Say Something to Someone - I don't care if you're nice. ( Archived) (913)

mbcasey: Hot yesterday and today, but great at the beach!

Em has a boyfriend? Terrific!! How are you doing?

dcj22: Yes, Em has her first boyfriend. His dad isn't so thrilled about it. He likes Em, but she is a good bit younger - 2 years. It's just that she has about the same maturity level - I think that's part of it with Brandon. Anyway, he's a good boy, behaves like a gentleman and treats her like a little lady. He's very respectful.

I'm not too bad. How are you, hun?

The_Kansan: Thanks Dana. I still haven't been able to find out any more about it, but it was the worst truck fire I've ever seen and I've been doing this for 20 years. The entire truck and both trailers were engulfed in flames and the tall trees next to the interstate were burning. The physical scars/burn marks will be there for quite some time. The fire was so intense that, as I passed by on the southbound side (it happened just north of Mile Marker 4), even with my windows up, the heat was nearly unbearable.

The guy who'd been closest behind him said that the truck just suddenly veered off the road, crashed and exploded. The driver didn't make it out. Probably will never know if it was a heart attack, sleepy driver, blown steer tire or something else.

I thought briefly about stopping, but there were already several other trucks/cars at the scene and I figured I could do more by continuing on and warning other drivers (via C.B. radio) of the situation and telling them how to get around the accident.

I'm happy to be home and I feel for the family of the driver, but at the same time it was another reminder to me to continue to operate my truck in as safe a manner as possible. (That's why I didn't get home last night even though I was only 3 hours from home when I stopped.)

...Don...

mbcasey: Hi Riya!!!

The_Kansan: Thanks Dana. I still haven't been able to find out any more about it, but it was the worst truck fire I've ever seen and I've been doing this for 20 years. The entire truck and both trailers were engulfed in flames and the tall trees next to the interstate were burning. The physical scars/burn marks will be there for quite some time. The fire was so intense that, as I passed by on the southbound side (it happened just north of Mile Marker 4), even with my windows up, the heat was nearly unbearable.

The guy who'd been closest behind him said that the truck just suddenly veered off the road, crashed and exploded. The driver didn't make it out. Probably will never know if it was a heart attack, sleepy driver, blown steer tire or something else.

I thought briefly about stopping, but there were already several other trucks/cars at the scene and I figured I could do more by continuing on and warning other drivers (via C.B. radio) of the situation and telling them how to get around the accident.

I'm happy to be home and I feel for the family of the driver, but at the same time it was another reminder to me to continue to operate my truck in as safe a manner as possible. (That's why I didn't get home last night even though I was only 3 hours from home when I stopped.)

...Don...

oslojente: Sorry