TZUTC: -0600   
   MSGID: 659.fidonet-memories@1:19/33 245e6e88   
   REPLY: 1:123/140 dcd9ebac   
   PID: Synchronet 3.18c-Win32  Nov 15 2020 MSC 1927   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 r3.179 Nov 15 2020 MSC 1927   
   CHRS: ASCII 1   
   Joe,   
      
    JM>   People are in their own little cocoon and oblivious to the outside   
    JM> world.   
      
     That might have been what happened to me on Thursday. I had just stopped   
   off at the Post Office to check the P.O. Box, and was headed to lunch.   
   Suddenly, I heard tires squealing, and the next thing I know, I had been   
   rear ended on the right side. With the wet road, my car was now spinning    
   out of control across traffic. I was then hit on the right front side, then   
   stopped. That vehicle that hit me ended up hitting the car that hit me,   
   head on, with the vehicle that hit me (it had a portable trailer in tow)   
   careening into a power pole.   
      
     My first thought was to get off the road, so I wouldn't get hit. I had   
   trouble getting through to 911 on both T-Mobile and Verizon. Had I had an   
   amateur radio HT, I would've gotten on the repeater, and issued a MAYDAY   
   call, as I was "a station in distress". The 911 folks called me, and I told   
   them what happened. The squad chief from a nearby fire station, 2 police   
   cars, and 2 ambulances eventually showed up.    
      
     The airbags in my car did not deploy, but the front and side airbags   
   deployed in the other 2 cars. One driver had to go to the hospital. I   
   waited for the police officer to come over, so I could give my account   
   of the wreck (I was not charged). I was basically able to walk away   
   from the wreck...but I'm afraid the car, a 2004 Buick LeSabre will be   
   totaled. So, that leaves me with no transportation.   
      
     I called my insurance (Allstate) yesterday, and was on the phone with    
   Geico today. Uber took me back and forth from this injury clinic for    
   chiropractic work on my neck and back. I have a follow-up appointment    
   on Monday (the clinic does work through Geico). Amazingly, the police    
   report was available shortly after I got there (I was originally told    
   it might not be available until Monday). That was my first wreck in 43   
   years.   
      
    JM>   And then you have cars that pulsate due to the loud music inside it.   
      
     Friggin' earthquake music. I guess that tribal beat is the only thing   
   they can understand.   
      
    JM>   At one time radio's in cars where viewed as a safety hazard.  Drivers   
    JM> would be paying more attention to the program than the road.   
      
     My radio was OFF at the time of the wreck, and the cellphones were in   
   the passenger seat, but out of my reach. So, I wasn't distracted or   
   impaired in any way.   
      
    > 3) If a train has blocked the crossing for a long period of time.   
      
    JM>   The last car is seen, drivers get ready to move, then the train stops   
    JM> with the last couple of cars still blocking the street and will sit   
    JM> there for some time.  ==sigh==   
       
     Unfortunately, it costs money to build those overpasses.   
      
   Daryl   
      
   ... Stewardess Trainee: "Where does this door gooooooooooo??"   
   === MultiMail/Win v0.52   
   --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32   
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (1:19/33)   
   SEEN-BY: 1/123 18/200 19/25 33 38 50 90/1 105/81 106/101 633 987 120/340   
   SEEN-BY: 123/131 124/5014 5016 130/803 154/10 203/0 221/0 226/30 227/114   
   SEEN-BY: 227/702 229/101 424 426 452 664 981 1016 1017 240/1120 2100   
   SEEN-BY: 240/5138 5411 5824 5832 5853 249/206 307 317 400 261/38 280/464   
   SEEN-BY: 280/5003 288/100 292/854 310/31 317/3 320/219 322/757 342/200   
   SEEN-BY: 387/25 396/45 423/120 633/280 712/848 770/1 2452/250 2454/119   
   PATH: 19/33 396/45 280/464 240/5832 229/426