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jpritche 12-30-2011 01:01 PM

Hit a fridge
 
Yesterday, me and my dad were on I-285 headed to Rick Hendrick Chevrolet to look at getting a new company truck, and him a new Camaro. We were cruising about 85 on the interstate when suddenly the car in front of us swerves out of the way all of a sudden. What we see after the car moved was a full size refrigerator laying horizontal across our lane. My dad was driving and quickly hit the brakes and looked on both sides of us and behind us. To the passenger side was an 18 wheeler, to the driver side were 2 vehicles and behind us was another vehicle. He slowed down as much as possible but had no choice to hit the refrigerator head on. Fortunately we slowed down to about 50 and everyone was ok.

Surprisingly the damage done to the truck wasn't bad at all. I just buffed 95% of it out this morning. There are some deep gouges in the bumper, but that is to be expected. All in all I want to applaud chevy cause the silverado 1500 knocked the crap out of it, and wasn't harmed that bad.


My question to you, what is the weirdest thing you have ever hit?

Notsud 13 12-30-2011 01:31 PM

i use to live in arcadia, cali and there is an area in that city known for having peacocks around. i think the peacocks there are protected and musnt be harmed, or so ive been told. i was coming home around 2am in the morning, dazing off and in autopilot mode. im going around 45 and all of a sudden i noticed a peacock on the road, i swerved out of the way and smacked the curb. broke 1 rim, damaged my front bumper, and my side airbags went off.

Waiz 12-30-2011 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by jpritche (Post 1469127)
Yesterday, me and my dad were on I-285 headed to Rick Hendrick Chevrolet to look at getting a new company truck, and him a new Camaro. We were cruising about 85 on the interstate when suddenly the car in front of us swerves out of the way all of a sudden. What we see after the car moved was a full size refrigerator laying horizontal across our lane. My dad was driving and quickly hit the brakes and looked on both sides of us and behind us. To the passenger side was an 18 wheeler, to the driver side were 2 vehicles and behind us was another vehicle. He slowed down as much as possible but had no choice to hit the refrigerator head on. Fortunately we slowed down to about 50 and everyone was ok.

Surprisingly the damage done to the truck wasn't bad at all. I just buffed 95% of it out this morning. There are some deep gouges in the bumper, but that is to be expected. All in all I want to applaud chevy cause the silverado 1500 knocked the crap out of it, and wasn't harmed that bad.


My question to you, what is the weirdest thing you have ever hit?

Holy crap, thankfully you weren't in your Z.

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Originally Posted by Notsud 13 (Post 1469165)
i use to live in arcadia, cali and there is an area in that city known for having peacocks around. i think the peacocks there are protected and musnt be harmed, or so ive been told. i was coming home around 2am in the morning, dazing off and in autopilot mode. im going around 45 and all of a sudden i noticed a peacock on the road, i swerved out of the way and smacked the curb. broke 1 rim, damaged my front bumper, and my side airbags went off.


I would have just run over the peacock :icon17:

A few years back on New Years Eve I was driving home totally sober and the truck in front of me had a humongous piece of shelving fly off the back of it and hit my bumper at 75 mph.

Thankfully it was only a huge piece of styrafoam and it disintegrated all over the car. It scared the crap out of me but it did nothing to my Z.

jpritche 12-30-2011 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Waizzz (Post 1469177)
Holy crap, thankfully you weren't in your Z.

I know, It would have destroyed the front end lol

haitech 12-30-2011 05:31 PM

I hit a bath tub someone dropped on the freeway with a camry

jpritche 12-30-2011 06:54 PM

wow, that sucks. I don't really know how hard a bath tub is, but i imagine it did a lot of damage to a camry lol

gr8-wrx 12-30-2011 07:33 PM

Hit a large piece of drywall on the freeway yesterday. It was kicked up by the commercial truck in front of us. Totally disintegrated over the front and sides of our Frontier. Good thing I wasn't in the Z.

eastwest2300 12-30-2011 07:36 PM

Wow man, Im sorry to hear this, Im glad you and your dad were ok...

m4a1mustang 12-30-2011 07:47 PM

I used to drive on the highway, and then I took an arrow in the knee.

Jsolo 12-30-2011 09:26 PM

Years back, I was on the interstate on the motorcycle. Short distance ahead was a landscaping truck with an illsecured rake or shovel. I still remember seeing it fly over my head as I ducked as far down as possible. Somehow, it missed me!

Never follow those trucks, especially closely.

Ridgerunner 12-31-2011 12:45 AM

A friend of mine's daughter was on the interstate when a starter fell out of a truck in front of her, it bounced and came thru her windshield and landed on her lap. It was hot so she was trying to drive and buck it off at the same time since it was hot. Fortunately, there was no traffic around her so she was able to make it to the side of the road safely.

LakeShow 12-31-2011 12:55 AM

Wow that's insane. Once I saw a brand new couch on the highway but not in my lane.

eastwest2300 12-31-2011 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow (Post 1469966)
Wow that's insane. Once I saw a brand new couch on the highway but not in my lane.

damn...:wtf2:

eddieconfetti 12-31-2011 10:58 AM

i killed a bear on 985. Damaged my previous car heavily. Its not that common in georgia compared to deers or if your in kennessaw.

Zaggeron 12-31-2011 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1469658)
I used to drive on the highway, and then I took an arrow in the knee.

I thought Mustangs were certified nerd free. :icon18: Random Skyrim reference. LOL


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