Glad that you remembered us :) then was the jeep yellow? ----- Original Message ----- From: "HighwayHavoc" To: Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Off topic - Windshields > Has anyone had to deal with replacing a cracked > windshield? My itty-bitty little GEO Metro must have > been sleeping on the road about a year ago when a semi > kicked a rock up at us. The car didn't duck and paid > for it by getting nicked right in the windshield. As > the year wore on, that little nick became a crack that > zigzagged down the entire window from top to bottom. > Many a time I've mentioned to my wife that I really > oughtta get that window replaced, but then someone > else took care of it for me. > > A week ago I entered an intersection to make a left > turn when a Jeep Cherokee ran his red light and popped > my little GEO right smack on the driver's side of the > vehicle (where I had undoubtedly been sitting > serenely, whistling the tune to Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah). My > car was totaled, thus taking care of my windshield > predicament. What a relief not to have to worry about > that any more! Of course there was the concussion, > gashed head, busted ribs and other assorted dings and > bangs that I've had to deal with since that day, but > no more windshield! > > If you ask my kids about the incident, they will > probably tell you that the worst part of the whole > tragedy was the fact that I got to ride in an > ambulance (complete with wailing sirens) to the > hospital, but I don't even remember it. In fact, the > entire day has been wiped clean from my memory chips. > The best part of the incident, the kids could tell > you, was when I was sitting at home asking questions > about what happened. I would receive the answers, but > then I'd ask the same questions about 5-10 minutes > later. It became somewhat of a routine that the kids > got a kick out of. > > Mark A. Pedersen > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > http://calendar.yahoo.com > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com