first and foremost, so happy your daughter is ok.
second, send some lovin to those engineers, who made that car as safe as
it is.
third, mourn, and pour a drink for a departed hero, who sacrificed it's
metal body and useful life, to save a loved one.
Henry
On 6/8/2014 9:57 PM, Bobby Yates Emory liberty1@gmail.com
[diesel_mercedes] wrote:
> AJ,
>
> Sorry to hear of your loss. Glad your daughter is going to heal.
>
> Bobby
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 12:43 AM, AJ RN ajrn@hotmail.com
> <mailto:ajrn@hotmail.com> [diesel_mercedes]
> <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
> My '84 300SD gave it's life, for my daughter's on the 4th..
>
> If you scroll down to 6/4, you'll see her on fire..
>
> https://www.facebook.com/RossfordFire
>
>
> My daugther was hit, spun, reflected into a guardrail... And the
> car caught fire..
>
> ...my daughter said she didn't even stall.. For a minute, I felt
> like I could drive away..
>
>
> The accident is still under investigation.. (Meaning no one has
> been cited).
>
> My g/f witnessed the accident.. Katie wasn't moving-- so I'm hard
> pressed to believe she'll be cited.
>
> I know we go thru this "whenever" one of us loses a car, tragically...
>
> Does having proof of parts, service-- recent paint/body work do
> anything, but remind us of how much we put into our cars?? I have
> pictures of her being taken to bare metal, and body restored last
> spring, for instance.. My paint and body guy, I think would be
> more than willing to tell them I paid him a king's fortune..
>
> My daughter is bruised up good, and has a fibula (small bone in the
> calf) fracture.. She's on crutches, but VERY MUCH ALIVE... For
> that, I thank God..
>
> ...and Agnes.
>
> I will miss her-- I have an '85 300SD (rustbucket) thatI was going
> to strip for parts...
>
> I will have another OM617 powered SOMETHING.. I fell in love with
> that old "tractor motor" (as I've called it.)
>
> My daughter helped me "change out" a brake rotor last week..
>
> Going to miss you Agnes.
>
> Guess heaven needs Mercedes diesels.. Hope to see you again, there! :)
>
>
>
>
> ...no trees were injured in the delivery of this email.
> Some electrons WERE inconvenienced, however.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Toward freedom,
>
> Bobby Yates Emory
>
>
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