Hey all. Power just came back on......

Thanks all for positive thoughts and direction
regarding pain etc. Got the name of a good massage
person, so will check that out. Unfortunately have to
keep working, but really; how much work is it to play
trombone?  -- ;^)

Oh and speaking of power outages.....

For all you seasoned Westy owners, this is nothing
new. But for me, wow! What a help having a Westy with
stove etc. to help deal with a power outage! One more
reason to have one! Anyhow...

Cheers, and thanks again.

Neil.

--- Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Well, the important thing is that you are intact -
> it sounds like it could
> have been much worse!  And the car's only a bunch of
> metal, albeit a useful
> one.  And - whew! - it wasn't your van.
>
> But do watch out for those sore backs and necks,
> they can linger.
>
> Oh, and all rants about car accidents are justified!
>  No need to apologize.
>
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of neil
> :::Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 2:35 AM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Almost sold my Westie......(long but
> only slightly "ranty" ---
> :::;^)
> :::
> :::Yah, so I was involved in a 4 vehicle accident
> :::tonight. Guy in front of me locked em up,
> swerving his
> :::rear running into the guy in front of him. I hit
> the
> :::"locker" just after a fellow behind me hit me.
> (he
> :::took off after we three pulled over. And a
> Eurovan
> :::owner at that!). I swear I wouldn't-a hit the
> truck,
> :::or at least not that hard, if Euro-hit-and-run
> dude
> :::hadn't hit me. Regardless, not a good scene for
> my
> :::Honda Accord. Hood crumpled way back, (funny
> thing.
> :::Air bag didn't go off. Guess bumper has to be
> hit) RH
> :::lights toast, rad pushed in, smelly, rubby
> sounding
> :::engine ...... sigh. Well at least I only have a
> sore
> :::back/neck. And a comprimised car. F**k.
> Anyhow.......
> :::
> :::At one point, as I said "glad I wasnt' in van", I
> :::promptly thought: "sell the van". "You don't want
> to
> :::be hit in that". But then common sense set in as
> I
> :::reviewed the whole scenario. Sure my driving
> skills
> :::could improve. Who couldn't stand to benefit from
> :::that. Moreover, I ran the numbers of how many
> times
> :::I've been in an accident, or even come close to
> being
> :::involved in any accident. In my car or someone
> elses.
> :::Very few. Hell I kinda laffed when I realized
> that I
> :::didn't even know how to approach making an
> insurance
> :::claim. (it's been that long. the only claim I
> ever
> :::made was for a break in) Anyhow......
> :::
> :::Soon common sense prevailed. And because I have
> this
> :::love (some would say a crazy kinda love) of the
> Westy,
> :::and because I realized that in fact my van bumper
> :::would have lined up with the trucks steel tube
> bumper
> :::had I been driving it (and less damage
> resulting), I
> :::decided to keep the van. Plus I will keep more
> room
> :::around me not just when driving the van, but all
> other
> :::cars too.
> :::
> :::
> :::Thanks for "listening",
> :::
> :::
> :::
> :::Neil Nicholson.
> :::1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
> :::
> :::http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> :::
>
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