has the F350 I wonder which truck is higher the Chevrolet or the Ford. ;D
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