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Old 05-29-2009, 08:03 PM #1  
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Oh crap - I can't believe what just happened...

I leave the office tonight and jump on 101 southbound from San Tomas. I enter the freeway and just in front of me a bus explodes

I find myself dodging pieces of metal as they are falling off this wreckage as it's trying to get to the side of the road. I think I've got it made when a bowling ball size piece of twisted metal falls right in front of my car - I drive straight over it and I hear it tearing apart the underside of my car.

I make it to the side of the road all the time hearing this gawd awful noise. I hit my emergency flasher and get out to assess the damage.

My new GT2 bumper and lip are damaged, and I see all sorts of pieces hanging down below my car.

I called my shop and he sent out a tow. It's in the shop, but he had all of his lifts occupied, so I have no idea what sort of damage I experienced.

What a crappy way to start off the weekend

My crackberry doesn't have a camera, but here's a pic I took just last weekend:
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A Diesel Buss exploded? There must be some very high atmospheric pressures in SF. Or maybe it's all the methane in the air.

glad you're ok. Post a pic of the damage.
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Sorry to hear!!! Maybe you'll be lucky and you just have a bunch of broken plastic covers underneath...
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Sorry to hear bro. Hope you fix her soon.
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that sucks, sorry to hear
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Wow! What are the odds of that happening? Sorry to hear.
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screw the bumper - anyone on the bus hurt?
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screw the bumper - anyone on the bus hurt?
sorry but a bus is not more important than a turbo
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screw the bumper - anyone on the bus hurt?
Nobody on the bus except the driver - as it turns out, the bus was just purchased to be converted to an RV and the driver was delivering it to the shop for conversion...

I guess they purchased a lemon

Thanks everyone for the good wishes.
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very nice pic hopefully u can restore the damage, and all that will be lost is time good luck steve
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damn Rich that sucks!
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didn't you just have your bumper painted
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Oh that sucks. Right in my neck of the woods too. Sorry about that!
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ouch..sorry to hear about it. Hope everything goes well with the repair!
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Sorry hear that. The bright side is you made it out without being hurt.
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