The things you see

[SheRa]

when you take the back roads on a summit trip:

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/ShoeTree3.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/ShoeTree2.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/ShoeTree1.jpg

And I know some of you are curious about my truck. Here's the beauty beforehand:

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/normal_TruckBefore1.jpg

And here's the aftermath:

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/normal_TruckAfter1.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/normal_TruckAfter2.jpg

[L7]

So what's up with the truck. Looks like you took out an elk and it shit all over the passenger side bumper? I guess I missed something. Is it being fixed? Looks like it could be.

[interloper]

Sorry about your rig and hope no one got hurt. Looks like it was on it's lid. There's a couple of shoe trees East of here in the desert.

[SheRa]

Originally posted by L7
So what's up with the truck. Looks like you took out an elk and it shit all over the passenger side bumper? I guess I missed something. Is it being fixed? Looks like it could be.

Not an elk. Just an airhead blonde. It's at Splat's house now. I think he's gonna look for a hookup on the body work for me. The transmission may be facked too.

[splat]

I can't believe SheRa and Uberscheist walked away from that truck after how ever many rollovers they did. Without a scatch.
Word is that Uber was licking macaroni and cheese out of a plastic container, which was funny enough for SheRa to take a pic (while doing 70mph) which led to uhhhhhh.....that.

[Ubersheist]

Originally posted by splat
I can't believe SheRa and Uberscheist walked away from that truck after how ever many rollovers they did. Without a scatch.
Word is that Uber was licking macaroni and cheese out of a plastic container, which was funny enough for SheRa to take a pic (while doing 70mph) which led to uhhhhhh.....that.

Uh... yeah... that's what we were doing. Eating mac n cheese.. that's the ticket!

[sanjuanworm]

if you rolled that truck at that speed, you're gonna want to go ahead and get rid of it.
DO NOT TRY TO FIX IT....

[splat]

Originally posted by sanjuanworm
if you rolled that truck at that speed, you're gonna want to go ahead and get rid of it.
DO NOT TRY TO FIX IT....

Easier said than done. SheRa didn't have full coverage insurance.
Which is why I offered to help as much as I could, then bring in Pedro and the boys for the finish work. Got that top jacked up almost to the point a windshield could be put in today, but seein as how you can't bend glass, it's gonna need a lil more finessing.

[Lumpy]

Note to self- Review auto insurance policy to confirm full-coverage rating.

Glad you walked away from zat one!!!!

[wahama88]

Dang Shera, hope you made it out okay, I'm assuming that if you are standing next to the wreck......Where did you see that shoe tree? We used to have one just NW of Greeley, it got struck by lighting twice and the eventaully cut it down.....or it burned down, one of the two

[iskibc]

Mir, you are one lucky chica. Glad to see that you are alright. Even after a rollover, your truck is still in better shape than Duph's:D ;)

[Ubersheist]

Originally posted by wahama88
Where did you see that shoe tree?
East of Austin, Nevada on Hwy 50.

[PaSucks]

Originally posted by Ubersheist
East of Austin, Nevada on Hwy 50.

Bush declares war on Nevada for stealing the capital of his home state-details at eleven.

[iceman]

Whoa...glad you guys didn't get dead.

Sucks about the truck, though.

edit: I think that makes you the second member of the Toyota truck-rolling club, along with the Rev.

[InspectorGadget]

Originally posted by Ubersheist
East of Austin, Nevada on Hwy 50.

Glad you're both safe. Sorry about the truck.

I had the good fortune of driving my bother's Ferrari to Monterey and back this past summer. On the return trip I came through South Lake Tahoe on highway 50 - big fun. :D

I should have made haste for the Interstate after Carson City, but I had the misfortune of taking highway 50 all the way to Ely. There's a reason they call hwy 50 The Loneliest Road in America.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/pc7ec9b5aaa9b597181ca200b029f556c/faed6d62.jpg

Did you roll the truck in the switchbacks just east of Austin?

[phUnk]

That's a negative on the imagestation.com URL, InspectorGhostrider.

:p

[InspectorGadget]

Originally posted by phUnk
That's a negative on the imagestation.com URL, InspectorGhostrider.

:p

It was working when I hit the preview button; the photo is no big deal, it's related to my car porn (http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4288956147) trip to Monterey this summer.

[L7]

That sucks, especially about the insurance. Glad you're both OK. I didn't think the sides were that banged up that's why I didn't think it had rolled. I'm part of the toyota rollover club as well. Brand new 4runner 3500kms, 5 weeks after driving it off the lot. My roof was more stoved in than that. Insurance paid $8000 to fix it 14 years ago.

