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Posted by: GWN7 Dec 15 2005, 11:33 PM

We had freezing rain followed by snow yesterday and it has been snowing since this morning..... So I'm driving down my street today, doing about 20-30 kph. About 2 blocks from home and I see a figure walking away from me. He's in the middle of the road, walking in the tracks of the cars/trucks that have made their way down the street. Because of the snow he's all bundled up. Just as I get up to him he hears me coming and steps to the right....right infront of my truck...... I swearve to the right and hammer on the brakes. Which because of the ice and snow causes the truck to swing ass end around. 4 X 4 trucks do not handle like a 914.... The guy is clipped by my side mirror which breaks and is folded flat against the truck. I stop with the truck almost across the street and yank on the door handle, which breaks. Now I can't get out the drivers door. So I climb overthe consol to the passenger side and get out there. To be met by a 70+ yr old Ukrainian guy yelling not very nice things at me in his native tounge. I ask if he's ok and he answers "No, you hit me ", to which I reply "your dam lucky to be alive, you stepped right in front of me". Which cause another round of Ukrainian oaths to be directed my way. I asked him 3X if he needed a ambulance and all he wanted was my drivers licence. We exchange info and he walked away. So I spent the next 3 hrs filling out police reports and talking to my insurance company. Damage to the truck, glass from mirror $24.95 + taxes

Turns out the guy lives 8 doors down the street from me. I have never seen him and wish I had never met him today either.

Posted by: messix Dec 15 2005, 11:40 PM

deathrace 3000, -50 points for hitting and not killing target.

[sorry bad joke]

Posted by: Hammy Dec 16 2005, 01:13 AM

QUOTE (messix @ Dec 15 2005, 09:40 PM)
deathrace 3000, -50 points for hitting and not killing target.

[sorry bad joke]

I laughed

Posted by: Dead Air Dec 16 2005, 08:31 AM

That's one for the "Darwin Awards" Can you belive the guy made it to 70?
We got your freezing rain here yesterday. I'm over buying lunch at small shopping center near a job yesterday. Pulling into the parking lot there's a guy walking toward me in the middle of the lane. He doesn't show any sign of turning left or right. I stop and put up my hands like And he gives me a dirty look. So' I'm like, "get the fuck outta the road" waving him away. He takes another six steps before taking a 90 degree turn toward his car. So I drive by giving him a "stupid moron" look.
I go to the same store to grab a six after work, and there's another guy doing the exact same thing in the same spot! I laid on the horn for about ten seconds and this one jumped outta the way.