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4x4Poet · 02-20-2005, 04:43 AM

I think "Deuce" was kidding us with his question. Shadetree, you reinforced my commitment to add shoulder belts to my trucks. I'm glad you didn't suffer major injuries. Broke the column bearings, eh? Tough chest you've got there.

I'd follow what happens to the illegal. See if the authorities let him go on his own recognizance till his hearing. You know, to see if they'll give him the chance to again hide himself from the authorities, just as he had done up to this point. I'd also check if the authorities try to deport him in conjunction with his criminal proceedings. Few things anger me more than when the feds fail to deport prosecuted illegals, whether found guilty of a crime or not.

69 Short Fleet · 02-20-2005, 05:36 AM

Hope you have a speedy recovery & hope you can get your truck back on the road also! Regards Doug

5150 · 02-20-2005, 06:25 AM

Was the guy drunk? I'm not sure how it is everywherelse but here in TN there's a good chance they are hammered. We get a call every Saturday and Sunday morning anywhere b/t 3am-6am about a possible drunk driver on a certain Hwy here in town. The town that connects to ours with that highway stops selling beer at 2am, so they start driving over here to by alcohol. I'm waiting now for the call.......it's like clockwork.

68C15 · 02-20-2005, 09:26 AM

glad to see you went to the Doc.
at least your possibilities of injury are documented.
unless the frame is like the one Longhornman used to have it should be fixable. when mine was hit from the side the ins. co. said they did not want to total it because "there is no market for these trucks"
I talked quite often to a friend who owns a popular collision center here & was he told me to document everything I had done to it. even pay myself fair labor. after the ins co saw what I had into it & where was going with it they aggreed tio see my side. mentioning this board helped also. nothing like having over 15,000 guys mad at them.
summary; show investment & dont take any crap.

LUV2XCLR8 · 02-20-2005, 09:37 AM

This Really Sucks, Glad To Here You Are Ok

obsesive23 · 02-20-2005, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dtlilly

That's crazy! Makes me want to go to the border with a sniper rifle. I hope your feeling better. I'd go to the ER just to make sure there's no internal injuries.

That's funny you sound like my dad!

Glad to hear you're ok.

mr402 · 02-20-2005, 01:44 PM

72, Just glad to hear your OK. Take it easy today and enjoy the race.

71Longbed · 02-20-2005, 01:56 PM

i bet the native americans wanted to do the same thing with the sniper rifle when england settled the colonies or mexico when 4 of their states where stolen from them

*dtlilly* · 02-20-2005, 02:09 PM

but that was then, this is now. Disliking certain immigrant groups have a long and celebrated history in America.

<edit> nuff said about that subject,don't let this turn in to a political thread.

chevyboy55 · 02-20-2005, 08:09 PM

Danged aliens, they outta send em back to thier own planet

Trifelynn · 02-20-2005, 09:02 PM

72shadetree-

I had a very similar accident. The cause was different...I fell asleep on 580/680(california) on a Friday afternoon in rushour. Anyone around Vallejo, Fairfield area should know what I am talking about. The traffic is horrific. Anyways, fell asleep, hit the center divide on both driver side front fender and bed. I don't know how I missed it, but I didn't hit the cab. After that, I over corrected and slid in some rocks by the center divide, turned a 45 degree angle to the right...and shot straight across the two laned, packed, highway, and shot over the little curb, and down into the ditch. I came down so hard, the top radiator hose, came down and the fan...didn't have a shroud...whooopsy. Off duty CHP saw me, called in a tow truck, and a highway patrol...The mile counter said I was "13" friggin miles from home...dang it!!!!

Anyways...the front hit so hard, it bent the front horn...took it to a frame shop in Cali, they straightened it for 900 buckaroonies...that wasn't cheap to a Senior in high school...Everything was fine after that...as far as the truck is concerned...but for some reason I still wet the bed...j/k...here is a few pictures of the truck, before after the wreck, and after I tried to fix it...
Nevermind...the pictures are too big...anyone know how to shrink them?

Lenny

71swb4x4 · 02-20-2005, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trifelynn

Nevermind...the pictures are too big...anyone know how to shrink them?Lenny

I open mine in paint and shrink them. I am sure there are other better ways out there to.

