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Walleyehunter38

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fishtrapgirl Community Regular

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Glad you guys are okay. As a Paramedic I see this stuff all the time, and I just don't understand why there are still people out there dumb enough not to wear a seatbelt. They really do save lives, and there is absolutely NO excuse not to wear one. Theres a few idiots that will argue why they shouldn't. I guess it's true you can't fix stupid. Glad you guys were using your brain and buckled up. All your stuff is replaceable, you are not!!!

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Croix flats, It was the drive to not even the dive back, so we didnt even make it to the lake to meet out 20+ friends up in Aitkin cry All the stuff scattered was either from the back seat of my tuck or in ( my dads ) fish house. I am a firefighter aswell in dakota county and these are not the kind of wrecks that people walk away from. It was all over in less than 30 seconds. Thank you all for your thoughts we feel blessed to be here. full-34564-4912-2.jpg

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Everything inside the shack is covered in batterey acid. (notice flag up!) got to make jokes otherwise we will loose our sanity!

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Glad to see you walked away. Hope your dad wasn't too upset about the shack, first priority should have been your well-being.

I got into the habit of buckling up when I had a company vehicle. ANY ticket while driving it and I would have lost it.

I walked away from an accident about a year ago because of that habit. A car slid into my lane, t-boned my driver's door, sending me into the ditch. When the ride was over, I was upside down, hanging by my seatbelt. I don't even drive to the gas station without it on anymore.

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Yeah, that's a nasty one. Glad all were okay!

To all who travel north, the roads up here are HORRIBLE!!!!! The New Years mess we got left the roads in the worst possible condition and will remain that way until we get a nice warm up with a lot of sunshine (which is far from happening).

Highway 53 from Cotton to Virginia is absolute dog [PoorWordUsage]! Nothing but glare ice with patches of pavement here and there to tease you. Take it slow and easy and just take your time.

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leech~~ Grand Master

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I get some [PoorWordUsage] from my buddies from time to time but in the winter when there is glare ice or any snow on the road I drive what I call "get there speed". Go as slow as I need to as long as I get there! Glad to see you guys are able to fish another day! frown

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Unless your rushing to catch the bite, there shouldnt be too much of a hurry anyways. I have horrible tires on my ride and I have yet to have an issue, knock on wood (not saying that is your issue walleyehunter, I just take it slow since my car isnt happy in ice).

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Uff-Da!

Good thing you cleared the bridge first, and all went relatively well..considering....at least no serious injuries anyway.

I seen a Semi "loose it" on a bridge overpass due to wind and ice. The trailer went over the rail and dragged the tractor up to the edge...and hung there. I just slipped on bye as all forms of heck broke loose with a few more cars and trucks in the mix behind and in front of me got all tangles up.

That guy was 10 shades of white when he stepped out of the Semi cab, and I was a few shades lighter myself. Everybody had belts on, and everybody lived.

Belts work if you use them.

Happy your safe and sound guys!

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Thanks for sharing your story. And I echo the statements that I too am glad everyone is ok. Stuff can be replaced. lIves cant. So, what kind of truck you going to buy next?

Also, what kind of tires are you going to buy on your new truck next! Maybe some Blizaks or something! whistle

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