66666 Part 2 - LotusTalk

smicker · 03-15-2009, 09:56 PM

I guess I learned my lesson--don't joke about 666. While turning onto Hillsdale after getting off 101 in San Mateo I got hit by a Subaru Forrester going about 30-35 mph through a red light. Had I been one second quicker I would have gotten nailed on the driver's door instead of at the hinge, and would likely be at Stanford hospital instead of at home with a bruised foot, hand, and neck. Funny how you think of all the things leading up to that moment, had you done something differently it would have never happened. Had I gotten in the other lane behind someone else, or if I stayed at McDonald's a couple seconds more. Or if Apple's new MacBook Pro drove a 30" monitor out of the box and I didn't have to stop at the mall for an adapter. Or if I didn't have to go into work on a Sunday

I'm pretty sure it'll get totalled judging from the amount of damage to the wheel, clam, and door. I'm so sad at losing my little car I want to cry--I've never been so happy with a car before. I can't wait to have all of the insurance settled so I can fill my empty garage with another Elise.

--Paul

Bane · 03-15-2009, 10:00 PM

Sorry to see that... I'm glad you're ok though.

Green Ghost · 03-15-2009, 10:00 PM

Glad you are OK.
Vary sad about the car.

luxige · 03-15-2009, 10:01 PM

Ach! That's a sorry sight.

Great to hear that you're okay.

fishguy · 03-15-2009, 10:27 PM

glad you are ok, the car is easy to replace.

Noisycow · 03-15-2009, 10:44 PM

Wow! I would have given 99% odds you were kidding on the other thread. You dodged death. It could have been a giant SUV. When you drive an eggshell and get that hard - and have minor injuries - count your lucky stars. You are not 'unlucky'. You are alive and will have another sweet Elise soon for the summer! If I were you I'd be popping some champagne.

Rei · 03-15-2009, 10:46 PM

I swear how can some idiot run a red light like that. I hope that the car gets delt with quickly and a quick recovery.

Aedo · 03-15-2009, 10:48 PM

Like everyone else just glad you're OK

- the car is replaceable!!

carlover · 03-15-2009, 11:00 PM

That's a creepy coincidence! Glad you're well

Seb · 03-15-2009, 11:00 PM

Hooray for replacements! Lets hope he had good insurance.

Glad to hear you are okay.

def · 03-15-2009, 11:25 PM

Glad you're ok, I get off 101N to hillsdale daily! Time to celebrate a near miss...

xceed · 03-16-2009, 04:10 AM

dude.. wtf!?

that's a wicked coincidence! glad you're OK and cheated the devil - he was clearly gunning for your soul!

...m... · 03-16-2009, 05:18 AM

...my sympathies for your elise; glad to read that you came through well...

VisualEchos · 03-16-2009, 05:45 AM

Sorry to hear it man, and you're right, it has everything to do with numbers (odds), just nothing to do with sixes.

RichS · 03-16-2009, 06:03 AM

Glad to hear that you are O.K.

When Randy first posting in the other thread I thought it HAD to be a joke.

I 'like' any symmetrical numbers on my ODO too. 34567 happened just a bit ago for me.

dbisbee · 03-16-2009, 06:39 AM

Glad to hear you are OK. Glad I don't drive in Cali anymore. It did however build my belief that there is a power bigger than us. How else can we all be driving at 80mph at 6am just a couple feet apart and not have more accidents?

Sorry about the Elise! She will be missed.

RichS · 03-16-2009, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbisbee

How else can we all be driving at 80mph at 6am just a couple feet apart and not have more accidents?

The same way a flock of birds don't all crash into each other... Millions of years of evolution!

Whitey#1 · 03-16-2009, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xceed

dude.. wtf!?

he was clearly gunning for your soul!

the majority of people in this world dont realize just how true this really is, and the consequences are unfathomable.

and i am glad you were unhurt in the accident.

Mike

PatrickShim · 03-16-2009, 07:25 AM

Glad you're okay.

Dragon · 03-16-2009, 08:08 AM

Has nothing to do with god or the devil. It all has to do with physics and some tool not paying attention... I hope you can get a quick settlement and heal up fast. In the mean time start looking for a new car in the for sale forum... Cough Exige Cough!

03-15-2009, 09:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
smicker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Alameda, CA Posts: 410 Images: 2	66666 Part 2 I guess I learned my lesson--don't joke about 666. While turning onto Hillsdale after getting off 101 in San Mateo I got hit by a Subaru Forrester going about 30-35 mph through a red light. Had I been one second quicker I would have gotten nailed on the driver's door instead of at the hinge, and would likely be at Stanford hospital instead of at home with a bruised foot, hand, and neck. Funny how you think of all the things leading up to that moment, had you done something differently it would have never happened. Had I gotten in the other lane behind someone else, or if I stayed at McDonald's a couple seconds more. Or if Apple's new MacBook Pro drove a 30" monitor out of the box and I didn't have to stop at the mall for an adapter. Or if I didn't have to go into work on a Sunday I'm pretty sure it'll get totalled judging from the amount of damage to the wheel, clam, and door. I'm so sad at losing my little car I want to cry--I've never been so happy with a car before. I can't wait to have all of the insurance settled so I can fill my empty garage with another Elise. --Paul Attached Images

03-15-2009, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bane . Join Date: May 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 2,960 Images: 4	Sorry to see that... I'm glad you're ok though. __________________ $599 PPE header (INFO) 2007 BMW 335i - Mostly stock un-Official LotusTalk Stealth Bulb provider *6* sets in stock!

