Passed Out and Totaled My Truck (1 Viewer)

[matuski]

Yikes. Now your wife will never let you sneak out in the middle of the night again.

 

[prosopis]

That is some scary stuff, glad you came out ok.

 

[Chadstroma]

way to not die

Apparently that is the only thing I do real well.

 

[Ilov80s]

way to not die

Apparently that is the only thing I do real well.

A skill we have all mastered at this point. Be safe man. That's a scary story. Who would think a rash would lead someone to passing out.

 

[Chadstroma]

I'm glad you're ok. And it's nice to see you posting again.

Sadly, my infrequent and minimal posting will likely return again in the near future. Life has got in the way of my FBG time. A job where I can not jump on the board, a 3 year old and 11 month old at home, a wife with a long commute and trying to get some sleeping in there sometime ends up edging FBG posting out. Once I am able to move without grunting in pain and fit for work, the posts will likely slow down again.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I'm glad you're ok. And it's nice to see you posting again.

Sadly, my infrequent and minimal posting will likely return again in the near future. Life has got in the way of my FBG time. A job where I can not jump on the board, a 3 year old and 11 month old at home, a wife with a long commute and trying to get some sleeping in there sometime ends up edging FBG posting out. Once I am able to move without grunting in pain and fit for work, the posts will likely slow down again.

I hear ya. I can't post from work, my six kids are always asking me about their vaccinations and homework, and we are trying to house train our razorback.

 

[Chadstroma]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

 

[HughHoney]

That's what happens when you leave the FFA, you almost die. Glad it didn't end badly for you and I hope it's a lesson learned.

 

[Chadstroma]

Damn, glad you are ok. Why were you taking Niacin?

I have low cholesterol which is generally a good thing but my good cholesterol is low too. I have high blood pressure which I have been trying to get down but wanted to bring my good cholesterol up to help out my overall heart health. The Niacin I was taking is called Slo Niacin and it is suppose to give you the large doses you need to move your good cholesterol up without giving you the flush. I have been taking it for about two months now with no problem at all. Docs have told me it could have been triggered with something I ate (apparently guacamole was a likely suspect after going through my dinner items) or the cold medicine I took earlier in the day.

 

[DiStefano]

I always liked reading your posts. Glad you're OK, although it was scary and a close brush with something much worse.

 

[Chadstroma]

Glad to hear you're ok.

Missed you around here, you were always one of my favorite posters.

Get well.

Thanks Jams. Wait, you did say posters and not posers, right?

 

[Chadstroma]

Yikes. Now your wife will never let you sneak out in the middle of the night again.

I don't think sneak means what you think it means.

 

[Chadstroma]

That's what happens when you leave the FFA, you almost die. Glad it didn't end badly for you and I hope it's a lesson learned.

And a warning to all! You'll be back... one way or another!

 

[Bucky86]

Sounds like ball cancer.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

I just randomly came across this article on niacin 45 seconds ago, so I'll link to it here.

 

[MC Gas Money]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911

I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

 

[Chadstroma]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911

I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

The fire station which I assume the firefighters came from is literally in view from my crash site. My experience of time was way off through everything so I really don't know. I was told it took 30 minutes to get me out of the truck once they arrived.... to me, it felt like 5 minutes. But from the timeline of when I left and piecing everything together.... I think the cop was literally just a couple minutes after the guy who stopped and the firefighters were just a few minutes behind him. Not sure how the cop got there first when their station is so close but I guess that is part of living in a upper middle class to rich area- cops are quick to answer. I am guessing that one (or maybe all? Who knows) of the cars that passed called 911.

 

[MC Gas Money]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

The fire station which I assume the firefighters came from is literally in view from my crash site. My experience of time was way off through everything so I really don't know. I was told it took 30 minutes to get me out of the truck once they arrived.... to me, it felt like 5 minutes. But from the timeline of when I left and piecing everything together.... I think the cop was literally just a couple minutes after the guy who stopped and the firefighters were just a few minutes behind him. Not sure how the cop got there first when their station is so close but I guess that is part of living in a upper middle class to rich area- cops are quick to answer. I am guessing that one (or maybe all? Who knows) of the cars that passed called 911.

