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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Just ran across this on break.com.

Apparently, some cargo truck got stuck on the tracks and it happened to be carrying one of our babies! NOT GOOD! Trains always win =(.

http://www.break.com/index/bb9326.html

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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Too bad for the baby, but our value just went up! One less xB on the streets! lol
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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It doesn't look that bad. It can be repaired no problem. I hate trains.
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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"Phew it was just a Scion..."

Err... darnit
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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"Phew it was just a Scion..."

Err... darnit
Yeah, I'd like to stick a boot in whoever wrote that. Just a Scion my A$$
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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i just saw this earlier today...i guess it was on the other xb forum though.
Old Aug 1, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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ill take the rims
Old Aug 2, 2006 | 01:02 AM
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so you never hear a story that starts out " so I got hit by a train the other day..." and another one ( on some of our billboards promoting train track safety) " for some people, a bright white light is the last thing they see " . catchy ads , but crossing accidents are rarely the trains fault, some people choose to be the tic-tac that gets hit by the sledge hammer.
Old Aug 2, 2006 | 01:35 AM
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you can just buff that right out...
Old Aug 3, 2006 | 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by trainman0978
so you never hear a story that starts out " so I got hit by a train the other day..." and another one ( on some of our billboards promoting train track safety) " for some people, a bright white light is the last thing they see " . catchy ads , but crossing accidents are rarely the trains fault, some people choose to be the tic-tac that gets hit by the sledge hammer.
Very very true... I have a friend in a Chicago rehab institute right now who decided to park his Chevy Avalanche in front of a freight train about a month ago. Slowly starting to learn to walk on his own again, swallow, etc. bummer


Old Aug 3, 2006 | 02:09 AM
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SkeeTownBox, not to be a scrooge, but i'm gonna lock this thread because apparently a few others visit break.com....
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=132102
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=132236
btw, Generik420, i hope your friend is okay. and i'm gonna be honest here. you know when you laugh at something you shouldn't? although i feel bad for your friend's truck, i laughed at that post. i know it's inappropriate.




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