[Ubersheist]

Originally posted by InspectorGadget
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/pc7ec9b5aaa9b597181ca200b029f556c/faed6d62.jpg[/IMG]

Did you roll the truck in the switchbacks just east of Austin?

No... just west of Austin on the flattest, straightest peice of road in the world. Nothing on that stretch to throw you off...:rolleyes:

We bought shirts with that picture on it after, since we literally did survive.;)

[Viva]

The Taco Roll Club is one I shall not be attempting to join. I'm so happy that you guys made it out okay. 70 mph on Hwy 50 in Nevada? Why so slow?

[InspectorGadget]

Originally posted by Viva
70 mph on Hwy 50 in Nevada? Why so slow?

I was was going to say the 70 mph limit is merely a suggestion; but, maybe it's to reduce the carnage of people licking mac & cheese from plastic containers and those who would take photos of same while driving. :rolleyes:

We touched a buck sixty.



Repeat: Glad you're both alright after your moment.

[The Reverend Floater]

Originally posted by iceman


edit: I think that makes you the second member of the Toyota truck-rolling club, along with the Rev.


Yup. Say whatcha will about Toyotas, but those things are about as safe as it gets in a pickup.

[ak_powder_monkey]

Originally posted by PaSucks
Bush declares war on Nevada for stealing the capital of his home state-details at eleven.

ROTFLMAO:D :D :D

Bwahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahah ahaha

[ak_powder_monkey]

Originally posted by SheRa
when you take the back roads on a summit trip:

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/ShoeTree3.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/ShoeTree2.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/ShoeTree1.jpg



I don't get it what the hell?

[splat]

Shoe cultivation is now vying for a top spot in Nevada's economy.
Even though I said I'd never eat genetically engineered shoes, I think I'll try one after seeing how yummy they look.

[KQ]

Originally posted by splat
Shoe cultivation is now vying for a top spot in Nevada's economy.
Even though I said I'd never eat genetically engineered shoes, I think I'll try one after seeing how yummy they look.

We have a "Shoe Tree" on Greek Row at the UW. Didn't realize they grew outside of Washington ;)


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Added since PM box is full:

Wow -

Can't believe you two walked away from that one - guess your living up to your "MirCat" name (having nine lives).

Scary shit.

[Beaver]

Wow, bummer 'bout the truck. Glad you're OK.

[G]

That's nice, But I'm still a much bigger fan of the panty tree.

[InspectorGadget]

Originally posted by Geoff
I'm still a much bigger fan of the panty tree.

Aren't we all.

[KQ]

Originally posted by Geoff
That's nice, But I'm still a much bigger fan of the panty tree.

Yeah - I bet you just love a nice Ash

[G]

Yeah - I bet you just love a nice Ash

Sugar, whenever I think of your ash, I get wood.

[SheRa]

Thanks for all your concern, folks. Really appreciate it. :)

splat has me searching for parts on ebay. Pretty interesting.

[Pinner]

Originally posted by SheRa
splat has me searching for pants on ebay. Pretty interesting.

Indeed.

[SheRa]

Originally posted by Pinner
Indeed.

No, just in word.

Did you get to Loveland? Ridge open?

[Aldo]

Originally posted by SheRa
Thanks for all your concern, folks. Really appreciate it. :)

splat has me searching for parts on ebay. Pretty interesting.


Whoa, glad you guys are ok. Pretty interesting indeed. Ebay has some serious depth in the used auto parts world. With the right facility, basic skills and technology, you can turn most wrecks into cash cows.....

[skier666]

Being from the Bay and went to College in Boulder, and a couple 4th of July's in Telluride...I've driven every different way to Colorado. From the "Death Valley Detour" to the "4 Corners Carnival"...I have to say HWY 50 in Nevada "ROCKS."

Sorry to hear about your car, I too have the shirt, and some stickers...but I'm a freak. Hwy 50 has character, like no other section in the US. Character such as how the hell do people live in Ely or why is there even a road here. Sand Mountain, ridiculously long straight-aways, and of course Austin's infamous Mountain Bike Park.

Biggest tip: When driving this road, watch your speed. Not just for the one cop that works the highway, but for the health of your car. Having cruise control set at 101mph does wonders to your coolant system.

[KevinDineen]

I almost rolled a Tacoma on that same road. Just missed a cow doing 90 at night--scared the shit out of me and the two dogs in the camper shell. Glad you pulled out of it OK, Mir. You're one lucky kitten.