Will insurance take care of your wheels?If so you came away with no serious injury, an interesting story and probably a new appreciation for life

Not too shabby

 

[Ilov80s]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

The fire station which I assume the firefighters came from is literally in view from my crash site. My experience of time was way off through everything so I really don't know. I was told it took 30 minutes to get me out of the truck once they arrived.... to me, it felt like 5 minutes. But from the timeline of when I left and piecing everything together.... I think the cop was literally just a couple minutes after the guy who stopped and the firefighters were just a few minutes behind him. Not sure how the cop got there first when their station is so close but I guess that is part of living in a upper middle class to rich area- cops are quick to answer. I am guessing that one (or maybe all? Who knows) of the cars that passed called 911.

Will insurance take care of your wheels?If so you came away with no serious injury, an interesting story and probably a new appreciation for life

Not too shabby

My buddy was drunk and wrecked his jeep trying to "off-road". He ditched it and came back the day to report it. The insurance company not only got him a brand new even nicer Jeep, but his insurance actually went down. His dad was pissed. Needless to say he learned no lesson and went on to wreck his life.

 

[Chadstroma]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

The fire station which I assume the firefighters came from is literally in view from my crash site. My experience of time was way off through everything so I really don't know. I was told it took 30 minutes to get me out of the truck once they arrived.... to me, it felt like 5 minutes. But from the timeline of when I left and piecing everything together.... I think the cop was literally just a couple minutes after the guy who stopped and the firefighters were just a few minutes behind him. Not sure how the cop got there first when their station is so close but I guess that is part of living in a upper middle class to rich area- cops are quick to answer. I am guessing that one (or maybe all? Who knows) of the cars that passed called 911.

Will insurance take care of your wheels?If so you came away with no serious injury, an interesting story and probably a new appreciation for life

Not too shabby

Yea, I believe I have full replacement though my truck was up there in age at 2005 model but low mileage, it will be interesting to see what I get out of it.

I believe I have rental car so I will figure that out this weekend if I am moving around decently.

I am sure that I am covered by one of the employers (the company that sold or the company that bought) but I do have medical on the car too so if I somehow get screwed on the medical insurance then it will cover.... perhaps it will cover my deductible for my medical insurance if I don't get screwed.... either way, I think I am ok there too with the car insurance.

Will have to decide with the wife if we move forward with our purchase of an Acadia or Enclave as we were planning on doing to replace our other car in the not too distant future or get another truck and buy the SUV later.

 

[Chadstroma]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

The fire station which I assume the firefighters came from is literally in view from my crash site. My experience of time was way off through everything so I really don't know. I was told it took 30 minutes to get me out of the truck once they arrived.... to me, it felt like 5 minutes. But from the timeline of when I left and piecing everything together.... I think the cop was literally just a couple minutes after the guy who stopped and the firefighters were just a few minutes behind him. Not sure how the cop got there first when their station is so close but I guess that is part of living in a upper middle class to rich area- cops are quick to answer. I am guessing that one (or maybe all? Who knows) of the cars that passed called 911.

Will insurance take care of your wheels?If so you came away with no serious injury, an interesting story and probably a new appreciation for life

Not too shabby

My buddy was drunk and wrecked his jeep trying to "off-road". He ditched it and came back the day to report it. The insurance company not only got him a brand new even nicer Jeep, but his insurance actually went down. His dad was pissed. Needless to say he learned no lesson and went on to wreck his life.

I hope the only part of this that has relevance for me is the getting a brand new even nicer Jeep part.

 

[Ilov80s]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

The fire station which I assume the firefighters came from is literally in view from my crash site. My experience of time was way off through everything so I really don't know. I was told it took 30 minutes to get me out of the truck once they arrived.... to me, it felt like 5 minutes. But from the timeline of when I left and piecing everything together.... I think the cop was literally just a couple minutes after the guy who stopped and the firefighters were just a few minutes behind him. Not sure how the cop got there first when their station is so close but I guess that is part of living in a upper middle class to rich area- cops are quick to answer. I am guessing that one (or maybe all? Who knows) of the cars that passed called 911.

