Motorhome bummer
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11-07-2006, 08:32
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Motorhome bummer
--- In Australia, I once pulled way off the road to help a trucker
comming fast to get around me in my slow diesel motorhome......kind of a good samaritan thing(lawyers can be good too!)...anyway the shoulder ran out on me and ..I almost had a real disaster but made it through it....a few klicks down the road, there was the "fast" semi at a roadhouse for coffee...right then I vowed to never go off the road just because I was slow...let em pass or let em wait until I can safely pull over..... LOL Hank Hannigan 90SP36 80FC31 for salein vegas in the Spring Happy election day to all...VOTE EM ALL OUT!!!! In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw" wrote: > > I tend to think there is no right answer here. It is so very > dependent on the particular circumstances that a pat answer is > probably dangerous. Speed, angle of attack, obsticles, etc. and why > you left the road in the first place all must be considered. So the > main secret is to drive at a safe speed for the road and conditions, > keep a safe distance and use your head if such a situation arises. > > Gardner > 78FC33 > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dan" > wrote: > > > > Gregory, I disagree. In a wanderlodge you have to get off of a > soft shoulder. It you stop you will roll over. Get back on the > road, then get things stabilized, > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Gregory OConnor > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 9:56 AM > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Motorhome bummer > > > > > > Gardner, Older vehicles don't react like newer vehicles. The > tragic > > situation started when a Moron got behind the wheel. Even his > > reaction reveals a lack of responsibility and shame. Jersey DMV > has > > a motto "a good driver operates a safe car." I hope the guy gets > a > > Camper he can control, and we will all be safe. I had a Travco > and > > believe that the camper is now where it belongs. > > I had some classic 1976 state of the art performance cars that > don't > > even perform and handle as well as a modern 2006 Ford Focus. > Today's > > traffic pushes older vehicles to keep up a pace that is too fast > for > > their capabilities. Faced with the situation I would not drive a > > vehicle closer to forward traffic than I could stop it or enter a > > curve faster than I could control it. Once you leave the road > your > > mind set should be stopping, not returning to the street. Realize > > your limits and Don't let traffic push you to speeds past them. > > People like you that consider a reaction rarely get caught up in > the > > situation. > > Gregory O'Connor > > 94ptRomolandCa > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards" > > > > > > > > It is sad to see a vehicle that survived 35 yrs in good > condition, > > meet its demise. The new > > > owner was in remarkably good spirits given the situation. He > > didn't have collision > > > insurance, but having been in a rolled vehicle myself a number > of > > years ago, I know the > > > feeling of surviving intact is pretty good. I hope someone > either > > picks up a lot of good > > > parts or takes on the much bigger job of repairing it. I have a > > lot of good memories > > > associated with that vehicle. > > > > > > Kerry > > > 82 FC 35 > > > Denver > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" > wrote: > > > > > > > > Kerry, WOW... sorry to hear about the buyers misfortune. > Thank > > > > goodness no one was hurt, cept for pride and mebbe the > > book. I > > > > was thinking how you must feel after having the Travco for > years > > > > (looked very cool) and now seeing it in it's present > condition. I > > > > know given the same circumstances with all that I have done > to > > our > > > > coach how I would feel, heck I don't know how I would > > feel...given > > > > the same circumstances. Thanks for the pics. > > > > > > > > Scott B > > > > 86FC35 4SALE > > > > SC > > > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I sold my Travco on Wednesday to a nice gentleman from > Atlanta > > who > > > > flew out to drive it > > > > > home. He rolled it and totalled it not too far from Denver > > after a > > > > momet's inattention put him > > > > > off the right side of the road. What a terrible experience. > > He > > > > was not hurt, which is a credit > > > > > to the structural strength of the Travco, one of the main > > reasons > > > > I owned it for such a long > > > > > time. He sold it to the tow company which is now selling it > on > > > > Ebay: > > > > > > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > > > > > ViewItem&item=280045578643&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:2 > > > > > > > > > > Be careful out there. > > > > > > > > > > Kerry > > > > > 82 FC 35 > > > > > Denver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- --- > ---------- > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.32/523 - Release Date: > 11/7/2006 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > |
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Motorhome bummer - davidkerryedwards - 11-05-2006, 03:29
Motorhome bummer - erniecarpet@... - 11-05-2006, 08:23
Motorhome bummer - Scott - 11-05-2006, 12:54
Motorhome bummer - davidkerryedwards - 11-05-2006, 14:35
Motorhome bummer - William Jensen - 11-05-2006, 17:02
Motorhome bummer - Gardner Yeaw - 11-06-2006, 15:26
Motorhome bummer - davidkerryedwards - 11-06-2006, 18:00
Motorhome bummer - Gregory OConnor - 11-07-2006, 03:56
Motorhome bummer - Dan - 11-07-2006, 04:08
Motorhome bummer - Gardner Yeaw - 11-07-2006, 04:40
Motorhome bummer - one_dusty_hoot - 11-07-2006, 04:59
Motorhome bummer - Gardner Yeaw - 11-07-2006, 06:24
Motorhome bummer - Henry Jay Hannigan - 11-07-2006 08:32
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