So people run up on us in the show ring and now a Trucker on I-70. It's a sinister plot!
Driving home from St. Louis last night we decided to spend the night in Columbia. Checked into a hotel, then went out for a late supper. Well, if all had gone good at Red Lobster, we would have been snug back at the hotel when this happened but, as usual Dave's food was really bad, my veggies were cold, so we waited and waited. Finally, on the way back to the hotel (at 9:00 PM) we were driving along I-70, minding our own business when a Semi-Truck pulling a fully loaded trailer decided to change lanes without checking for cars. We just happened to be there. Dave saw her coming, and tried to move over, but didn't have much of a place to go, so she popped the rear quarter panel of our car, just behind the gas tank. That sent us flying off towards the shoulder & exit, kind of on two wheels. Dave maintained great control of the car got us through a ditch and back onto the main road without hitting anything else too hard or rolling the car. Yay Dave!!! It took the truck driver almost a mile to get stopped and over to the shoulder. We pulled up near them and called the police. When the Columbia, MO police finally showed up no ticket was issued and they didn't even file a real police report, just an incident report, because there were no ambulances or tow trucks called. Moral of the story: If you get into an accident in Columbia, Missouri call a tow truck or ambulance whether you need one or not.
Driving home from St. Louis last night we decided to spend the night in Columbia. Checked into a hotel, then went out for a late supper. Well, if all had gone good at Red Lobster, we would have been snug back at the hotel when this happened but, as usual Dave's food was really bad, my veggies were cold, so we waited and waited. Finally, on the way back to the hotel (at 9:00 PM) we were driving along I-70, minding our own business when a Semi-Truck pulling a fully loaded trailer decided to change lanes without checking for cars. We just happened to be there. Dave saw her coming, and tried to move over, but didn't have much of a place to go, so she popped the rear quarter panel of our car, just behind the gas tank. That sent us flying off towards the shoulder & exit, kind of on two wheels. Dave maintained great control of the car got us through a ditch and back onto the main road without hitting anything else too hard or rolling the car. Yay Dave!!! It took the truck driver almost a mile to get stopped and over to the shoulder. We pulled up near them and called the police. When the Columbia, MO police finally showed up no ticket was issued and they didn't even file a real police report, just an incident report, because there were no ambulances or tow trucks called. Moral of the story: If you get into an accident in Columbia, Missouri call a tow truck or ambulance whether you need one or not.
