Frankn
Gold Member
THIS IS ABOUT CLOSE CALLS, YOU KNOW WHEN EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN SLOW MOTION IN YOUR MIND.
Here's the starter---- I was about 17 with a summer job driving an OLD 1 ton panel truck delivering marine supplies. The store had loaded a giant reel or 3/4" steel cable in the truck, but they could only fit it vertically and chock the reel. It was raining heavily and I was in the fast LH lane going 50 with a car on my right. The jerk in front of me decides to make a sudden left turn and jams on his breaks. I hit my breaks and the reel jumps the chocks and hits the drivers seat. As the car on my right passes, I cut to the right. The reel slames to the left and the truck does a 180. I wind up stopped just barely on the shoulder with a flatbead semi bearing down on me. I can still see the look on the driver's face. The trailer rub rails just cleared over my RF fender. I reset the cable and delivered it. Some days are better than others. Frank
Here's the starter---- I was about 17 with a summer job driving an OLD 1 ton panel truck delivering marine supplies. The store had loaded a giant reel or 3/4" steel cable in the truck, but they could only fit it vertically and chock the reel. It was raining heavily and I was in the fast LH lane going 50 with a car on my right. The jerk in front of me decides to make a sudden left turn and jams on his breaks. I hit my breaks and the reel jumps the chocks and hits the drivers seat. As the car on my right passes, I cut to the right. The reel slames to the left and the truck does a 180. I wind up stopped just barely on the shoulder with a flatbead semi bearing down on me. I can still see the look on the driver's face. The trailer rub rails just cleared over my RF fender. I reset the cable and delivered it. Some days are better than others. Frank