Trifelynn · 02-20-2005, 09:08 PM

There we go...that is before the wreck...and these two are after the wreck
BTW...this is the truck that I bought from someone in Turlock California...they heated the springs, and put that gawd-aweful 80's silverado badge on the side...I was young and didn't know any better....

72shadetree · 02-20-2005, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trifelynn

72shadetree-

I had a very similar accident. The cause was different...I fell asleep on 580/680(california) on a Friday afternoon in rushour. Anyone around Vallejo, Fairfield area should know what I am talking about. The traffic is horrific. Anyways, fell asleep, hit the center divide on both driver side front fender and bed. I don't know how I missed it, but I didn't hit the cab. After that, I over corrected and slid in some rocks by the center divide, turned a 45 degree angle to the right...and shot straight across the two laned, packed, highway, and shot over the little curb, and down into the ditch. I came down so hard, the top radiator hose, came down and the fan...didn't have a shroud...whooopsy. Off duty CHP saw me, called in a tow truck, and a highway patrol...The mile counter said I was "13" friggin miles from home...dang it!!!!

Anyways...the front hit so hard, it bent the front horn...took it to a frame shop in Cali, they straightened it for 900 buckaroonies...that wasn't cheap to a Senior in high school...Everything was fine after that...as far as the truck is concerned...but for some reason I still wet the bed...j/k...here is a few pictures of the truck, before after the wreck, and after I tried to fix it...
Nevermind...the pictures are too big...anyone know how to shrink them?

Lenny

yeah idrive a truck and come out that way the traffic is awful out there.

i looked at it today and it looks fixable.im just worried about the frame because the bed is kinda twisted and it was not hit.oh well if it is i have the other 72 im working on that frame is 50%stripped and primed.

no rest for me we had mom/dads 50th annv. party today didnt even get to watch race

SB_in_SC · 02-20-2005, 11:16 PM

Hey guys,
Got a story that might make you feel better. One morning last year, a friend of mine was driving to work in a car his brother had given him the week before as a "work car". A little Nissan w/150k on it and bald tires, just something to drive the 60 miles to work and save on gas. He hadn't got a chance to replace the tires and it was raining like hell. He spun out on the local interstate and smacked and illegal broadside. No damage to the little Nissan but it really hammered the other guys car. Everyone was alright and my friend said he would call the police to file a report so his insurance would pay for the damage. The guy said "No. I don't have a license or insurance so just follow me to the next exit and give me a couple of hundred bucks for repairs." My friend said "fine" and off they went. When the guy went up the off ramp, my buddy floored it down the interstate to work!! What was the illegal gonna do? Call the police?

No money for that guy! Should have had his lic. and ins.!!
Just a little story to brighten your day. Hope you get your ride fixed and feel better.

67mbsc · 02-20-2005, 11:43 PM

Best of luck to you, with your injuries. I , like everyone else, recommends you to GO GET CHECKED. PERIOD.
AS for the illegals, we have TWO TONS of em here in Myrtle Beach, and they drive cars with North Carolina plates. Went to NC yesterday, they work at McDonald's, wherever, they collect food stamps,welfare WIC, DON'T pay taxes, and when I go to Walmart's they have two or three full buggies, HEAPED, and they pay with a WIC card!!!!!!!!!!! BURNS my A$$ big time!!!!!!!! Then, the "chimp" wants us to loosen border patrols and regulations? Hey, who is it that wants CA to allow illegals to drive anyway?????? We sure are a generous country, aren't we????????

Alexis · 02-21-2005, 12:18 AM

Glad you're ok dude! Aything can be fixed. Goodluck with the insurance and getting it fixed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67mbsc

AS for the illegals, we have TWO TONS of em here in Myrtle Beach, and they drive cars with North Carolina plates. Went to NC yesterday, they work at McDonald's, wherever, they collect food stamps,welfare WIC, DON'T pay taxes, and when I go to Walmart's they have two or three full buggies, HEAPED, and they pay with a WIC card!!!!!!!!!!! BURNS my A$$ big time!!!!!!!! Then, the "chimp" wants us to loosen border patrols and regulations? Hey, who is it that wants CA to allow illegals to drive anyway?????? We sure are a generous country, aren't we????????

They do pay taxes they just can't claim them.........if they work a legit job with a fake SSN, where does the money that is deducted go too? Billions of dallors are brought in from there un-claimed money that is given to uncle sam. When they buy stuff from stores just like you would, they pay taxes.

