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    Vulture meet my windshield....

    -----Well, I went to Austin for Texas Relays (the biggest track meet in Texas over 50,000 in attendance standing room only), I competed in the 110m hurdles, I did fine and went home (to Waco) saturday after the meet to celebrate my little brother's 18th b-day (we got him a PSP those things are amazing! and I would pay well over the $250 they sell for new). Things were fine until I drove back to Houston sunday morning on Hwy 6 just on the Houston side of College Station......
    -----A vulture had just landed in the middle of the road to eat some road kill, and I was in the slow lane going 70mph so I thought no big deal I will just stay over here and I won't even spook him, right? Oh no!!!!! A truck with a big trailer in tow was coming the other way in the fast lane and spooked the HUGE BIRD just as I was passing, and the bird happened to see the truck and trailer and not see me as the bird flew directly into and I mean INTO my windshield. The glass immediately shattered and glass sprayed into my VX and the top of the roof was dented slighty. When I say the glass shattered I mean that some glass stayed in place and a lot of glass was now inside the car chilling with me! Luckily it hit the passenger side so I just got glass on my arms and legs and nothing in my eyes or anything. But my rear view mirror now gives me a great view of my self and I can barely see out the front at all.
    -----I called a couple of windshield replacement places and I got two quotes I felt comfortable with ($165 and $240). But after doing a search and seeing the incredibly high prices everyone else paid on VX.info I decided to go with the $240 because they were a bigger company with a better guarantee and coverage for cracks and what not, and didn't feel too good just paying $165 for the whole job, even though I checked and they use the same glass (PPG). They both are same day installation places, but I think I will trust a $240 installation over a $165 install after reading people's stories of paying over $200 just for the glass.
    -----I will try and post some pictures of the broken windshield, because it still has feathers in it and it looks scary and hilarious at the same time.
    -----PS-For all you animal loving tree huggers, yes I know the bird died and I am happy to know that, considering what he did to my VX just because he was hungry! Seriously though, I am just happy I didn't freak out and swerve or hit the thing dead on and have a new passenger flopping around, or get shards of glass in my eyes, I kinda need them. But in other world news, after that kind of terrible day yesterday, God really blessed me today and I got a call from New Balance today, and they want to sign me to a contract. "And my God will meet your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19
    In Christ,
    Ryan Harlan
    Last edited by LittleBeast : 04/11/2005 at 09:33 AM

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    The Navajo, in prehistoric times, believed that a vulture flying into your windshield was a lucky omen.

    So there ya go

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    Sorry 'bout the windshield, but its replacable. Congrats on the NB deal. Tell'em if they want they can throw some "extra" shoes my way! While you were blazing over those hurdles I was trotting at a lesser pace through Ironman Arizona. I am sore as hell. Think I would have learned after the first 9.
    Billy Oliver
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    LittleBeast,
    Driving my kids to school a couple of years ago in the VX a lug nut thrown from a vehicle going the other way sailed.... I mean SAILED into my front windshield. It inbedded into the glass and sent small glass splinters throughout the VX. Everyone was fine except for small glass splinters. When we replaced the glass we noticed a difference. The new replacement glass has a sun shield on the top. The original glass didn't come with it. It does take time to get used to. When the seats of the VX sits so high anyway, it makes a difference.

    PS- one less vulture in the world. Thank you is in order. Sorry to hear about your dent though.
    Improve the desert.... plant a Sierra Club Member!

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    Ha! I'll be sure to tell my GF's father about this - Vultures decided to use his boat as a "hang-out" when it was parked in the cove behind his house one day, and literally DESTROYED the interior (claws, beaks, defecation ) - He'll be happy to hear about one less vulture in the world!!
    "If you're not living on the edge --- you're taking up too much space!!"

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    Funny!

    "prehistoric" times.... flying into a "windshield". I've always wondered what cars looked like back then?

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    During Easter jeep Safari I left the VX in camp on Saturday and road with Linda on Cliff Hanger. When we got back there was a crack running all the way across the VX windshield. I had it replaced as soon as we got back. It was $223 with lifetime repairs. The installer was amazed at the high cost. Their list price was $815!

    I have a friend that was a long haul driver until he retired. He had a dead badger dropped through his windshield by a golden eagle in Wyoming a few years back. Came through his side and landed in his lap!

    Todd

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