First hundred of the trip went by at 75 mph... Then... Way up ahead I see a puff of smoke and could see a pick up in the south bound lanes start to fish tail... Ok no biggie , blown tire...
Then murphy went to work. Suddenly the Dodge Ram is out of control and hits the slick dry grass of the median and aiming for the northbound lanes that I was zipping along in.Things happen quick. With him doing 75 sideways comming at me and me rolling at 75 toward him thats 150mph! No time to panic... "Get off the gas, easy on that brake Deep, that guy behind me is scratching hos balls, doesn't see it...Read the wreck , find a way out, just do it smooth."
The guy in front of me sees the oncomming missile and slams his brakes. He swerves right, over corrects back left , over over corrects back back right and I see the Ford Escorts under carriage..."Oh this just went to shit".
As paint, sparks, and shrapnel fly off the one in front of me I check up more. The guy behind me is now on his brakes. I look and see that the one comming in the median is throwing dirt and suddenly I'm looking at his axles then roof then axles... My bung slams shut as I now have two out of control in my way. The CRV gets real slow real quick and I get stopped well in time. The one form my lane hits grass and flops back upright. The other one crosses the median, all lanes of traffic, across more grass and lands up right insom thick bushes.
Cars that roll usually don't have happy endings. Somebody was looking after both these guys...Both drivers got out ... Their cars busted up pretty good but not a scratch between them.![]()
So I had the pleasure of killing an hour or better as the mess was cleared and talking to the nice state troopers.![]()
A hundred miles later the traffic slowed and there in the opposite lanes was another wreck... Semi and convertible. I'd have to guess that one didn't end so good...![]()
The next 600 miles or so were quiet time. Time to think about bait spreads and count my blessings ....


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Things happen quick. With him doing 75 sideways comming at me and me rolling at 75 toward him thats 150mph! No time to panic... "Get off the gas, easy on that brake Deep, that guy behind me is scratching hos balls, doesn't see it...Read the wreck , find a way out, just do it smooth."
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