[s-cars] Another one bites the dust today

[LL - NY]

Glad you and the pooch are alright, (cro-magnon were supposed to
be extinct for a reason!), sorry to see another one go. There was less
UrS population at this year's fest, to see another tragically go like this
makes me hope that this wasn't a trend...

LL - NY

On 8/24/07, McCall, Randy <rmccall at nexant.com> wrote:
>
> So another sad, yet still uplifting tale from the Audifiles today -
> heading to see my winemaker at lunch today and get flat out creamed from
> the rear!  I observed that the cromagnon at the wheel of a fairly good
> sized commercial delivery truck was catching up to me as I was leisurely
> making my way north on Wallace drive here in West Salem OR.  I needed to
> turn left on Hopewell road, so I put on a bit o' distance between us,
> had to stop to wait for the oncoming car to pass when I noticed
> cromagnon van WASN'T F*&^*NG STOPPING! I tried to get on the gas, but
> too late - BAMMM!  What a rush - car accelerated like instantly into the
> other lane, spun leisurely around (now where exactly was that oncoming
> car????) and on into the ditch neatly missing the other SUV head toward
> me.... DAMNNNN!  Back of the car was crushed, my dog faired very nicely
> thank you very much as she was in the back seat rather than the back of
> the avant like normal (she'd probably be mourned right about now
> otherwise).  Seat was shoved back to a recline position, but outside of
> everthing behind the rear seat, car was perfect - still running, windows
> still worked, stereo was still singing softly.
>
> DAMNNNN!  No injuries to me (ok, a bit of stiff neck), my loyal dog, nor
> cromagnon man - I didn't bother to talk to him as it could have quickly
> escalated to a jail trip for me....
>
> Talk about JNR - 115K 95.5 S6 Avant, still mostly stock with some on the
> shelf goodies, more planned, and tight.  DAMMNNN!  Just put $1,500 into
> refreshing all the rubber parts under the hood along with T-belt and
> W-P.
>
> So its goodbye sweet thang, gotta move on to summit else.  Wonder what
> it will be?  DAMN sure it will be something ready to take a hit like
> that.... Wow....thats JNR for ya.
>
> For all you //SFesters, have a great time and watch out for cromagnon
> van....he's out there....
>
>
> Randy McCall
> 95.5 S6A 115K - RIP
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