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Jilly_in_VA

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8. When I was 23

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 12:23 PM

Mar 2023

I was in the back seat of our VW bus reading on the way home. My then-husband hit a patch of ice and the car spun and then rolled multiple times down a hill. If I hadn't had my seat belt on (no shoulder belts back then) I would not be writing this today. I got out with a bloody gash on my heat and a concussion.

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Another reason I buckle up [View all] irisblue Mar 2023 OP

What car was that? we can do it Mar 2023 #1

A news report said it's a Kia. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #7

That'll break up your afternoon. n/t cloudbase Mar 2023 #2

You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel. Ptah Mar 2023 #3

+ 1 MiHale Mar 2023 #5

🤣🤣🤣 irisblue Mar 2023 #6

Same tire came off my pickup once. I had my Emile Mar 2023 #4

When I was 23 Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 #8

30 years ago my husband was knocked off a mountain road Unwind Your Mind Mar 2023 #9

Looks like the tire/wheel came back... Basic LA Mar 2023 #10

The day after we got married... hippywife Mar 2023 #11