Hit A Piece of Wood on the Freeway

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Grab a flashlight, a large piece of cardboard, and slide underneath to look.

 

If you don't have a flat tire in the morning I'd bet you're good.

 

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Both of the above. No dash lights lit up, didn't mention a caved grille, probably fine.

I'd still do a walk around and crawl under, because I have eyes on my truck; the internet just has opinions. One of those is worth more.

 

That's too much work. Let's just keep chatting about it on the internet!

 

I hit a Cougar, once

 

Negative

 

Good you didn’t get hit in the windshield! That’s a good reason not to follow trucks too closely. I’ve seen construction equipment and ladders fly out of beds. And one time, a trenching shovel sitting upright in its holder started spinning like a helicopter blade with the wind hitting it and it took off high over the truck and crashed onto the freeway lane in front of me. I swerved and avoided hitting it. I was driving my 1st Gen Tacoma another time on a winding mtn highway with a sedan behind me. There were no turnouts for awhile and he was being rather impatient and was tailgating me. Well, there was a large rock in the middle of the lane around the next corner and I had to straddle it, luckily clearing it but the little car behind me wasn’t so lucky- it acted like a can opener under his engine and transmission.

Glad your truck is ok, maybe leave a bit more room when following others in order to have the time to respond to road hazards trucks and other vehicles throw up at you…

 

You must be use to driving Chevys.

 

I love swerving at the last second to straddle and object and watch the azz-wipe tailgater behind me crash into whatever it is. Pulled that stunt once with a jerk who didn't see the highway patrol car moving up next to me in the other lane, view blocked by a semi - at first chance the dude floored it and shot into an open lane like a rocket right in front of Mr. Black-and-White... LOL... blue lights and siren ensued... it was glorious LOL...

 

Did someone say Part out?! I needs an overhead console.

 

Wanna live longer? Stop driving behind or on the side of semi's...

 

Holy fuck, I just read this shit. I know the pandemic has made some people nutty... but damn.

Yowza.

 

Go underneath your truck and take pictures, or pay a mechanic to do it for you. Pretty simple solution.

 

Watched a wheelbarrow fall out of a pickup on 70+ mph interstate and an 18-wheeler creamed it.

 

I learned this lesson the hard way. I was driving the ex's little go-kart of a car, the truck in front kicked up a 3 foot long piece of tire tread. I wasn't even tailgating, I just misjudged the hang time of that sucker, thinking it was going to lay back down by the time I got to it. It didn't. That little section of tire caved in the front of the car, it looked like I hit a deer. Surprised the hell out of me.

That was a fun phone call to the insurance agent.

Now I make two assumptions when driving: Assumption A: nobody sees you and everyone is willing to kill you for the space your car currently occupies. Assumption B: Nobody else secures their load, fastens their trailer, or remembers to put the bolts back on their wheels/bumper/roof/coffee.

 

I have one with a bad circuit if you need it?

 

Haha. I just need the plastic, When I put my meso switch piece in mine, I kinda screwed it up, only have one spring left. I got a bunch of glue on the face side so it looks not so perfect.

 

Jesus can’t help me with the problems I’ve created. He’s hung up on something else.