Will insurance take care of your wheels?If so you came away with no serious injury, an interesting story and probably a new appreciation for life

Not too shabby

My buddy was drunk and wrecked his jeep trying to "off-road". He ditched it and came back the day to report it. The insurance company not only got him a brand new even nicer Jeep, but his insurance actually went down. His dad was pissed. Needless to say he learned no lesson and went on to wreck his life.

I hope the only part of this that has relevance for me is the getting a brand new even nicer Jeep part.

Yeah, the circumstances are quite a bit different. You weren't driving around after a drinking 2 pints of Captain Morgans trying to do shred up some random person lawn.

 

[Chadstroma]

I cant believe 3 people drove past a flipped truck. If it was just a regular accident that didnt look very bad and you were in a hurry I can understand not getting involved.

The first one went by and I was thinking.... well, you suck. By the third one, I was actually getting pissed off. Not much I could do about it. After giving up on finding the phone the only thing I could really come up with was turning the emergency lights on, which I thought was sort of absurd but at least I felt like I was doing something I guess. Plus, I did figure the extra lights would only help and could not hurt in my situation. I don't think I could have driven past a car like that.

At the very least pull over and call 911I can understand not trying to physically help, And in your situation nobody but the fire dept could, because I would be afraid of making things worse or even a gas leak. When someone finally called how long until they made it to you?

The fire station which I assume the firefighters came from is literally in view from my crash site. My experience of time was way off through everything so I really don't know. I was told it took 30 minutes to get me out of the truck once they arrived.... to me, it felt like 5 minutes. But from the timeline of when I left and piecing everything together.... I think the cop was literally just a couple minutes after the guy who stopped and the firefighters were just a few minutes behind him. Not sure how the cop got there first when their station is so close but I guess that is part of living in a upper middle class to rich area- cops are quick to answer. I am guessing that one (or maybe all? Who knows) of the cars that passed called 911.

Will insurance take care of your wheels?If so you came away with no serious injury, an interesting story and probably a new appreciation for life

Not too shabby

My buddy was drunk and wrecked his jeep trying to "off-road". He ditched it and came back the day to report it. The insurance company not only got him a brand new even nicer Jeep, but his insurance actually went down. His dad was pissed. Needless to say he learned no lesson and went on to wreck his life.

I hope the only part of this that has relevance for me is the getting a brand new even nicer Jeep part.

Yeah, the circumstances are quite a bit different. You weren't driving around after a drinking 2 pints of Captain Morgans trying to do shred up some random person lawn.

Nope, I was not. However, when I called my Mom to tell her and told her that I passed out she immediately asked "were you drinking?" Granted this is from a 37 year sober drunk who has always been paranoid that her kids would be drunks too but still.... "NO MOM. Here Mrs Chadstroma will give you the details."

 

[DrJ]

Glad you be OK.

 

[James Daulton]

But WTF happened to the phone?

 

[MC Gas Money]

Lol

 

[Chadstroma]

But WTF happened to the phone?

Hopefully hiding in the truck still. Depending on how I feel we will go today and take a look at the truck and search it. I am thinking I might have more luck finding it when I am not sitting in the dark, on the side, with junk all strewn over and in a bunch of pain.

 

[johnnycakes]

But WTF happened to the phone?

Hopefully hiding in the truck still. Depending on how I feel we will go today and take a look at the truck and search it. I am thinking I might have more luck finding it when I am not sitting in the dark, on the side, with junk all strewn over and in a bunch of pain.

Just as well you couldn't find it. Around here, the police might have cited you for distracted driving. That's all the rage around here these days.

 

[Chadstroma]

But WTF happened to the phone?

Hopefully hiding in the truck still. Depending on how I feel we will go today and take a look at the truck and search it. I am thinking I might have more luck finding it when I am not sitting in the dark, on the side, with junk all strewn over and in a bunch of pain.

Just as well you couldn't find it. Around here, the police might have cited you for distracted driving. That's all the rage around here these days.

