Air Ready Auto Posted July 2, 2017 #1 Posted July 2, 2017 Was on the highway yesterday. Speed limit was 70, 4 lane highway, and traffic was flowing smoothly. There was a guy towing a boat in the right lane and people were passing him as he was going slightly slower. The car in front of me moved over to the left lane and as is my habit I let off the throttle a little to open some room between me and the boat. (I don't like traveling directly behind something I can't see all the way into.) At this point there is about 7 car lengths between me and the boat. I hit my blinker and turn my head to check my blind spot getting ready to move over. I look forward in time to see what looked like the metal rimmed backing of one of the captains chairs flying directly at me. I have no idea how it missed me but I would swear it missed my right mirror by less than 3 inches. Haven't been that scared in a long time...
BG Hawks Posted July 2, 2017 #2 Posted July 2, 2017 WOW...Glad you are here to write about it!!! I would agree that you are alive by the grace of God.
MikeWa Posted July 2, 2017 #3 Posted July 2, 2017 Glad it missed you. Sounds like you didn't even have time to pucker. Mike
bill in mn Posted July 2, 2017 #5 Posted July 2, 2017 Be safe out there Justin , we have more cigars to smoke. Glad to meet you and I want to see more of ya. Glad it missed .
bongobobny Posted July 2, 2017 #6 Posted July 2, 2017 Soooo, I take it you needed a change of underwear when you got home???
Yammer Dan Posted July 3, 2017 #7 Posted July 3, 2017 Soooo, I take it you needed a change of underwear when you got home???
slowrollwv Posted July 3, 2017 #8 Posted July 3, 2017 Glad it missed you. I was on my way home from a car show following a pick up and the lid from a larg cooler came out of the truck and headed straight for me lucky it hit the road as I got to it and ran over it.
Air Ready Auto Posted July 3, 2017 Author #9 Posted July 3, 2017 Be safe out there Justin , we have more cigars to smoke. Glad to meet you and I want to see more of ya. Glad it missed . Indeed we do. I will have a couple of my favorites on hand the next time we meet.
snyper316 Posted July 3, 2017 #10 Posted July 3, 2017 After something like that I would have had to take nearest exit to a Dollar General for clothes then to nearest truck stop for a shower!!! You had someone looking after you.
Marcarl Posted July 4, 2017 #11 Posted July 4, 2017 Yep, no trailers in my view if I can help it, or open pickup trucks either, that's when the throttle comes in handy and a bit of power to move on. Glad u is ok. As noted during training: the throttle is your friend!!!
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