[Coco] The Lucky CoCoNut

[Bob Devries]

Well, Roger,
If you believe in God, I think you can thank Him for that escape.

I had a similar incident a couple of years ago, driving an aging Nissan E20 
mini-bus. I got into a bad situation, and braked rather heavily. The brakes 
locked up, and the bus rolled over completely once, and came back on its 
wheels. No-one was badly injured; some bruises and bumps. I had my wife and 
youngest daughter with me.

Not an experiance I care to repeat.

I thank God for saving me. I hope you do too.

--
Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.

website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Taylor" <webmaster at coco3.com>
To: "cocoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:08 PM
Subject: [Coco] The Lucky CoCoNut


> With all kidding aside, there is a very lucky CoCoNut among us today...
>
> This morning, I was on my way to work on Interstate 20 and I had a bad 
> accident.  It was raining so I was doing 60-65 instead of the usual 70 
> through this area and also watching the bridges for ice.  I later learned 
> it was not cold enough for ice, but the slick roads were just as dangerous 
> for vehicles with balding tires.  My back tires have been overinflated so 
> the center surface was pretty slick.
>
> When I came off of one of the bridges I noticed my truck fishtailing to 
> the left just maybe a few inches.  It was small but noticeable.  I let off 
> of the gas and kept the wheel straight to see if I was ok, but the truck 
> fishtailed again in the other direction a tad.  At this point I knew I was 
> probably hydroplaning but I didn't know what move to make next to keep 
> from overcorrecting. The truck kept sliding back and forth at the rear 
> until it got out of control and I started sliding off of the road, still 
> doing 65.  I was not about to steer towards the treeline at my speed. 
> When I knew I was bound for the trees across the ditch I braced for death. 
> I extended my arms out tight and dropped my head and started yelling No. 
> When I hit the steep ditch my truck started flipping end over end.  The 
> rear of the truck came up and over and I rolled this way until I slammed 
> into the trees.
>
> When I was rolling, I remember thinking just for a second "I'm about to 
> die, here it comes".  There is no way to describe it but the picture is 
> stuck in my head like it is still happening.  I impacted very hard and the 
> truck came to a rest back on 4 wheels.  At this point I thought I was 
> dead.  But the first instinct besides asking yourself are you really alive 
> or dead is to get out of the truck quick in case a fire starts and you get 
> trapped.  So I beat the door open and jumped out.  I used my cel to dial 
> 911.
>
> People, I walked away from this accident and I was not wearing a seat 
> belt.  I normally do, but for some reason I forgot to put it on.  The 
> truck was still running and my wipers were going, headlights on, etc. when 
> the trooper and ambulance showed up.  I was in the E.R. from 4:30am to 
> 8:30am doing xrays and the usual.  They sent me home with some 
> prescriptions for pain but I haven't taken anything yet and I've been 
> walking around trying to keep soreness from setting in.  But tonight I 
> have a feeling it's gonna get me while I'm sleeping, so I'm going to take 
> my medicine and hope I can get up and walk in the morning.  So, there 
> won't be any CoCo work today or tomorrow most likely.
>
> People, drive safe, wear your seat belts, and keep good tires on your 
> vehicle.
>
>
> -- 
> Roger Taylor
>
>
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