Hans,
Speaking of toes, about an hour after taking delivery of my 1978 MGB, I
narrowly missed catching the Celestial Express (to Heaven, I mean!) I'd
pulled into a service station parking lot to see if the air pressure was even
in all 4 tyres. then I dutifully checked the oil, water, cleaned out the
boot. All those things one does after buying and test driving a not-so-new 23
yr. old car. This ritual seals the initial purchase or alerts you to any
malfunctioning that is taking place. Assured that I'd gotten a great deal on
my lil' white roadster. (except for the rubber bumpers..grrrr!) when I got
back into the car to drive her to her new home, I kept checking out the
inside of the car, but I wasn't really paying attention to the traffic, etc.
And I wasn't completely oriented with the "B" and what to do in an emergency,
which is what I was headed into. Just as I started to drive out of the lot,
I looked back over my left shoulder and barely caught a glimpse of a
Municipal Transit Bus barreling down at me at about 50 mph and it was closing
in fast! Alarms went off in my head! ALERT! ALERT! Stop the Car now or you
will DIE, since the bus was headed right at my door. I tried to Slam on the
brakes but somehow I hit the gas pedal instead. I guess I thought I was still
driving my Jaguar Automatic. Luckily I was able to swerve clear of the
oncoming behemoth..otherwise I probably wouldn't be here explaining my stupid
lack of mental awareness that could have killed me and hurt a lot of other
innocent people. So lads and lasses, lets all pitch in and make sure to keep
the roads safe, and please remember to practice safe driving procedures. Be
sure the road's clear--BEFORE you merge into oncoming traffic, and always,
always make sure that you are completely familiar with your car! I can attest
to the fact that you feel real stoopid after almost killing yourself and
causing much pain and sufferring to others who were just out trying to have a
nice day and safely get from point A to B. Until they ran into Chief Big
Foot! ME! As it turned out all I lost was my lunch. But, I gained a quick
lesson in just how small an MGB is compared to a Bus! Albert Escalante 1978
MGB
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