As bad as smoking is for all of us it probably saved my life and maybe
even my kids yesterday. I was coming home from work yesterday and
really didnt need any but figured I had the time and really hate
running out while at work so decided to stop at the store on the way to
pick up the kids from daycare so I pulled in the parking lot of a store
and slammed into the concrete blocks that act as stops. I thought I
just applied the brakes a little late like a dummy and thought nothing
of it. I jumped back in the truck after picking up a pack of butts and
started the beast up, with my truck you have to apply the brakes to put
er in reverse when they went right to the floor with no resistance then
it dawned on me why I slammed into that concrete block. while pulling
in I blew a brake line and had no brakes except for teh E-brake which
is in a very tricky spot to try and use in emergeny situation. I would
have been driving down a busy road with stop lights and cars in front
me if I had not stopped for those cancer sticks maybe even with my kids
in the truck by then as I was about 1 mile away from picking them
up!
When slamming into the concrete block I broke both steering stabilizer
joints . While waiting for my wife to come pick me up from the parking
lot it was 96* with the sun beeting down on me so I decided to start up
the truck and sit there with my AC on when the AC fizzled out after
about 2 minutes.
$533.00 later I needed a new brake hose and 5" steel line, the steering
stabilizer joints on both sides, and an AC recharge!
Edited by: wade
even my kids yesterday. I was coming home from work yesterday and
really didnt need any but figured I had the time and really hate
running out while at work so decided to stop at the store on the way to
pick up the kids from daycare so I pulled in the parking lot of a store
and slammed into the concrete blocks that act as stops. I thought I
just applied the brakes a little late like a dummy and thought nothing
of it. I jumped back in the truck after picking up a pack of butts and
started the beast up, with my truck you have to apply the brakes to put
er in reverse when they went right to the floor with no resistance then
it dawned on me why I slammed into that concrete block. while pulling
in I blew a brake line and had no brakes except for teh E-brake which
is in a very tricky spot to try and use in emergeny situation. I would
have been driving down a busy road with stop lights and cars in front
me if I had not stopped for those cancer sticks maybe even with my kids
in the truck by then as I was about 1 mile away from picking them
up!
When slamming into the concrete block I broke both steering stabilizer
joints . While waiting for my wife to come pick me up from the parking
lot it was 96* with the sun beeting down on me so I decided to start up
the truck and sit there with my AC on when the AC fizzled out after
about 2 minutes.
$533.00 later I needed a new brake hose and 5" steel line, the steering
stabilizer joints on both sides, and an AC recharge!
Edited by: wade