Date:         Sun, 29 Sep 2013 04:59:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      The Tale of Rastafalia's Accident
Comments: To: Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>
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In response to Miguel's request!!!

Many may remember Miguel's call for help for me back in April!  I only had
third and 4th gear.  Linkage and Starter issues.  This was on our drive
back from Beaumont Texas, where The Rastafalia met with a terrible fate
earlier this February!   We were driving cross country, six of us on the
team, heading to Conference in Charlotte, NC.  Colin, Geoff, Kat, PJ,
Sherry, and myself.  We were driving on I-10 thru Beaumont, and there was
terrible wind!!!!  The Rastafalia was packed to the hilt, and we were
hauling a small trailer too!  The wind was making us shift about, and it
was very frightening!  I was praying that we would be kept safe, and turns
out, so was half of our passengers!  There were tornado warnings up ahead,
I found out after!!!  I opened my eyes, and saw that Colin was filming the
road for our little movie we were making if our journey to conference!  I
decide to pray more, as the van really started swaying!!!  when I open my
eyes again, what do I see, but a silver car heading straight for us!!!!
 Geoff was driving, and he did everything right!  He hit the brakes, and we
hit it head on!  We slid to the right, and landed completely blocking all
lanes of traffic.  Thank goodness no one hit us from the side, or that may
have been it!!!  As were standing in the middle of the freeway after, I
asked Colin, if he got the accident on film!  Sure enough!  He did!  Turns
out a tow truck dropped his load!!!  The driver did not properly secure the
car to the truck!  You can see the video on YouTube if you like!  Colin
dropped the camera right before we hit.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VBdGNFlC2MA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DVBdGNFlC2MA

Julianna
1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia with Tiico Conversion (The Rastafalia)
1988 VW Vanagon (James)


On Sep 29, 2013, at 4:14 AM, Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote:

Julianna, perhaps you should share the fascinating tale of your Westy's
condition and how it got that way....Also, was your Moab temp sensor
challenge, your last mechanical issue?
Miguel

Miguel