Re: Wrecked at 120 MPH...

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

>Plastic engine cover is nothing, try hitting a damn big snapping
>turtle at 85mph. Thought it was just a dead critter in the road,
>(at night) tried to straddle it, all of a sudden heard some serious
>thumping as this damn thing goes under the car. Stopped when
>I got to the next town, no apparent damage underneath (those
>cats are really low to the ground, glad it didn't take them out).

Hee heee...we used to have an old Chebby blazer(the really big kind) that
we would take out on the beaches on Cape Cod where it was allowed.  Lots of
fun, but occasionally a seagull would play "chicken"(refuse to move off the
path) or "daredevil"(swoop down in front of the truck.)

Once, our mechanic said "you know, I was looking around down there, and I
found some feathers..."

Talk about solid.  That truck didn't get _anything_ done to it except get
gas put in.  Total rustbucket(we bought it used as a junker to drive on the
beach.)  I can't remember anyone changing the oil in it, or anything...it
just went.  The only big problem we once had was spilled battery acid.

Brett

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