nothing like having a cop leave you pinned in your twisted fiberglass t bucket while he chats with his cop buddies at the scene …
Yup. I Just got home from the hospital. All I got was bruises and cuts, so the doc says I’ll be sore as hell tomorrow and maybe a few days after that. Needless to say, I’m F’in PISSED! Oh, I hit a cop car, BUT it was the cops fault.
I was traveling north bound on a two way street and approaching a 4 way intersection. The light was green both ways, but in this intersection,there is a left turn green as well, but you have to yield to oncoming traffic. As I approached the intersection, 2 cars turned in front of me, they had plenty of time to make it. But just as got about 10 or 15 feet to the intersection, a damn cop car turns in front of me and I hit him. Needless to say, I came to a complete halt. Me having a grip on the steering wheel and my right hand some how coming up, kept me from flying out over or through the windshield.
Now, here’s the messed up part. Yea, it gets ugly. The cop gets out of his car, runs over to me (I’m still sitting in my T Bucket dazed) and yells, “YOU RAN A RED LIGHT!”. He NEVER asked how I was or if I needed help. All he wanted to do was get out of it. We went back and forth until more units showed up. About 9 in all. I guess when he called it in, every cop in the area responded. As they showed up, each one went to their buddie to see how he was first. He’s sitting in the damn cop car with the A/C blowing and I’m pinned in my car, sitting in the sun. Thanks for the concern, fellas. In fact, after sitting around waiting for the cops to do all their investigating, he NEVER came over to say he was sorry or see how I was.
So, turns out, there was a witness and I know he told them what happened, in my favor. I didn’t get a ticket, but I got a form that I have to turn in to get reimbursed by the City of Houston, when a city vehicle messes up your property. It has a case number and all pertinent info.I called my insurance and an agent will be calling me Monday. Tomorrow, I’ll go to the storage lot and get pics.
Guys, I’m sick to my stomach. Basicly, the whole engine and tranny moved forward about 4". the motor mounts stayed attached to the frame and engine and just bent forwrd. The tranny ripped from the mount and thus pulled the driveshaft out of the rearend, I guess. Won’t know until tomorrow.
There’s something really messed up, looking at your dream, smashed to hell and knowing it wasn’t your fault. All I can do is hope this turns out well.
So, I’m still going to Galveston, Miss behavin’ won’t.
