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Across the Fence:  DH in a bizarre accident  |
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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 Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 10:51:38 AM
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I got a call this morning about 6 am from dh - first he said he was ok, then told me he was on his way to work on I-5, about 50 miles from home, when either someone threw a tire and wheel off the overpass or one came off of a car up ahead, but it was still dark so he isn't sure exactly where it came from Hit out car dead center in the front and bounced about 30 feet up into the air. Hubby was able to get the car off the road, but it's totaled. State patrol said he was a very very lucky man - if he had been 1 second faster, it would have hit the windshield and that would have been a much worse story. Went up to pick him up and have our car towed home. It's bad - but dh is fine. Just lost a day's work and a car - that's a pretty good outcome I'd say.
Farmgirl Sister #98
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 11:04:18 AM
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Sherri, your hubby is very lucky, I'm so glad that he is ok!
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 11:07:17 AM
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OMG! He was a lucky man! Who cares about the car as long as DH is OK? You're darn tooting that was a good outcome!
Audrey
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 11:20:37 AM
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Sherri,
UGH! How aweful. I am glad to hear he is OK~
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
3659 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 12:09:00 PM
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Thanks everyone for your good wishes - we just got a call from the State Patrol and the guy who's car the wheel came off of, actually called the State Patrol to let them know and see if it hit anyone. DH was going northbound at the time and this guy was going SOUTHBOUND believe it or not, when the wheel flew off and bounced over the median barrier and into dh! The car it came off of, was on the other side of the overpass, so the wheel rolled down the highway southbound, under the overpass, hit the median, bounced over it, and hit dh. Wow, what a shocker that must have been. Lucky noone else was hit. Weird thing - our car is totally demolished in the front end, but our air bags never deployed - makes you think you'd better not depend on them too much!! Thanks again sisters, for your well wishes -makes me feel so much better!!
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 1:10:47 PM
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| Wow! Bizarre is the word for it. I'm glad your husband's ok, and the other guy too. I wouldn't want to be on either the giving end or the receiving end of a wheel flying off at highway speeds. |
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countrygal56
True Blue Farmgirl
221 Posts
Barbara
Dickson
Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 3:14:46 PM
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Sherri, I'm so glad your DH is okay. Very bizarre accident!
Barb |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4816 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 3:24:21 PM
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Thank goodness your husband is all right. Sorry you lost your car though. I hope the police figure out what happened. I would hate to think their is some idiot throwing tires from the overpass.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17372 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 3:38:38 PM
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Sherri,
hugz to you & hubby.
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>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
mjf#72
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 3:46:48 PM
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That is great that the other person called. Hopefully the insurance companies can help out to replace the car. I know that's not the first thing to worry about, but I know you guys need the car so he can get to work. *hugs* I am so glad Mike is okay!!!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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kmbrown
True Blue Farmgirl
459 Posts
Misty
Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
USA
459 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 5:16:44 PM
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| You are truly blessed to have your hubby home safe with you. Makes the reality of how fragile our days can be a little closer to home I'm sure. Blessings to you as you now have all the messy insurance stuff to deal with. I empathize, really. I totaled a car two years ago and it's not fun. Hugs to your family |
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carycamille
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
Camille
Cathlamet
Washington
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 5:20:33 PM
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So glad everyone is ok!
Camille |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 8:55:21 PM
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Whoa, Sherri!!!!!!! That is not the way you want a Monday to start, that's for sure. Wow, sure am glad that Mike is okay, I am sure a little shakin after that experience.
Hugs girl!!!!!!
Farmgirl #39
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
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Posted - Nov 03 2008 : 9:12:04 PM
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| These are the times we know our guardian angels are working overtime :) So glad he is fine. |
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2008 : 11:21:54 AM
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Whoa! That has to be on the top five most unbelievable but true accidents! I echo the 'bizarre' description! And it is a real blessing that he's okay, as well as the other driver!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 04 2008 : 2:12:19 PM
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Hi Sherri,
So glad your husband is okay . . . and hopefully insurance will cover the car. These things are so frightening, but I am actually thankful for them, as they are reminders to each of us to treasure today what we have . . . as we never know what tomorrow brings. So happy he is okay!
Hugs & blessings,
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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EllynAnne
True Blue Farmgirl
108 Posts
EllynAnne
Pueblo
CO
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Posted - Nov 05 2008 : 9:01:13 PM
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Hey, I am thrilled the outcome of the bouncing tire was not much, much worse. I had an identical experience many years ago, and there is simply no time to react - as with a deer in the road. Since the accident, I stopped enjoying driving. In fact, I became a nervous driver, a very defensive driver, and an annoying backseat driver. Knowing how lucky I was the tire didn't go through the windshield plays over and over. But like flying, driving is life, and so I do it. But without any joy. I'm writing this because your husband just might be affected, now or down the road. Bottomline now, though, is the car is broken, not him. And that's a good thing!
EllynAnne
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3659 Posts
Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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