HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE
NUMBER 12 VOL 2
FRIDAY OCTOBER 12TH 2007
WEATHER; BEAUTIFUL, LOW HUMIDITY, 85 DEGREES
OUR 18 WHEEL DRIVER FRIEND, GARY LATINIS CALLED TODAY AND WANTED US TO COME OUT AND VISIT A WHILE SO WE DID.
WHEN WE GOT THERE HE TOOK ME OUT TO THE SHOP AND SHOWED ME THE FRONT BUMPER OF HIS PETERBUILT LYING ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF THE TRACTOR.
HE WAS EVIDENTLY PARKING A TRAILER IN A VERY HARD SPOT WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED OFF THE CONCRETE IN ABOUT AN 18” DITCH THAT WAS COVERED BY MOWED GRASS. THE LOWER PART OF THE BUMPER HOOKED ON A GUARD RAIL THAT IS AROUND A SET OF TRUCK SCALES. HE SAID HE COULDN’T HAVE BEEN GOING MORE THAN 1-2 MILES AN HOUR IN LOW REVERSE BUT DIDN’T SEE THE BUMPER HOOK ON THAT GUARD RAIL HE THOUGHT HE HAD CLEARED IT. IT BENT AND RIPPED THE INNER STEEL PLATE OFF THE FRAME HORNS (EXTENSIONS) THAT BACKS UP THE BLACK COVER THAT’S OVER THE WHOLE LOWER FRONT BUMPER, TORE UP THE STAINLESS BEAUTY PLATE AND LICENSE HOLDER PLATE, RUINED THE BLACK FIBER GLASS COVER THAT IS THE FRONT BUMPER.
ALL NEW PARTS ARE ORDERED AND SHOULD BE IN BY MONDAY.
BUT HE HAD SOMETHING ELSE HAPPEN, HE WAS IN THE SHOP WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE BARELY MADE IT BACK TO THE HOUSE. HE GOT IN HIS PICK UP AND DROVE TO THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE WHERE THEY TOOK A LARGE QUANTITY OF BLOOD OUT OF THE KNEE AND HE WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO HE AND CHARLEEN ARE GOING TO WYOMING WHERE HE CAN REST. IF HE STAYS AROUND HOME HE’LL ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO DO AND THE KNEE WON’T HEAL. I CAN IDENTIFY WITH THAT!
OTHER THAN SEEING THE LATINIS AND HEARING ABOUT HIS BAD LUCK IT HAS NOT BEEN A VERY EVENTFUL DAY, MAYBE SATURDAY WILL BE BETTER!
MOM AND I ARE DOING FINE AND ARE STARTING TO GET READY TO REDO THE DECK COVER AND EDGES.
GOD BLESS!
THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.
HOWARD
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