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re: Re: [ST] Rear Ended, not...
- Subject: re: Re: [ST] Rear Ended, not...
- From: "B Parker" <bparker15@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 06:48:41 -0800
it was my first trip up I-35 to Oklahoma City from the boonies of
orman - all of about 15 miles - in my shiny new [to me] '73 Ford Double
Gonzo 400ci station wagon. woohoo - TAPE PLAYER stereo, power brakes, A/C,
luxuries i'd never known, everything but the phony crating on the sides.
i missed the flagman, who was enduring the late Okie summer heat by
standing in the shade of the ovehead sign...and using his flag as a cane
to lean on while he bs'ed with his buddy. over the crest of the hill was
the reason for the flagman: a half mile long clot of stationary cars.
i "threw out the hooks". and the anchor. i'da thrown out my mother-in-law
if she'd been in the car. nothing, NOTHING, slowed that behemoth.
i was in the left lane. a quick twitch of the ever-so-responsive Gonzo
steering wheel put me in the median.
the coefficient of friction of brown grass is close to that of antifreeze.
the first car i slud past in a cloud of red dirt and brown chaff was a
Porsche 914...i will never forget the big round eyes of the driver when he
realized what a wad he'd have been if i'd been switching tapes when i
crested the hill.
ahh, close calls.
if he had cut to his left, i'd have nailed him.
bp
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