Why let them drive legally? so they can get a license and insurance. IMO it is better that an illegal drive legally and have coverage then not have a damn thing. You'd be amazed how much illegal add to the economy.

4x4Poet · 02-21-2005, 06:29 AM

I'd rather be amazed at how much new, legal immigrants add to the economy after the illegals are all shipped back to their respective home countries.

oj70chevy · 02-21-2005, 10:20 AM

Sorry to hear about your accident, Am illegal ran into my yard about two years ago, slammed my 93 gmc and tried to run

. unfortunately for her, her car was totaled and I was outside in my shorts with my Beretta 96 in about 30 seconds flat

. I ran up to her car and she was drunk trying to start the car with the battery sitting in the next yard.

72shadetree · 02-22-2005, 12:16 AM

i noticed today that the wheel and fender look to close.so i got out the ruler cant remeber the measurements but it was right at 3/4 in off.i checked the wheel base length from frt to rear the driver side was that much shorter

02-20-2005, 04:43 AM	#26
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	I think "Deuce" was kidding us with his question. Shadetree, you reinforced my commitment to add shoulder belts to my trucks. I'm glad you didn't suffer major injuries. Broke the column bearings, eh? Tough chest you've got there. I'd follow what happens to the illegal. See if the authorities let him go on his own recognizance till his hearing. You know, to see if they'll give him the chance to again hide himself from the authorities, just as he had done up to this point. I'd also check if the authorities try to deport him in conjunction with his criminal proceedings. Few things anger me more than when the feds fail to deport prosecuted illegals, whether found guilty of a crime or not. __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup.

02-20-2005, 06:25 AM	#28
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Was the guy drunk? I'm not sure how it is everywherelse but here in TN there's a good chance they are hammered. We get a call every Saturday and Sunday morning anywhere b/t 3am-6am about a possible drunk driver on a certain Hwy here in town. The town that connects to ours with that highway stops selling beer at 2am, so they start driving over here to by alcohol. I'm waiting now for the call.......it's like clockwork. __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

02-20-2005, 09:26 AM	#29
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	glad to see you went to the Doc. at least your possibilities of injury are documented. unless the frame is like the one Longhornman used to have it should be fixable. when mine was hit from the side the ins. co. said they did not want to total it because "there is no market for these trucks" I talked quite often to a friend who owns a popular collision center here & was he told me to document everything I had done to it. even pay myself fair labor. after the ins co saw what I had into it & where was going with it they aggreed tio see my side. mentioning this board helped also. nothing like having over 15,000 guys mad at them. summary; show investment & dont take any crap. __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

02-20-2005, 09:37 AM	#30
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,484	This Really Sucks, Glad To Here You Are Ok __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

02-20-2005, 01:56 PM	#33
71Longbed Not Mine But A beauty Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southern CaL Posts: 368	i bet the native americans wanted to do the same thing with the sniper rifle when england settled the colonies or mexico when 4 of their states where stolen from them __________________ 68 Chevy Shortbed 454/400 2000 Chevrolet Camaro SS 6spd 2011 Silverado 5.3 6spd auto

02-20-2005, 05:36 AM	#27
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086	Hope you have a speedy recovery & hope you can get your truck back on the road also! Regards Doug

02-20-2005, 01:44 PM	#32
mr402 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Elmira, Oregon Posts: 449	72, Just glad to hear your OK. Take it easy today and enjoy the race.

02-20-2005, 02:09 PM	#34
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	but that was then, this is now. Disliking certain immigrant groups have a long and celebrated history in America. <edit> nuff said about that subject,don't let this turn in to a political thread.

02-20-2005, 08:09 PM	#35
chevyboy55 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Kelso,Wa Posts: 3,637	Danged aliens, they outta send em back to thier own planet

