hi everyone ,just like a said i would put some pics of the truck after the accident , as u can see ithink i was a very lucky man  :)
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z101/mick-1975/wardle175.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z101/mick-1975/wardle174.jpg

what did you hit?  :o

:o :o :o

you are alive .. thats important .. get a lottery ticket :y :y

A bigger truck?

Very lucky indeed matey, get that lottery ticket bought.  :y

tunnie wrote on 17. Dec 2009 at 21:20:

what did you hit?  :o

  something happened in front at around 3 in the morning ,slammed brakes on skidded and smashed in to the back of a trailer doing 50 mph . :y

dbug wrote on 17. Dec 2009 at 21:21:

A bigger truck?

The backs tend to be harder than the front. We all see it most days, they drive up each other's arses & one day it will happen. (not saying you where tail gating, because i don't know)
Glad you're good matey :) :) :) Get behind that wheel asap & don't get put off by it :y :y

Oh dear-Lord! :o

....hope your health is returning and soon will be 'as good as new'. :-*

least you got your moneys worth trashing a 59 plate  8-)

Seriously though very lucky  :y

Iv'e just noticed you a Boots driver & your location's in Nott's I bet you may know my mate, he works  for Boots  in Nott's :) :)

Pete. wrote on 17. Dec 2009 at 21:26:

dbug wrote on 17. Dec 2009 at 21:21: A bigger truck? The backs tend to be harder than the front. We all see it most days, they drive up each other's arses & one day it will happen. (not saying you where tail gating, because i don't know) Glad you're good matey :) :) :) Get behind that wheel asap & don't get put off by it :y :y

  like u say i see things everyday while driving on the road ,never get to close to anyone , only been at work 2 hrs b4 this happened , ,going to be off work as i smashed my knee up looking at around 9 months off work ,  :-?  bored already  ;D

very lucky mate

You is one very, very lucky person  :y :y :y

Knee might hurt, boredom might set in, but you are still breathing and have all your sensess .... be grateful....  :y :y :y :y

Have a good christmas ... you came very close to missing it .... :( :(

Glad your o.k apart from the leg it could have been a lot, lot worse

It just was not your time, matey.... 

Count your blessings though.  Boredom gives you that 20/20 hindsight opportunity that few folks ever get.  You may not get another chance to do that.   ;) 

I had a similar 'moment' not that very long ago, albeit not in a crash, but it certainly changed my outlook on life thereafter.

Onwards and upwards, mon ami!!   :y

shit the bed thats a mess yer a lucky barsteward all the best at gettin better

Bloody Hell Mick, you will never be that lucky again mate! Enjoy the time off, allow yourself to heal properly, and have a bloody good knees-up (no pun intended LOL) at Christmas & New Year ;D ;D :y

Jeez ... I rarely take the Good Lord's Name in vain ... but I did when I saw those pics !!!

Lucky strikes me as an understatement -- definitely a new trousers moment !

Your drivers seat must've been on the bunk. The way the bottom of the cab is less damaged looks like you hit a 45ft container wagon who had'nt locked his knock bar out. At least thet's one less Scanny on the road & it was'nt a Volvo. (hate Scanias)!!!
     Regardless you managed to get through a nasty one relatively unscathed which is all that matters. I'll take it easy on the way to Sunderland tomorrow!!! Guy.

Pete. wrote on 17. Dec 2009 at 21:29:

Iv'e just noticed you a Boots driver & your location's in Nott's I bet you may know my mate, he works  for Boots  in Nott's :) :)

hi whats his name pete ?

thks  for all the replys . as u can see a bit of a mess , had to be cut out ,A very nasty time in my life felt like the end was here .
My out look on life is very open minded now live it to the full as u dont know when your times up . Im getting about slowly cant wait to start driving my car again and meet all of you on the meets again ,
Wishing you all a great x.mas and a brill new year  ;D ;)

good job yer ok mate, that reminds me of my dads lorry years ago when i was small, there was nothing left of his, and hes still pulling bits of glass out of his body 30years on.

mick-1975 wrote on 18. Dec 2009 at 10:15:

Pete. wrote on 17. Dec 2009 at 21:29: Iv'e just noticed you a Boots driver & your location's in Nott's I bet you may know my mate, he works  for Boots  in Nott's :) :) hi whats his name pete ?

Paul. He drives a black & very large Cheverlet truck.

Can you post your Lotto numbers please ;) ;) ;)

Seriously... You're very lucky and that really should change your outlook on life... Enjoy today and every day :y :y

How much is a truck like that worth?

Lincs Robert wrote on 18. Dec 2009 at 17:19:

How much is a truck like that worth?

More than some houses ::) ::) ::)

IIRCC they're somewhere IRO £100k

Hey Mick. My mate says why didn't you make it a Merc ;)

Pete. wrote on 18. Dec 2009 at 21:20:

Hey Mick. My mate says why didn't you make it a Merc ;)

  trust me if it was a merc ,i dont think i would be here to tell the story , cheap crap them mercs  :y ...

mick-1975 wrote on 19. Dec 2009 at 20:00:

Pete. wrote on 18. Dec 2009 at 21:20: Hey Mick. My mate says why didn't you make it a Merc ;)   trust me if it was a merc ,i dont think i would be here to tell the story , cheap crap them mercs  :y ...

How strange, that's exactly what he said ;D ;D ;D ;D

Feck me matey done that one good and proper......!!

Glad you're ok, and as mentioned, if you got to smash a truck up, why not make it a brand new one.....

BTW I drive Class 2 just over the road at RH

:y :y :y

As everyone said Mick,your a very lucky man indeed.I can sympathise with the broken knee,not many things are as painful.
You will be able to look back and have a laugh about it in years to come. :y