[DeTomaso] Oh happy days- AKA watch your backsides

[John Taphorn]

Darrell

Many of us have been there and feel your pain.  Where are you located?

With time and a good body man, you will be yourself again.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mountjoy" <dsmtjoy at cox.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 4:31 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Oh happy days- AKA watch your backsides


> Group,
>
> After working on the car all day yesterday I took #3535 for a cruise 
> around
> the block.  So, I'm sitting at a stop light and this 72 year old druggie
> slams into the back of the Pantera.  I'm pissed.  Really pissed.  This
> #$%%^* chewed up five Valiums before hopping in her car to get her 
> grandkid.
> She got me instead.  Fortunately the cops took her away in the back of a
> patrol car.  Found out today from her insurance company she's lost her
> license before and is in "rehab".  Guess rehab doesn't work too well, huh 
> ?
>
> Are there potential damage areas to look for when my car gets to a body
> shop?  The obvious damage is:
> the right "bumper" was turned into a pretzel,
> the rear panel is pushed in,
> the rear valence is pushed in,
> and right muffler and tailpipe smooshed up into valence.
>
> Amazingly the right tail lamp lens survived (I think).   The rear deck is
> okay.  I was able to drive it home.  The car is bone-stock and without 
> rust
> issues.
>
> Long story short, what I'd really like to say to all on this list is have 
> a
> blessed Christmas but watch your backsides when in your beloved cars.
>
> We now return you to our regular programming...
>
> Darrell
>
>
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