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D Yee's avatar

Great read! I googled and read it was a truck load of avocados!

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Dr. Lyssa Menard's avatar

What a scary sight! I must know what the heap-of-balls were and what made them go up in smoke. Hoping the driver is fine.

Every time I head to northern CA now, I'm on the highway in an 'atmospheric river storm' and/or 'cyclone.' Oh, the sites I've seen. Trucks blown to the side of the road. Trees flying. All while I safely pass. Someone's watching out for me!

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Laila Faisal's avatar

OMG!!! That's an insane pile of black!

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Fei-Ling Tseng's avatar

I know! And still no clue what it is...

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Pema Hou's avatar

That was one crazy truck fire! Hope the driver escaped unscathed.

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Fei-Ling Tseng's avatar

I hope so too! That was my first thought when I realized it was a vehicle on the highway that was burning.

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Anonymous Mongoose's avatar

I once was traveling with my mom as a child (maybe about 10 years old or so) and we got stuck on a narrow 2-lane highway behind a nasty car crash. We were stopped for a long time. Once the first responders allowed traffic to move again, we slowly drove past a couple of body bags. The car was very silent for the rest of the trip. It was truly chilling.

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Fei-Ling Tseng's avatar

thanks for sharing that Arnaud. Sounds like that made an imprint on young you. It’s such a bizarre thing too to be stuck on a highway for a long time because you normally only experience it at high speeds. At a stand still, I continue to imagine all the cars that usually would be whooshing by in this very spot that I’m stuck in. The alternate universe is a trippy place, and only a hyper-imaginative mind away…

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Anonymous Mongoose's avatar

It's funny because I never really forgot the story, but until I read your account and was reminded of it, that was the first time I recalled it in a really, really long time. I like to think that it influenced my approach to driving/riding: whatever you do, do it as safely as possible and mitigate risks, even if I'm being a bit of a daredevil at times. Not risk-averse, but risk-conscious, one could say, but always safety third (https://mikerowe.com/2020/03/walk-me-through-this-safety-third-thing/).

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Fei-Ling Tseng's avatar

Interesting!! Thanks for this explanation, it’s the first time I’ve heard of it but it makes total sense.

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