PILOON
Super Star Member
Well, knock on wood, I have escaped my share of close calls.
Maybe I have great reflexes.
-Like a runaway outboard coming directly at me while I still have water skis on. I propel myself upwards out of the water, grab the center deck and reach out and cut the throttle. (boat was moving slow enough but deep dive was not an option with skis on)
-Crashed 2 small aircraft. Last one had a small motorcycle lashed in back so I reached back and put onthe helmet.
Upon landing the plane flipped over, my belt released and I landed on my head.
-Avoided what could have been serious car crash by steering off the road into the ditch.
-Garbage truck dropped a car bumper that bounced all over the place, so I ducked and that bumper smashed off of the windshield.
-A wheel detached itself from a dump truck, crossed the median coming at me. That one was pure luck as there was nothing I could do.
-Had a relatively new car making funny noises like riding on dozer tracks. (felt like a bearing going)
First garage refused to have a look. As I drove out of his lot my frt left wheel left the car and rolled away.(no grease from factory) mo
Just moments earlier I had been over speed limits.
-Another car, very new, like a week old, heard funny noises from differential. Rear end totally locked up from dry differential.
Fortunately I diagnosed and had pulled over onto the gravel so the rear end simply skidded.
Oh, and I could add a few more having had a few tractors and a couple of 'dozers.
Think I understand the phrase, 'Older and wiser'
Maybe I have great reflexes.
-Like a runaway outboard coming directly at me while I still have water skis on. I propel myself upwards out of the water, grab the center deck and reach out and cut the throttle. (boat was moving slow enough but deep dive was not an option with skis on)
-Crashed 2 small aircraft. Last one had a small motorcycle lashed in back so I reached back and put onthe helmet.
Upon landing the plane flipped over, my belt released and I landed on my head.
-Avoided what could have been serious car crash by steering off the road into the ditch.
-Garbage truck dropped a car bumper that bounced all over the place, so I ducked and that bumper smashed off of the windshield.
-A wheel detached itself from a dump truck, crossed the median coming at me. That one was pure luck as there was nothing I could do.
-Had a relatively new car making funny noises like riding on dozer tracks. (felt like a bearing going)
First garage refused to have a look. As I drove out of his lot my frt left wheel left the car and rolled away.(no grease from factory) mo
Just moments earlier I had been over speed limits.
-Another car, very new, like a week old, heard funny noises from differential. Rear end totally locked up from dry differential.
Fortunately I diagnosed and had pulled over onto the gravel so the rear end simply skidded.
Oh, and I could add a few more having had a few tractors and a couple of 'dozers.
Think I understand the phrase, 'Older and wiser'