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Cruising Granny


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Lady Driver Ran Over A Mattress On The Highway And Decided Not To Worry And Kept Driving.

The Ensuing Jumble Finally Whipped Around Enough to Tear A Hole In The Fuel Tank.

The Subsequent Lack Of Fuel Is What Finally Brought Her Vehicle To Its Knees.

She Had Still Managed To Drive 30 More Miles With A 60-Pound Tangle of Stuff Wrapped Around Her Drive shaft.

She Had It Towed To Her Dealership And Complained That The Vehicle Had A "Sort Of Shimmy When She Was Driving At High Speeds.


Below Are The Photos Of What They Found At Her Dealership.....................


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Woohoo................That is a mess. There will be seals and flanges needed to replace the ones on there I bet!! Take a while to sort that out

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Now that's what you call road kill.What a nightmare to remove.Cheers.Ibbo.

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try and explain that one on a warranty claim

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Cruising Granny wrote:

Lady Driver Ran Over A Mattress On The Highway And Decided Not To Worry And Kept Driving.



Hope nobody was asleep on the mattress at the time...evileye



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Damn Delta 18.......................I wish I had thought of that !!! LOL

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wonder what the people are gunna do for a kip when they finally get to home & find out no matress - I'm sure I put the matress on top of the load.......


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Disco Duck wrote:

Damn Delta 18.......................I wish I had thought of that !!! LOL



Sorry Duckie, I got up early this morning for a reason, biggrin (and, no, it wasn't THAT reason...lol)



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Moral to the story ;;

Don't put your car to bed.smile

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Maybe the matress was heading for a desk top meeting.Cheers.Ibbo.

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When all is said and done and, as we all know, more is generally said than done, what else is a mistress, if not something between a mister and a mattress?

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Ooh, Rolly, careful where you go with that one.
Bit political, or is that politically incorrect?
I'll sleep on it.

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Not on THE mattress I hope Granny.


When all is said and done...........there is nothing left to say or do!!

But on the other hand............you have different fingers!!

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Cruising Granny


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Doh Ducky!
Considering this began with an email someone sent to me, the imaginations have run riot.
I wouldn't have thought driving over a mattress could end up like that.
I try not to run over anything on the road, particular pieces of wood which could have nails.\
And I hope nothing runs over me.

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I dont read emails from Ducky.............Ohhhhhhhhh hang on he hasnt sent me any yet.if he does..then you can read them for me .Ok Granny?

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Yes Smokeydk..........................I have been told that you need to have someone read things to you. :)

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Gotta Think Outside the Square!

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Cruising Granny


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OK SmokeyDK, I'd be glad to, but don't you have someone at home who could do that?


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Nope sorry to say....she doesnt read Duck.....drives her quackers!!!


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And you are NOT putting it on my "Bill"

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Daisy and Disco Duck

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Gotta Think Outside the Square!

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If at First You Don't Succeed.......Redefine Success !!
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Dammmmm....LOL

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