#2627302 - 02/01/14 11:05 PM
Misadventures On The Road
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I think that thinking I'll get across TX without something happening is a fools errand.
Yesterday evening in east TX, we had a road rage incident that I successfully disengaged from.
This afternoon in west TX, Ft Stockton, a semi cut us off & would have taken out the front of my truck & ran us into the center barrier if my wife hadn't had quick enough reflexes, We were clear by about 6 inches.
And about 5 PM today east of El Paso we got rear ended by a DUI doing 110 MPH. No, that's not a typo, another driver got video including his speedometer while following the guy for about 15 minutes. I'll post that once I get a copy. The cops have a copy.
He didn't appear to have been drinking but was intoxicated, off to the hospital to find out why.
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#2627308 - 02/01/14 11:12 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Wow what a day! Hope you guys are alright.
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#2627311 - 02/01/14 11:17 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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I'd say we came very close to rolling the truck. He hit us on the left rear bumper, which shoved it to the left & forward towards the back end of a semi. Wife was driving & she handled it like she'd been doing this [beeep] all her life. Turned into the skid, braked hard & brought us to a controlled stop on the shoulder.
We had a 2nd witness who stopped, the guy had almost hit both of them separately
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#2627316 - 02/01/14 11:20 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 04/26/01
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Loc: Las Cruces, NM USA
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Dang! Glad you're okay.
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#2627318 - 02/01/14 11:22 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 03/18/09
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Stu, I'm sure glad y'all are OK. 
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#2627320 - 02/01/14 11:24 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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we were doing 75 - 80, out to pass the rig. Speed limit is 80 in that area.
surprisingly little damage to his truck or the beast. Ford may go on about being ford tough, I'm not so sure one could take a 30MPH hit with this little done. The tail light even still works.
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#2627336 - 02/01/14 11:50 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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last time, I had truck problems & lost 4 rs on the side of the road. This time we only lost an hour, a 75% improvement 
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#2627342 - 02/01/14 11:57 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 04/22/01
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you ever drive across TX?
I10 is 888 miles.
The sun has risen,
The sun has set.
And my [beeep] still sits in Texas yet.
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#2627344 - 02/02/14 12:01 AM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 09/14/09
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Glad you and yours are fine and nobody got hurt. Welcome to the Mexico border. 
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#2627356 - 02/02/14 12:32 AM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 01/06/14
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#2627386 - 02/02/14 05:27 AM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 06/11/11
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Loc: Clarksburg, WV
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Dang Stu, I hope your karma changes and the yotes are plentiful.
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#2627531 - 02/02/14 11:40 AM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Stu, glad to hear you are ok. Maybe you need to start going up and around Texas ?
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#2627654 - 02/02/14 02:16 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 08/13/06
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Loc: Henderson County, Texas
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Sorry to hear about the issues Stu but hopefully you can make it the rest of the way without incident. Good hunting to you guys!
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#2627699 - 02/02/14 03:23 PM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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#2628173 - 02/03/14 01:31 AM
Re: Misadventures On The Road
[Re: Stu Farish]
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Registered: 11/10/09
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Loc: Cheyenne, WY
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Wow. Rough trip. Glad everyone is ok. I'm headed out in the morning hopefully on an uneventful ride.
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