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[pk4882]

I'd call that a "Final Destination" style event.

I think about that stuff all the time while out.... cage or bike.

I see log trucks and look at the racks and straps... waiting for something to let go... Same with seeing a pile of retread laying on the side of the road. Please, don't let me take one of those to the chest!

Last weekend Gary and I came across an intact hay bale sitting in a shadow on the inside of a right hand sweeper... I barely saw it through my sunglasses and dark shield. How long was that damn thing sitting there waiting for me to cheat it?

I hate that sh t, anyone else had a F.D. experience?

PK

BTW, I love those movies!

[Mike Qube]

I hate that sh t, anyone else had a F.D. experience?

On my first ride ever on the highway, I was coming out of the tunnel on 93 going south, a pickup truck in front of my kicked up what looked like a junction box cover. It was about a 6"x6" piece of metal spinning and flying right at my neck level. I ducked as quick as I could and took it off of my shield. The impact of it ended to breaking the mount points on one side of it, but I somehow got it back on enough to get home.

In a real FD moment, I was on a Virgin Airways flight to London about 10 years ago. There was a class trip on the plane with us. The first in-flight movie was Final fucking Destination. We hit a storm over the middle of the ocean and the plane got hit by lightning. The class trip kid across the aisle from us started praying. The captain told the flight attendants to take their seats. Our seats were near where one of the attendants fold a seat was and there were tears rolling down her face. I though we were fucked. When we landed in London we had to wait a bit because a guy had a heart attack on the plane.
Needless to say, they didn't finish showing Final Destination after the lightning strike.

[Bkilm]

I had something kind of similar happen to me about 6 years ago driving down 93 south to Boston. I was 18 and in my Jeep wrangler at the time(Thank God) Noticed one of those white work vans with a few ladders strapped to the top driving in front of me. i was probably doing between 80-90 when i noticed the front of the ladder bounce/lift a bit. then in less that a second the ladder shot up off the truck and into the air. one end touched down about a foot to the right of my jeep while the other end was still ion the air, managed to dodge it to the left and look in my rearview mirror right about the time it landed accross the highway and multiple cars started to swerve in every direction. Ive though about that moment everytime i get behind a work/utility vehicle or logging truck since.

[Harley Davidson]

Good thing you had your lid on.

How bad was the turbulence during that flight? When it comes to convective storms, lightning is a comparatively minor concern for aircraft. The big danger in thunderstorms is extreme turbulence, but obviously icing and hail can be issues. A test pilot friend of mine did a few projects where he had to fly into thunderstorms intentionally. He said it always made him more uncomfortable than having enemies shooting at him.

On my first ride ever on the highway, I was coming out of the tunnel on 93 going south, a pickup truck in front of my kicked up what looked like a junction box cover. It was about a 6"x6" piece of metal spinning and flying right at my neck level. I ducked as quick as I could and took it off of my shield. The impact of it ended to breaking the mount points on one side of it, but I somehow got it back on enough to get home.

In a real FD moment, I was on a Virgin Airways flight to London about 10 years ago. There was a class trip on the plane with us. The first in-flight movie was Final fucking Destination. We hit a storm over the middle of the ocean and the plane got hit by lightning. The class trip kid across the aisle from us started praying. The captain told the flight attendants to take their seats. Our seats were near where one of the attendants fold a seat was and there were tears rolling down her face. I though we were fucked. When we landed in London we had to wait a bit because a guy had a heart attack on the plane.
Needless to say, they didn't finish showing Final Destination after the lightning strike.

[ZRXDarryl]

I once hit a dock plate that was upside down - blades up - on the Xway coming out of the old tunnel northbound, with my old Taurus. No huge damage surprisingly, bent and twisted the front crossmember. I could only wonder what would've happened had I been on my bike.
A couple weeks ago, 95S Foxboro MA area, left lane, going 75-80, about 5th in a freight train of about 8 or 9 cars/suvs, in the normal Masshole-close-formation - sudden panic braking Jeep/Suv in front of me with panic braking cars in front of him swerving/braking - coming up on some moron in a sub-compact COMPLETELY STOPPED in the middle lane because there was a retread snake sitting in the left part of the middle lane. Plenty of room for any and all to just drive right around it. Ok. I'm fine getting slowed down on the bike, but worried about the Lumina right behind me, almost kinda waiting for the impact - finally able to check the mirror as I hear the unmistakable sound of a car in full slide mode, see Mr Lumina all crossed up, sideways straddling the right/breakdown lanes, he misses Moron Subcompact idiot, and obviously, ME! He must've cut right to avoid taking me out is all I can figure.
I have to re-think about falling into "masshole close formation mode" when there are total morons on the road who do things like come to a stop for tire retreads on highways.

[Mike Qube]

Good thing you had your lid on.

How bad was the turbulence during that flight? When it comes to convective storms, lightning is a comparatively minor concern for aircraft. The big danger in thunderstorms is extreme turbulence, but obviously icing and hail can be issues. A test pilot friend of mine did a few projects where he had to fly into thunderstorms intentionally. He said it always made him more uncomfortable than having enemies shooting at him.

The turbulence was the worse that I've ever had on a flight, it was to the point that a woman who didn't have her seat belt on ended up on the floor.

[BluGixxer]

Entering Int 787 off of Int 90 near albany, paying attention to traffic, when I found a 2 inch trailer ball atached to the 2" square solid hitch, a 15lb chunk of steele. I went back and got it , I felt it owed me atleast that for the scare it gave me.
I could ee a car or truck kick it up, and put it thru a windshield, or if it hit a biker , it would go thru his chest or take off a limb