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16 wheeler closelined

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This is a true story that happened to my younger brother and I during the winter. I live on a pretty big hill that connects with a busy road at the bottom. There was snow on the ground and my older brother decided it would be a fun day to go sledding. But of course because our parents weren't home we didn'd have anyone to think the entire situation through. We took turns sledding down the hill and the first couple of runs went smoothly because we jumped off towards the end. Then it was my brothers turn and he thought it would be fun to slide all the way down and not stop. He pushed himself off and started sledding down the hill, towards the end of the hill he was going about 10 mph. This wasnt a good combo because there was a 16 wheeler waiting for him in the road. Luckily for him it was a red light and he wasnt going to get run over, but in the heat of the moment he forgot to DUCK. Lets just say his face hit the side of the 16 wheeler and completely closelined him. Meanwhile the sled slid completely under the truck and out the other side, leaving him on the concrete with a very bloody face. i rushed him to the hospital and luckily he got out of it with only a broken nose. In the end i ended up getting in more trouble than him because i didnt tell him not to go all the way down, and my parents felt that my brother had learned his lesson(i dont think he did).

Submitted on 06/11/2007

Submitted by: Jibbs
Reference: Personal Story

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James said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Thanks for an amusing tale, Jibbs (though I find it rather unjust that you took the rap)! While this is more a tale of "live and learn" than anything else, it's one worth sharing with the readers!


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Thanks, Jibbs. Sorry to hear you got the brunt of the punishment for your brothers stupidity. I would think that it would be common sense to duck if you were sledding towards an obsticle like an 18-wheeler!


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