And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
On a twisting road I pulled out to pass when the truck hood blew open. I let off the gas and looked through the narrow opening between the hood and frame. Not good enough. So I stuck my head out the window only to be looking at myself in the big mirror. So I looked straight down at the asphalt and slowly pulled to the right.
Just ahead was a fairly sharp turn. As it was, I was able to pull into the only wide spot for miles. I pulled a wire seat spring to fasten the hood and was back in business.
My guardian angels all have grey hair and are on rotation.
Guy joined the freeway up ahead of me with a handicap scooter mounted on his trailer hitch. Scooter was bunjeed over with 2 tarps. I backed off and watched him lose both tarps within a mile. Also crossing my fingers and checking my rearview every time I drive over a plastic grocery bag (Arkansas tumbleweed).
A genuine oh, crap! moment
ReplyDeleteDuude. Wipers.
ReplyDeleteOn a twisting road I pulled out to pass when the truck hood blew open. I let off the gas and looked through the narrow opening between the hood and frame. Not good enough.
ReplyDeleteSo I stuck my head out the window only to be looking at myself in the big mirror.
So I looked straight down at the asphalt and slowly pulled to the right.
Just ahead was a fairly sharp turn. As it was, I was able to pull into the only wide spot for miles. I pulled a wire seat spring to fasten the hood and was back in business.
My guardian angels all have grey hair and are on rotation.
Gotta open the window to have a chance to see something.
ReplyDeleteMight be that it totally covered the view of the dash cam, but not that of the driver.
ReplyDeleteGreat job of not panicking
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely a "Brown Trouser" moment.
ReplyDeleteBetter than getting a tire iron thru the windshield.
ReplyDeleteGuy joined the freeway up ahead of me with a handicap scooter mounted on his trailer hitch. Scooter was bunjeed over with 2 tarps. I backed off and watched him lose both tarps within a mile. Also crossing my fingers and checking my rearview every time I drive over a plastic grocery bag (Arkansas tumbleweed).
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