02-20-2005, 09:02 PM	#36
Trifelynn Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Williston, North Dakota Posts: 469	72shadetree- I had a very similar accident. The cause was different...I fell asleep on 580/680(california) on a Friday afternoon in rushour. Anyone around Vallejo, Fairfield area should know what I am talking about. The traffic is horrific. Anyways, fell asleep, hit the center divide on both driver side front fender and bed. I don't know how I missed it, but I didn't hit the cab. After that, I over corrected and slid in some rocks by the center divide, turned a 45 degree angle to the right...and shot straight across the two laned, packed, highway, and shot over the little curb, and down into the ditch. I came down so hard, the top radiator hose, came down and the fan...didn't have a shroud...whooopsy. Off duty CHP saw me, called in a tow truck, and a highway patrol...The mile counter said I was "13" friggin miles from home...dang it!!!! Anyways...the front hit so hard, it bent the front horn...took it to a frame shop in Cali, they straightened it for 900 buckaroonies...that wasn't cheap to a Senior in high school...Everything was fine after that...as far as the truck is concerned...but for some reason I still wet the bed...j/k...here is a few pictures of the truck, before after the wreck, and after I tried to fix it... Nevermind...the pictures are too big...anyone know how to shrink them? Lenny Attached Images __________________ Always looking for a 2wd blazer Last edited by Trifelynn; 02-20-2005 at 09:06 PM.

02-20-2005, 09:08 PM	#38
Trifelynn Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Williston, North Dakota Posts: 469	There we go...that is before the wreck...and these two are after the wreck BTW...this is the truck that I bought from someone in Turlock California...they heated the springs, and put that gawd-aweful 80's silverado badge on the side...I was young and didn't know any better.... Attached Images __________________ Always looking for a 2wd blazer

02-20-2005, 11:16 PM	#40
SB_in_SC '68 C10 SWB/FS 396/TH400 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: SC Posts: 90	Hey guys, Got a story that might make you feel better. One morning last year, a friend of mine was driving to work in a car his brother had given him the week before as a "work car". A little Nissan w/150k on it and bald tires, just something to drive the 60 miles to work and save on gas. He hadn't got a chance to replace the tires and it was raining like hell. He spun out on the local interstate and smacked and illegal broadside. No damage to the little Nissan but it really hammered the other guys car. Everyone was alright and my friend said he would call the police to file a report so his insurance would pay for the damage. The guy said "No. I don't have a license or insurance so just follow me to the next exit and give me a couple of hundred bucks for repairs." My friend said "fine" and off they went. When the guy went up the off ramp, my buddy floored it down the interstate to work!! What was the illegal gonna do? Call the police? No money for that guy! Should have had his lic. and ins.!! Just a little story to brighten your day. Hope you get your ride fixed and feel better. __________________ '68 Custom/10 w/396/TH400 matching #'s '00 C3500 Dually 454 Crew Cab '99 Chevy Tracker 4x4 (1 tuff little muther!)

02-20-2005, 11:43 PM	#41
67mbsc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Posts: 266	Best Of Luck To You, and Sorry Best of luck to you, with your injuries. I , like everyone else, recommends you to GO GET CHECKED. PERIOD. AS for the illegals, we have TWO TONS of em here in Myrtle Beach, and they drive cars with North Carolina plates. Went to NC yesterday, they work at McDonald's, wherever, they collect food stamps,welfare WIC, DON'T pay taxes, and when I go to Walmart's they have two or three full buggies, HEAPED, and they pay with a WIC card!!!!!!!!!!! BURNS my A$$ big time!!!!!!!! Then, the "chimp" wants us to loosen border patrols and regulations? Hey, who is it that wants CA to allow illegals to drive anyway?????? We sure are a generous country, aren't we????????

02-21-2005, 06:29 AM	#43
4x4Poet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "Under Montana skies." Posts: 1,836	I'd rather be amazed at how much new, legal immigrants add to the economy after the illegals are all shipped back to their respective home countries. __________________ '71 GMC K20 Suburban, '71 GMC K10 Suburban, '72 Chevy C10 CST Suburban, '72 Chevy K20 clunker pickup.

02-21-2005, 10:20 AM	#44
oj70chevy 250 V-6 Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San antonio, TX. Posts: 898	Sorry to hear about your accident, Am illegal ran into my yard about two years ago, slammed my 93 gmc and tried to run . unfortunately for her, her car was totaled and I was outside in my shorts with my Beretta 96 in about 30 seconds flat . I ran up to her car and she was drunk trying to start the car with the battery sitting in the next yard.



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02-22-2005, 12:16 AM	#45
72shadetree KEEP ON TRUCKING Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: martinsville va Posts: 2,563	i noticed today that the wheel and fender look to close.so i got out the ruler cant remeber the measurements but it was right at 3/4 in off.i checked the wheel base length from frt to rear the driver side was that much shorter __________________ 72 cheyenne 2wd lwb 71 k20 sons bassett va

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