Subj : My Sad Story
To   : Mike Dippel
From : Rixter
Date : Sun Feb 16 2025 22:24:51


> My wife, my son and I were on our way to a restaurant to celebrate a
> combination  
> Valentine's Day /  51st wedding anniversary when we got rear-ended in
> traffic.  Both his 
> vehicle and ours had to be towed, but no one was injured.

> I mention this because I just got the car back from a Ford dealer earlier
> today for a 
> transmission repair.  Our plan was to drive the motorhome with the vehicle in
> tow to Fort 
> Lauderdale for an annual Police and Fire meeting on Sunday and a Police
> Retiree 
> luncheon on Monday.

> Those plans are obviously cancelled.  Now starts the process of getting a
> rental car and 
> doing everything necessary to get the car repaired.

> We went from glad to sad in a heartbeat.  I wish I could have captured a
> picture of my 
> face when I looked into my rear view mirror and saw a pickup truck speeding
> towards 
> me, too fast to stop in time.

> Mike Dippel
>  
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Sorry to hear about the trouble. I am glad you are all ok. 


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