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WayneD
Member Since: 11 Sep 2007
Location: Sydney Darwin ,Singapore, USA, UK and now country NSW
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Just got back from the funeral of friend of our daughter (just 26 very sad) On the way home driving along the Princess Hwy at Tempe I was between two prime movers, one empty the other following with containers on board.
Was a very nice looking Kenworth truck bringing up the rear, but thought he was going just a bit quick for the conditions. Both were in the outside lane so I moved over to the middle lane just as the traffic came to a halt. Right next to me the second prime mover went straight up the back of the other semis skel. Two seconds earlier and my wife, the D3 and I would have been the cusion between the two. I was worried that he would lose the containers on top of us. Did a lot of damage to his shiny black Kenworth. Scary stuff!!! Take the road less traveled. Dual battery system.ORS drawers,LR cargo Barrier.ARB Bull bar,side protection bars,Mickey Thompson ATR's 17" rims, Rear wheel carrier, radiator guard TPMS Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch LR RAI Steel Rims , GME UHF, Off Road GPS, Llams (yet to be fitted)
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pete57
Member Since: 05 Oct 2005
Location: Nottingham UK
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No-one is smiling on you. It was your superior driving skills that made you anticipate what could have happened. Well done, I hope your family is proud of you. D3 Buckingham Blue SE Auto
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| 13th Oct 2010 6:31 am |
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Rob Hollonds
Member Since: 23 Nov 2008
Location: Sydney
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ditto to Pete57 comment MY07 D3, TDV6S; Bull Bar, Cooper S/T's, Dual Battery, UHF, GPS; 03 D2, 94 D1, both departed & 1950 S1 80" going strong. 06 Astra CDX Coupe.
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| 13th Oct 2010 6:58 am |
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JF Lux
Member Since: 08 Sep 2007
Location: A little country in Europe
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WayneD wrote:Scary stuff!!!
I don't think I would have understated it like that...
Well done  The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
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| 13th Oct 2010 7:02 am |
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WayneD
Member Since: 11 Sep 2007
Location: Sydney Darwin ,Singapore, USA, UK and now country NSW
Posts: 531
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Just shows how these things can happen even when you are doing the right thing. Amazing how it also seems to happen in slow motion. The truck driver was ok, but did not have a seat belt on and certainly bounced around a bit. Take the road less traveled. Dual battery system.ORS drawers,LR cargo Barrier.ARB Bull bar,side protection bars,Mickey Thompson ATR's 17" rims, Rear wheel carrier, radiator guard TPMS Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch LR RAI Steel Rims , GME UHF, Off Road GPS, Llams (yet to be fitted)
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| 13th Oct 2010 8:16 am |
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pete57
Member Since: 05 Oct 2005
Location: Nottingham UK
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Had you not changed lanes you wouldn't have bounced around. You would have been the meat between the sandwich! Doesn't bare thinking about. D3 Buckingham Blue SE Auto
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| 13th Oct 2010 8:45 am |
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Preacher
Member Since: 15 Aug 2009
Location: NE Victoria
Posts: 141
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Wayne
You're right - someone WAS smiling on you guys
dj
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| 13th Oct 2010 8:53 am |
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dick dastardly
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: wiggleigh bottom
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Preacher wrote:Wayne
You're right - someone WAS smiling on you guys
dj
must be the same guy who caused or allowed the incident to happen in the first place then. Must have been bored and having some fun or something, or he's evil.
or religious people are all mad. invisible friend and all that  There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song
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| 13th Oct 2010 9:28 pm |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
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Don't delay, buy that lotto ticket today!
Nice job Wayne A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
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| 13th Oct 2010 10:54 pm |
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Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
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Hi Wayne,
When I saw the title, I thought that your wife had been promoted back to Sydney. 
I'm glad that all are well.
Best Wishes,
Peter The Bearded Dragon
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| 14th Oct 2010 12:47 am |
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WayneD
Member Since: 11 Sep 2007
Location: Sydney Darwin ,Singapore, USA, UK and now country NSW
Posts: 531
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No Pete, we head off Friday week and I come back for the auction of our house in the Shire on the 30th. We have 9 contracts out apparently so hopefully it will sell and Jonesy63, my brother in law and I can head up to Darwin via Birdsville, Normanton and Katherine. The D3 then gets parked in Darwin for the next couple of years, which is just 2-3hours from Singapore and I will be able to scoot back and do some 4wding.
Cant be all bad  Take the road less traveled. Dual battery system.ORS drawers,LR cargo Barrier.ARB Bull bar,side protection bars,Mickey Thompson ATR's 17" rims, Rear wheel carrier, radiator guard TPMS Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch LR RAI Steel Rims , GME UHF, Off Road GPS, Llams (yet to be fitted)
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| 14th Oct 2010 11:54 am |
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