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Green Ghost Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: orange county Posts: 1,184 Images: 26	Glad you are OK. Vary sad about the car. __________________ Track Pack, LSD, & Touring Pack

03-15-2009, 10:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
luxige luxige Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MA Posts: 1,187	Ach! That's a sorry sight. Great to hear that you're okay. __________________ In theory, there is no difference between Theory and Practice. In practice, there is. - Y. Berra

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03-15-2009, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Noisycow Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,466	Wow! I would have given 99% odds you were kidding on the other thread. You dodged death. It could have been a giant SUV. When you drive an eggshell and get that hard - and have minor injuries - count your lucky stars. You are not 'unlucky'. You are alive and will have another sweet Elise soon for the summer! If I were you I'd be popping some champagne. __________________ - - - - http://thecomingdepression.blogspot.com/ No longer the coming Depression, it is already here.

03-15-2009, 10:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rei Lotus/TRD Geek Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Redmond WA Posts: 623	I swear how can some idiot run a red light like that. I hope that the car gets delt with quickly and a quick recovery. __________________ Kids in the Back seat causes Accidents Accidents in the Back Seat causes Kids Moral Stick with a Two Seater

03-15-2009, 10:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Aedo anglophile in exile Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 2,569 Images: 88	Like everyone else just glad you're OK - the car is replaceable!!

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carlover できそこないの傲慢嫌い Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 1,374	That's a creepy coincidence! Glad you're well __________________ Check the VIN of the Lotus you're considering buying http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f3/h...hl30039-66280/

03-15-2009, 11:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Seb <3 QR25DE Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 753	Hooray for replacements! Lets hope he had good insurance. Glad to hear you are okay.

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def ...ault Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 2,609	Glad you're ok, I get off 101N to hillsdale daily! Time to celebrate a near miss... __________________ //kevin - 05 Graphite Gray - Red Touring / LSS / Starshield / Stage 2 + more SOLD

03-16-2009, 04:10 AM	#12 (permalink)
xceed Idle @ 5700rpm Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 161	dude.. wtf!? that's a wicked coincidence! glad you're OK and cheated the devil - he was clearly gunning for your soul! __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Fed. Lotus Elise [Touring, Sport, Premium and Blackout Pack, Stage 2 Exhaust, Hard/Soft Top] - [Currently @ 6500 Miles] [CF Centre Console, Zoom Eng. CF Rearview Mirror, iTG Cold Air Intake, 55w 8000k HIDs, Engine Dampers, reVerie CF Engine Covers, Raised Rear-Lotus Letters, A/C Bypass Switch]

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03-16-2009, 05:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
VisualEchos Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,015 Images: 3	Sorry to hear it man, and you're right, it has everything to do with numbers (odds), just nothing to do with sixes. __________________ My Car

03-16-2009, 06:03 AM	#15 (permalink)
RichS No, it's only an N/A Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,285	Glad to hear that you are O.K. When Randy first posting in the other thread I thought it HAD to be a joke. I 'like' any symmetrical numbers on my ODO too. 34567 happened just a bit ago for me. __________________ Useful links to vendors removed at Nadeem's request. "Nice avatar by the way, I doubt Colin Chapman would have followed the herd as I have seen many here do. --Nadeem"

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Dragon Hydrocarbons Rule Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Okinawa Japan Posts: 1,747 Images: 2	Has nothing to do with god or the devil. It all has to do with physics and some tool not paying attention... I hope you can get a quick settlement and heal up fast. In the mean time start looking for a new car in the for sale forum... Cough Exige Cough! __________________ 2006 Exige; BWR Supercharger, Adj Sway Bar, Ohlins Suspension, BSK Oil Catch Can, Moroso Oil Pan, ORC Clutch, Custom Exhaust, Black Volk Racing CE28N's w/ Toyo R1R's, 2 piece rotors, Pagid Blue Pads, BSK Wet Carbon (Side Skirts, Front Lip Spoiler, Gas Cap Cover, Center Console, Door Panels), Dry Carbon rear Diffuser, Harness Bar, BWR Gauge Mount, OMP Superquadro steering wheel, LETSLA Short Shifter, V2arms, Rear Tow Link Brace, RLS Battery Bracket, BOE Tow Bar, Stickers.

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03-16-2009, 06:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
dbisbee Service animal Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 476	Glad to hear you are OK. Glad I don't drive in Cali anymore. It did however build my belief that there is a power bigger than us. How else can we all be driving at 80mph at 6am just a couple feet apart and not have more accidents? Sorry about the Elise! She will be missed. __________________ The word "PASSION" should aways be uppercase. #349 '05 AS Elise Touring, Hardtop, Starshield, Plinth delete, GPS Garmin 680, V1, V1 mirror, Leather console, Multivex, Alpine CDA9887, JL stealthbox, Focals, Alpine PDX 5, HID, RAC Monolites, R888's, Stage II, Front Slotted rotors, R4-S pads, Stebel nautilus, TitanQR and Odyssey 925 now with bracket.

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PatrickShim How you doin'? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,206	Glad you're okay. __________________ '06 Lotus Elise (Laser Blue/Black/Sport-Pack/Touring-Pack/Hardtop/TRD airbox/Stage-II Exhaust) - VIDEO