-----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
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