Never park your fancy sports car........

[ibglowin]

Near a large tree in an all day wind storm.......

That WAS a pristine Chrysler Crossfire. We had a front move through yesterday and had winds in the 30-50mph range all day yesterday. The tree landed smack dab on top of the passenger side and the roof/window/hood on that side is caved in. The car is still there this AM. Gonna need a crane to move that tree or someone to cut it up piece by piece. I hope he had good comprehensive insurance!

 

[djrockinsteve]

Years ago we went an hour away from our residance to do a wedding in a small middle of nowhere town. My wife, for the first and you'll see why in a moment, parked my truck. Under the only large tree in the entire parking lot. Estimated to be very hot this day.

Set up for 660 guests (not a typo). We were rockin' away after dinner when a fella asked me if I would announce a license plate number, apparently a branch fell and nicked a few cars. I looked at the plate number and said,
Hold Please" it was mine.

Too busy to leave my wife went to check on the scratch. Came back almost in tears. It's gone. The truck is flat. You can't even see it anymore. She was concerned how we were going to get home. No cell coverage here, couldn't call anyone. Our entire families left that morning to go to the ocean.

An officer came in with my wife and said that he needed to see me outside. I told him NO! No one got hurt, I can't call anyone, I can't get home, I have 660 guests who seriously dancing on their tables including BOTH sets of parents. The brides brother (security at this place but off today) broke the table he was dancing on, 2 table fires from candles, this means I get a new truck and I don't care.

When we are done, whatever time that was is unknown since the brides dad was the President of the college here and we could go till bride said we're done, then I'll deal with it. He changed his tune real quick and said they would take care of it.

6 1/2 hours after we started and we didn't do cocktail hour we were finished. My truck had all the tree cleared off of it. From the tip of the windshield of my explorer all the way back was crushed and buckled metal. Folks who witnessed the branch fall said it was really neat with a bang and glass shooting out as the branch fell @60 ft. It was @8 inches thick and oak.

They put us up at a motel and the next day we got a neighbor to come and get us and equipment. From this day on we still ocassionally hear someone telling us about a wild wedding they were at....it was us. Thankfully this does not happen all the time.

My wife has since never parked my trucks since that day. I would have parked in the same place only I would have backed in. Murphy's law.

 

[docanddeb]

WOW!!!

I bet you've told THAT story a hundred times!! And people don't really believe you, do they?

Luckily no one was hurt.

What did you get for a replacement?

Debbie

 

[Wade E]

Thats a real bummer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never had anything fall on a vehicle but have had a big branch fall on my house many years ago when I first moved here. It didnt do too much damage, nothing I couldn't fix in about 6 hours nd I did have to go out and buy my 1st chainsaw. I have had 1 truck stolen once though but it was recovered 15 minutes later as it was stolen at 2 am in the morning and I had this truck (Toyota) set up with wicked graphics, 36" tires and the motor was all done up with headers so luckily once they started the truck I woke up and had my wife call the police while I ran out there in my underwear with just enough time to see which way they were going. The stupid idiots took it down into town right by the police station!!!!!!!!!!!! It also had a green Kawasaki dirtbike strapped in in the back which really made it stand out!! When the cops pulled them over they left the truck in gear and tried to jump out and run but he tripped while it was rolling over those nerf bars that stick out (Step bars) and fell flat on his face braking his cheek bone and the cop grabbed him. My truck rolled back still and smashed the cops front end. I guess they had already scoped out the truck and stole my stereo system before they gathered up enough nerve to come back and steal the whole dang truck. Never did get my stereo back.

 

[docanddeb]

THAT's a good story too...

I think I'm glad I don't have any of those stories!!

Debbie

 

[woodsxdragon]

i had someone drop roughly 40 or 50 golf ball sized rocks from a bridge onto my poor little focus. destroyed the windshield, the moon roof, the bumper, the hood, and one mirror. $2000 in damages. i was the first of 11 cars in like a 4 month span that this happened too. damn kids thinking that people can just afford to be out of a car for days at a time.

 

[docanddeb]

I remember hearing about an incident like that on the national news!!

Debbie

 

[Runningwolf]

i had someone drop roughly 40 or 50 golf ball sized rocks from a bridge onto my poor little focus. destroyed the windshield, the moon roof, the bumper, the hood, and one mirror. $2000 in damages. i was the first of 11 cars in like a 4 month span that this happened too. damn kids thinking that people can just afford to be out of a car for days at a time.

Unfortunately it wasn't the Amish kids in your area doing it. It would have just been road apples produced from their horses.

 

[docanddeb]

Have you been drinking ALREADY??

Debbie

 

[Wade E]

Does Dan ever stop?

 

[Runningwolf]

Have you been drinking ALREADY??

Debbie

Does Dan ever stop?

You guys would be surprised how little I do drink. Maybe 3-4 glasses a week. My wife on the other hand maybe two glasses a night.

 

[Wade E]

Dan, you drink more then me unless of coarse there is someone over or I go out for the night but then thats usually Jack and Cokes!