When the cop went to the house to tell my wife he did ask he a couple of questions just trying to verify my story to see if they matched up. He later explained he has to because there are a lot of crazy things that they can find out if I am saying one thing and she tells them another. I am sure if our stories did not match that they would have looked into whether I was messing with my phone or not.

 

[msommer]

Glad you're ok!

Nothing like a little roll in the hay along the road to get your juices flowing...

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. I like to think about that once in awhile

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

 

[Chadstroma]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

Right now I can't do much of anything except lay in bed and type on my laptop without pain.

 

[msommer]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

Right now I can't do much of anything except lay in bed and type on my laptop without pain.

Get into a political argument with Tim. It'll help pass the time

 

[Chadstroma]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

Right now I can't do much of anything except lay in bed and type on my laptop without pain.

Get into a political argument with Tim. It'll help pass the time

That normally causes another kind of pain though.

 

[JaxBill]

Glad to hear you're okay and good luck with insurance,

 

[higgins]

Glad you're OK, chief.

 

[Arizona Ron]

Scary stuff dude, glade you're okay.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

Right now I can't do much of anything except lay in bed and type on my laptop without pain.

Oh Dear God.

I hope the fap is back soon, GB. In the interim, I'm just glad you're still here and posting. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[johnnycakes]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

Right now I can't do much of anything except lay in bed and type on my laptop without pain.

Tell the nurse you think you feel a lump on one of your #### and ask her to give you a testicular exam.

 

[Johnny Rock]

Glad you're ok. Glad you didn't kill anyone or yourself.

Sad that nobody stopped right away but I suspect a few might've been drinking. Not that it makes it right not to help.

I didn't see that you wrote no seat belt but someone else mentioned it. If true, why no seat belt? Hope everything works out for you.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Glad your okay Chad. Scary stuff.

 

[Chadstroma]

Glad you're ok. Glad you didn't kill anyone or yourself.

Sad that nobody stopped right away but I suspect a few might've been drinking. Not that it makes it right not to help.

I didn't see that you wrote no seat belt but someone else mentioned it. If true, why no seat belt? Hope everything works out for you.

I woke up with this crazy burning sensation all over and red rash and my bloating from a dead sleep. I was not exactly thinking at the highest levels and I just simply did not think to put the seat belt on. I normally have it on all the time except for extremely short drives (to the corner Walgreens or something like that). Just happened to be one out of the 1,000 times that I did not have my seatbelt on.

 

[BassNBrew]

Your one tough dude. Glad things worked out as well as can be expected. Upside is that you'll get a new truck.

 

[jamny]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

Right now I can't do much of anything except lay in bed and type on my laptop without pain.

Tell the nurse you think you feel a lump on one of your #### and ask her to give you a testicular exam.

I gotta remember that.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

Chadstroma's guardian angel did an excellent job. I hope he showed some appreciation.

 

[Raider Nation]

:(

Feel better, Chad.

 

[Chadstroma]

Your one tough dude. Glad things worked out as well as can be expected. Upside is that you'll get a new truck.

Does anyone know how this works with the insurance company? This will be my first time. My truck was a 2005 F-150 and the blue book value looks to be about $22K. A new F-150 with the same model and options is just under $50K. Will they just pay out the fair market value?

 

[3C's]

Wow....scary stuff. Glad you're OK, man. Can you fap without pain? That will help pass the time.

Right now I can't do much of anything except lay in bed and type on my laptop without pain.

You can do it!!

 

[kutta]

Your one tough dude. Glad things worked out as well as can be expected. Upside is that you'll get a new truck.

Does anyone know how this works with the insurance company? This will be my first time. My truck was a 2005 F-150 and the blue book value looks to be about $22K. A new F-150 with the same model and options is just under $50K. Will they just pay out the fair market value?

Yep, pretty much. They will pay what your truck is worth right now. You may be able to negotiate, but there's not much wiggle room usually.

My daughter just totaled my wife's car and the insurance actually gave us about $1K more than I expected, so that was cool. We ended up losing money on the whole deal though.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Glad you're ok my raider brother. Now how about you wear your ####### seatbelt from now on ,K?