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I know.....LOL! Looking back on it I can't help but think that I could have come up with a better story than that..Oh well I guess they fell for it. No I don't think my kids will be able to get away with it... I've been their and done that!:D

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Yeah thats kinda what i was thinkin. When it comes time to have kids of my own i don't know what they are gonna do because my parents had already been there and done everything i did so my kids are really gonna be cooked!!! LOL!!

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1968 Impala with a built up 327,we were doing about 135 when we rolled,we hit the ditch backwards and there was a trench dug out for water flow when we hit the trench my left side face hit the corner post at basiclly a dead stop then the car flipped 3 1/2 times and I was thrown out the windshield while the car was starting the 1st of the flips......my GF at the time was driving and had a few beers in her,I didnt drink at the time(burnout/jock),I remember watching from a high place then crawling onto the road seeing headlights from another carthen wakeing up in fargo nd meritcare hospital,120 miles from home......this is just a quick rundown.....

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Wow i would say you were more than lucky!! That was a nice car!! What happened to your GF?

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nothing to Deb or Steve,we were all in the front seat,if i had a seat belt on i would of been crushed in the car.I think them two being a little drunk helped them.......Steve gave me his shirt to hold my eye back in the hole in my face......like I say there is more to the story.......

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Wow, some pretty interesting life histories here. And the vast majorityhave rural upbringings with very few city slickers thrown in.

I'm one of the exceptions. I grew up in a big city and didn't escape until I was about 24. It was relatively mild in those days and at one time I even delivered newspapers for a large daily that had to be done starting at 4:30 in the morning. I think now you'd get mugged half a dozen times a round.

By good fortune, I chose a profession that got me out of there - the mining industry. Also by a bit of a fluke and somewhat of a whim, my wife and I bought a farm in 1974. I was a terrible farmer to start with but we had great neighbors who helped us get smarter, and only laughed when we weren't nearby. We put up a bunch of hay every year, always had a few cows (both beef and dairy), and raised and showed Quarter horses. Sold the farm in 1995 and still have enough acres to run a 3D course throught the woods.

So now I've lived rurally a good bit longer than I spent in the city, and glad of it. Once in a blue moon, I go back for whatever reason and the traffic about drives me nuts. Where we are, there's great whitetail, mule deer, elk, moose, and bear hunting, as well as a bunch of smaller game. Fishing is pretty good too.

As for you ball players, the nearby town hosts a big invitational tournament every September. We've had the likes of Larry Walker and John Olerud play here before they became stars.

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OK 'nough said just glad everyone was ok. What color was the car? I'm a sucker for old cars.

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Pretty cool story Canuck!!! I have two Quarter Horses in my barn right now!!!! I love quarters!!! Must be nice to be able to hunt all those different species in the same province!!

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did ya get it pope

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