Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:02:44 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] sad story: tie down luggage
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Uh oh!
Here we go?
Mr. BZ-everyone duck
On Jun 21, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Roland wrote:
> Really sad to hear this.
>
> Reminds me of a friend many years ago who died on the freeway. He was
> changing a tire on the driver's side of his car while on the
> shoulder. A
> car came by and struck him.
>
> Never, ever change a driver's side tire on the road unless the
> vehicle is
> way off the road beyond the shoulder. Better to get a tow, do
> anything but
> change a tire while the van is on the shoulder.
>
> Drivers are actually attracted to the car on the side of the road.
> I think
> I heard once that people will naturally let their cars drift towards
> the car
> on the shoulder. It is some kind of human effect, their eyes are
> drawn to
> the object and the car naturally follows right to it. I think they
> teach
> motorcycle drivers that way. If you want to turn left, look to the
> left and
> the cycle will follow.
>
> Roland
>
> 2010/6/21 Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
>
>> Dear Fellow Vanagons
>>
>> this puts so much of ones day into perspective ...
>> those moments when i feel sorry for my own troubles which are all
>> minute or
>> non *sequitur ....
>> become ... so much bagatelle
>>
>> condolences to the unknown friends in their time of loss
>> thanks *Björn for letting us know if this ...
>> yours
>>
>>
>>> This is actually a very sad story involving a VW
>>> Vanagon from Washington. They lost a container
>>> from the roof rack on a fairly narrow bridge in
>>> BC, turned around to retrieve it and their boy
>>> ran out into oncoming traffic to get the box.
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/06/20/bc-agassiz-boy-hit-killed.html
>>>
>>> Tie down the bags on your roof!
>>>
>>> Björn
>>> .
>>>
>>> __,_._,___
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> roger w
>> From Proverbs:
>> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear
>> up: a
>> servant who becomes king ...
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