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Not a good day - lunkerhunter2 - 09-17-2008
I decided to go up to the WMA near Sardine Canyon. I drove up a road i have never been on. It got a little touchy near the top so i decided to take another trail back down. Nothing terrible, but something happened with my drive train and i had to bail out 3 or 4 seconds befor my truck jumped the road and rolled down a 400' vertical(almost) hill to the bottom of the canyon. M leg is sore from the jump and i am shaken up a bit, but for the most part i am extremely luck to be alive. When i opened the door the first time, it closed on me! I had a death grip on the handle and opened it again and pushed myself out with my left foot. Rolled through the sage brush and then i blacked out.
It took the 2 wreckers 4 hours to get it back on the road. Not a fun day. No grouse hunting was accomplished. So much for exploring new places.[:/]
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - LordoftheFlies - 09-17-2008
[shocked]WOW man, that sucks!!! Like you said though, at least you're alright. That's pretty friggin' scary. Once again glad you're OK.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - muskyhunter - 09-17-2008
Holy $h%t!! Glad you made it out ok!! That sucks to loose your ride right in hunting season[pirate]!!
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - onehun - 09-17-2008
That sucks, least you made it out.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - fsh4fun05 - 09-17-2008
I had a good day in comparison if it makes you feel any better [crazy]. Were you wearing your seatbelt or did you just bail out? Either way, consider yourself lucky.
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Re: [fsh4fun05] Not a good day - lunkerhunter2 - 09-17-2008
I always take my seat belt off on dirt roads. I am just thankful my son stayed home this time. I don't go on roads that are even questionable with him in the truck.[:/]
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - Fin-S-Fish - 09-17-2008
Wow, that is scary!!! I'm glad you are okay. Sorry to hear about the truck though.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - Jacksonman - 09-17-2008
WOW!! Reminds me of when I rolled my 4Runner 3 years ago.
Glad that it was a "could have been worse" than an obituary experience. I have always wondered what it would be like to bail from a moving vehicle and if and when you would know that it was time to do so. I also don't wear a seat belt in difficult conditions and my wife hates it. I will have to show her your post.
Hope you get up and to it soon. If you need any fishing buddies to tow you around, let us know and I am sure there will be some volunteers.
Best of luck in your recoveries and vehicle replacement.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - HighUintas - 09-17-2008
OMG! I have the same model truck. Let us know if you find out what went wrong. That's scary!
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - fsh4fun05 - 09-17-2008
I take my seatbelt off as well in questionable situations, well, I used to. Now I have my wheeler and my 4 door longbed keeps me from doing anything crazy in my truck. Things could have been worse, which was mentioned. Hope everything works out ok and glad that nobody was hurt.
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Re: [HighUintas] Not a good day - trout_slayer - 09-17-2008
Last time I checked the definition for Dodge in the dictionary was- "to avoid"!!
][:p][cool][laugh] Get a Chevy and those things wont happen to you!!! Glad to hear that you are some what okay Brody!!! Now Karma will hit me and my truck wont start in the morning!!!TS
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - kochanut - 09-17-2008
holy crap! glad you made it out ok! now, remember you were transporting my 2 original Picasso's and 3 bars of gold in your truck..... for insurance purposes
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - sinergy - 09-17-2008
That SUCKS,[shocked][shocked][shocked][shocked] Count your blessing though lots of people dont make it out alive !!! At least you had the witts to bail from a near fatal situation and the looks of it not a moment too soon. Sorry hear about your truck hopefully insurance will cover it. If you ever need a ride fishin let me know Im game.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - wiperhunter2 - 09-17-2008
Good to hear you made it out with out too much problems, to bad about the truck, hopefully the insurance will cover it.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - tlspyder13 - 09-17-2008
Wow! Too bad about your truck but glad your alright and that your boy wasn't with you. My neighbor had to bail out like that once but landed on a pile of rocks and broke his back. Glad to hear your alright.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - Kent - 09-17-2008
Brody, sorry to read about your life-threatening experience. Glad you lived to fish another day. Not sure that I would have the sense to bail out.
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Re: [kentofnsl] Not a good day - lunkerhunter2 - 09-17-2008
Ya know, everyone has asked me how i could have bailed out. I didn't really even think about it when i knew it was not going to stop. I grabbed the handle and did what my body told me to do.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - nkunz - 09-17-2008
Glad to hear you are ok. We still have fish to catch.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - BEARCLAW - 09-17-2008
Man, you are one lucky dude. Glad to hear you were able to bail out and not get hurt. I hope everything works out for ya with getting a new truck.
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Re: [lunkerhunter2] Not a good day - One_eyed_jack - 09-17-2008
Glad you made it out Brody.
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