The Tuesday before Thanksgiving of this year I was on my way to work and a semi (Yes a big rig) jumped out in front of me. The CHP officer said I was lucky to walk away from that. I was using my in-laws vehicle to go to work because mine was getting repaired and it was the first day of the valley fog. The truck was carrying some hay and it jumped out in front of me. I didn’t have enough time to stop but man did I try. There was a bridge that I was on so I couldn’t try to swerve out of the way to avoid it either. I literally stood up in the Geo trying to stop the car. I ran right into the last tire on the trailer rig. The tire of the trailer hit the front of the car and the rail along the trailer hit the windshield. If I would have gone any farther I would have been decapitated by the trailer rail. Just thought I would let you all know! I am okay though. The car didn’t have any airbags or antilock brakes. This is a photo of the car on a trailer so we could take it back to my in-laws house.
I am grateful for being alive this year in 2009. Thank you all for viewing. Have a safe and Happy New Year!
I got to do some traveling last week. My wife and I celebrated our anniversary and we went down to Palm Springs and Los Angeles area. We went over to Laguna Beach to see the sunset and went to some restaurant for dinner which wasn’t very good. I cant remember the name but it ended with Grille. We ordered some special which was a steak that seemed to be burnt on the outside where it tasted just like charcoal and was red and bloody on the inside. The desert was even burnt beyond edible. I wasn’t happy.
This is a photo of the sunset from Laguna Beach that I photographed. I plan on uploading some more photos from the Palm Springs area but we will see when.
I want to wish you all a Happy New Year and please be careful out there.
Strange thing happened at work today! The Dos Palos High School caught on fire. Not sure what is the cause yet but it is still being put out right now as I type. I was in the office and my boss ran out the back door and we noticed the students were all out there evacuating. We noticed the big smoke cloud and saw that the smoke was actually blowing across the field where the students were. Finally the students moved over to the other side of the school to avoid the smoke. The firefighters showed up and began putting out the fire. I am not sure if anyone got hurt yet but I will keep you posted.