[KQ]

Originally posted by KevinDineen
Just missed a cow doing 90 at night--scared the shit out of me

That would scare me too! I was unaware cows could go that fast :p

[KevinDineen]

Originally posted by KQ
That would scare me too! I was unaware cows could go that fast :p

Only at night... :)

[jibij]

Originally posted by SheRa
Did you get to Loveland? Ridge open?

yikes... glad you 2 are OK. no frame damage?

Ridge wasn't open when i left at 12:30 today. too windy.

[LCC]

Glad to see that your both ok after that. Might want to be careful fixing that truck. Looks like a few of the crumple zones, crumpled. Might not be as safe after a fix.

Again, glad to see you both made it out ok!

[InspectorGadget]

Originally posted by skier666
Hwy 50 has character, like no other section in the US.

http://www.danheller.com/images/UnitedStates/Nevada/Hwy50/hwy-50-sign-big.jpg

If you define chalk-line engineering as character, who am I to argue. Now that I've added highway 50 to my been-there, done-that list, I'm in no hurry to repeat the experience.

Highway 50 from Sacramento through Placerville to South Lake Tahoe, that stretch has character.

Those 90 mph cows are really big

http://www.wlra.us/wl/wlcow.jpg

[grrrr]

I can see why the cows do 90. If I had to drive that stretch, I would too.

Of course, next time I might not be so lucky at talking my way out of a ticket like I had to at the Summit...

[Hacksaw]

Originally posted by SheRa

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/normal_TruckBefore1.jpg

And here's the aftermath:

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/normal_TruckAfter1.jpg

http://www.tetongravity.com/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10291/normal_TruckAfter2.jpg [/B]

OUCH!!:eek:

Glad to hear your out still skiing.

Cheers,
Halsted;)

[bad_roo]

The bit I liked best was Shera recounting how when the truck came to rest she glanced over to see Uber clinging on there with his boot booster straps wrapped round his neck. :cool:

Along with Gincognito, I think I had the honour of the three most indestructible maggots in the flophouse with me. Respect.

[gincognito]

Originally posted by bad_roo
The bit I liked best was Shera recounting how when the truck came to rest she glanced over to see Uber clinging on there with his boot booster straps wrapped round his neck. :cool:

Along with Gincognito, I think I had the honour of the three most indestructible maggots in the flophouse with me. Respect.

That ain't nothin'. Last year I survived a cross-country trek with TJ in his Aztek.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and that deserves respect),
d.

[el_jefe]

wow. ouch. glad all are ok.

some friends of mine hit a black cow at night on hwy 50 a few years ago. wrecked their new (to them, anyway) toyota pickup but noone was hurt.

then - get this - the tow truck comes to pick them up, and hooks up the truck etc. then they are driving toward ely (the nearest town) and the towtruck AND their pickup gets sideswiped by a drunk driver! the towtruck guy turns on his flashing lights and the drunk guy is so wasted that he thinks its a cop and pulls over while frantically throwing beer cans out the window!! the towtruck driver calls the cops on his cb, then jumps out and keeps the drunk guy there until the cops arrive.

problem was, our friends got stuck in ely for like 4 days while they got their pickup fixed - and it was WAAAAAY more than $15-hungee!

[Ubersheist]

Originally posted by InspectorGadget
http://www.danheller.com/images/UnitedStates/Nevada/Hwy50/hwy-50-sign-big.jpg

That stretch absolutely looks like where we wrecked. Notice the mind-numbingly straight road with no reason to deviate off of it? ;)

[snowsprite]

Wow...I just discovered this thread. She Ra, that looks seriously scary. Seems like you have some kind of divine protection (thinking of photos of you scaling that cliff w/ your ski boots on). :eek:

Glad all were okay, and good luck getting the truck in working order.
Sprite

[Buster Highmen]

Originally posted by gincognito
That ain't nothin'. Last year I survived a cross-country trek with TJ in his Aztek.

Sartre? Kafka?

[splat]

de Sade.

[Buster Highmen]

Where's my Nun?

[gincognito]

Originally posted by splat
de Sade.

Shudder.
Uncalled for.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and you'll get yours, splat),
d.

[truth]

Damn glad you walked away. Fix it and sell it. It's worthless after that damage to the A pillar, another crash and it'll just crumble.

[splat]

Originally posted by gincognito
Shudder.
Uncalled for.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and you'll get yours, splat),
d.

Oh, I'm sorry. I mean Sade'. You know, "Coast to coast, LA to Chicago....."

And yes, I will. But I'll earn it.:D