Greg - Ozbox. Got your emu mate!

**stickthis** · 22-12-2010, 06:09 PM

Well not the best start to our xmas break. The Senator is a little worse for ware. We are all ok and very lucky. Was lucky I didnt swerve otherwise we would be down a 2 oe 3 meter high bank!

Will grab his head for you greg when I go past it again tomorrow.

To all the 100 people that drove straight past without stopping thankyou. There whrere only 2 people that stopped to check if we are ok. 2 out of 100? good onya Australia. It was obvious. on the side of the road. bonnet etc smashed in. Me with hands in air. 5 year old son in tears. Yes cheers to all the people who drove straight past. To those who gave us a toot as they went past go ..... Yaself. =)

**ozbox** · 22-12-2010, 06:41 PM

DANG....i didnt need an emu head that bad did i..:Chin:

lookin at the pics i reckon that will just buff right out..

must be a bad xmas spirit out there for other motorists to honk and wave...:cry:

**stickthis** · 22-12-2010, 06:49 PM

Yeh I have already put the elbow grease into it. Got most of i out but the window needs replacing =)

I could not believe the amount of non stoppers. Its was very very clear we where in trouble.:Chin:

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List of things need repair I can think of.

passenger mirror
passenger side skirt
passenger guard
front bumper (hard to get)
front senator grill. (almost impossible to get)
Bonnet
Passenger WH Statesman (export model only) headlight. NONE LEFT ANYWHERE......
Front radiator support
radiator
thermos
air cond condenser etc
front bumper bar metal bar
possibly passenger side window pillar!!!!!! I hope not!!!

Crash guys are saying 9K or more! Thank god for insurance.

Shannons where not helpful. It seemed they could not give a crap about our situation. Oh how did she say it. Thats right its I QUOTE EXACTLY
"its just bad luck we are stuck in middle of no where"

Sorry Shannons I will not insure with a bunch of unhelpful inconsiderate people like you anymore.

=(

**wbute** · 22-12-2010, 08:48 PM

Bad luck Jason. Glad all were ok if a bit shaken. Got a few hoppers down there by the looks?
People wont stop for anything anymore by the sounds of it.

**vanman** · 22-12-2010, 11:19 PM

Sorry Shannons I will not insure with a bunch of unhelpful inconsiderate people like you anymore

Don't say sorry Jason Shannon's were pricks when i made a claim with them.
They don't give a stuff :(

Glad the you and family is ok ..
Bloody Bush Chooks

**mook** · 22-12-2010, 11:46 PM

That is terrible that no one stopped!
I Always stop, I like to think that if i was in a bad situation that someone would help me out.. maybe not so.

just quietly is the smashed windscreen where the emu's head hit? did you go over it, or did it go over you? or did it just plain old bounce?

**Rolla** · 23-12-2010, 12:00 AM

Shocking that no one stopped mate. I know I would have. Good to hear everyone involved is alright (not the emu of course, that fucker deserved to die after what it had done to your Senator!). Thankgod it wasn't your Sandman... :Tongue:

Dad had a head on collision with a kangaroo a few weeks ago in broad daylight. Luckily enough he was in his F100 ute so only minimal damage to the front end and not much left of the Kangaroo.

Hope the rest of your xmas break is much better and ROCK ON!

**jennie285** · 23-12-2010, 06:48 AM

bad luck or did you go to all this trouble just to get the emu head for a mate .Good that you didn't swerve and end up down an embankment its a hard call at time .I'am always telling jennie not to swerve to miss a roo because 9 time out off 10 the roo will jump out off the way and if you do swerve you have then go to get control of your car again RB

**Blocker** · 23-12-2010, 10:39 AM

We're just glad you are ok!

I suspect Dyl will have a few good stories to share though... by the time we catch up again he'll be telling me it was a heard of emu.

Hope we don't hear of anymore accidents from our Sandman friends over the holidays.

**stickthis** · 23-12-2010, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Blocker

We're just glad you are ok!

I suspect Dyl will have a few good stories to share though... by the time we catch up again he'll be telling me it was a heard of emu.

Hope we don't hear of anymore accidents from our Sandman friends over the holidays.

Funny you should say that mate. There where 5 chicks with the big daddy emu that we hit. They where big ones though.

Dyl's (5 year old son for everyone else) 3 biggest fears about the prang.
1. It may not be legal to drive the car pranged like it was.
2. He would have to walk to Sydney
3. The car was no longer pretty haha!

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Originally Posted by mook

That is terrible that no one stopped!
I Always stop, I like to think that if i was in a bad situation that someone would help me out.. maybe not so.

just quietly is the smashed windscreen where the emu's head hit? did you go over it, or did it go over you? or did it just plain old bounce?

Yes mate it smacked the window. Didnt hit the pillar so it should be ok.... Skull possibly is smashed so sorry Greg its prob no good.....

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Originally Posted by jennie285

bad luck or did you go to all this trouble just to get the emu head for a mate .Good that you didn't swerve and end up down an embankment its a hard call at time .I'am always telling jennie not to swerve to miss a roo because 9 time out off 10 the roo will jump out off the way and if you do swerve you have then go to get control of your car again RB

Ah things you do for mates aye!

Drive past where it happened again today. Wouldnt have only been a bank but also a heap of tress...

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