Gonna play Devil's advocate here, definately not trying to start a Flame war.

1. I just don't buy the conspiricy theory of Big Oil trying to kill you over the HHO

BOB SAYS: the thought of BIG OIL came when a friend of mine wrote and reminded me of the many attempts on other people building the same type of system.

2. Our cars are tiny, especially compared to a rig. There is the chance he lost sight of you.

BOB SAYS: but as I said in the update, he feels a thump, then hears a rumbling sound, he doesn't see me anymore, anywhere. If he has an ounce of a brain he should have been able to figure that I was stuck on the front of his bumper with his tires trying to roll over me.

3. You weren't "stuck" under his front wheels, otherwise you'd be dead. You were in front being pushed.

BOB SAYS: read previous response to #2

4. Have you considered that the roar/full throttle was him downshifting/engine braking.

BOB SAYS: absolutely not, the sound of the motor did not rise higher in rpm as it would if he downshifted. I could hear the stronger roar and feel the thrust as it pushed the door into me and it slammed my head against the partially opened window. It was definitely an increase in speed and torque.

5. You said he stopped 3/4 mile down the road. I don't see where that constitutes Hit & Run. The fact that he left skidmarks after he saw you spit out, then accelerated - maybe he was trying to get out of traffic lanes to not cause any other accidents.

BOB SAY: I don't think that was the case. Although I40 is a busy highway, the eastbound lane had very little traffic at that time. The only other vehicle near us was the other tractor-trailer and he was about 1/2 mile behind us. On that section of road, he had plenty of shoulder space to pull over. Plus, why wouldn't a trucker want to stop if he thought he blew a tire? What trucker would attempt to go faster when he thinks he has a blown tire? Where did he think I went after his 'claim' that I was passing on the shoulder on the rumble bumps? In my opinion, I believe a CB'er let him know there were witnesses and that was why he decided to stop. But then again, that is my opinion.

6. Consider yourself Lucky that you didn't continue across the median into oncoming traffic.

BOB SAYS: I do consider myself lucky.

7. Why didn't you get an appraisal as the Insurance requested?

BOB SAYS: I did, I had purchased the insurance when I bought the car. Because of the age, I couldn't get full coverage until I had an appraisal. I brought the car over to DR 914 at AutoAtlanta in Marietta, GA to have new cv joints, axles, clutch repairs and new cables installed. George did an appraisal for me, however, George wasn't there when I picked up the car. He was going to mail the appraisal to me so I could get the full coverage on the car. The truck crashed into me before I got the appraisal, so therefore, I only had liability. NOTE: the accident happened only a couple days after I picked up the car from George.

I'm glad that you are OK and the car is definitely fixable by the look of the pictures.

BOB SAYS: thank you....

btw: in your HHO application, where does the water/steam in the combustion chamber go? I see hydrolock

BOB SAYS: Water doesn't go into the combustion chamber. The water is in a pressure tank with stainless plates where it is converted into hydrogen and oxygen. One quart of water turns into approximately 1667 cubic feet of gas. If you watch your exhaust pipes you will always see water dripping out. the reaction inside of the combustion chamber burns the hydrogen and oxygen forming a small amount of water, that water plus the additional normal water then absorbs the heat energy and through a process called 'the latent heat of evaporation' converts the heat energy into inertia. The gain from that conversion is very small compared to the gain from the more complete burning of the gasoline. Keep an eye on my site, I will be posting the complete set of plans with explanations, etc, etc, and of course, etc. pictures and videos will be available on the site. NOTE: I am NOT selling these units, I am only sharing my knowledge.

T.C.

Glad to hear that you are all right.

So where is the story now? Is this still under investigation or was his story accepted and all parties are expected to move on?

Also sorry about Penni. But about your accident I think you had an accident. Too bad about the car.

Now about you being able to produce hydrogen fuel from water using a "small electrical current", well.... that's on a par with finding a Bigfoot carcass lying around in the woods.

Sorry for the loss of your Penni, Bob you have my condolences.

Good thing you didn't have any loss of life or limb in the accident. The truck driver is no doubt grossly negligent, and I would agree on the attempted murder/manslaughter. That guy shouldn't drive again.

I'm only about an hour away from you, in Parsons. I've got some of the new parts you'll need if you are going to have the car repaired.

Bob, Like I said, Glad your OK. Hope that you will be able get the car fixed. And I certainly meant no offense, just wanted to bring up a few questions/thoughts I had. And very sorry about your Penni.

all the best, T.C.