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fatlazyless · 10-04-2018, 05:18 AM

….. well well well ….. my my my …..wooda wooda wooda ….. holy smokes …. and totally, what a close call for death and destruction..... that green dumpster is definitely the hero of this run-a-way pickup truck event with a big assist from the big white truck ...… and about ten tons of good olde fashioned pure GOOD LUCK, ……. so, what happened? ..... some know-it-all says the automatic transmission was left in neutral while the driver left the vehicle … just my guess?

Apparently, the red pickup is attached to the excavation/construction going on behind the Center Harbor Fire Station, and must have been parked/stationed in the first parking spot along the driveway there, next to and parallel to the fire station. This red pickup made quite the amazing driverless run, leaving the driveway going backwards, crossing the two lane Main St, going downhill down the grassy, sloping Center Harbor town green area, over a sloping 24" drop ….. over a rock wall embankment landscape enhancement, traveling directly perpendicular across both lanes of busy NH State Route 25 while going backwards, onto the grass to the right of the paved driveway of the Center Harbor Inn, going downhill where it smacked the green dumpster, which slowed it down a whole lot, and then head-on style going backwards into the large white truck.

I could discern the tire lines going down across the grassy Center Harbor town green not far from the town gazebo, opposite the fire station driveway, and some small marks in the grass and black asphalt curb of the inn there close to the dumpster.

That is a truly amazing run-a-way vehicle story that ended with no death, no destruction, not too much of anything from what I know? Quite the unguided missle, making what almost seems like a guided ride, with very thankfully no horrendous smash-up on Route 25 there …. something that was a real dead possibility?

And, without the Center Harbor Inn webcam posted here, who would know?

Just looking at it again ….. is there someone in the drivers seat ….. cannot say …. a big question?
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Looking at the two slight line depressions left by the four tires going straight down across the town green at about 11:30am, today, the tire tracks were straight as an arrow, straight-straight-straight, going from the driveway to the left of the fire station, across Main St, the town green, State Rt 25 and onto Center Harbor Inn on the grass below, right, the paved driveway.

So, another possibility is this truck has a 5-speed manual stick shift, which was left in neutral without setting the parking brake? The truck's traveling so perfectly straight, while going backwards, indicates the key was not in the ignition, and the steering wheel was locked in a straight position, traveling backwards.

Oh well, seems like maybe the only damages are a banged up dumpster, banged up truck, and maybe bumper damage to the big white truck.

Everyone should say a prayer in church on Sunday, because this could have been big trouble zipping across Rt 25 like it did ......... Amen brothers and sisters!

So, what time did it all happen?

10-04-2018, 05:18 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,251 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 314 Thanked 1,120 Times in 827 Posts	….. well well well ….. my my my …..wooda wooda wooda ….. holy smokes …. and totally, what a close call for death and destruction..... that green dumpster is definitely the hero of this run-a-way pickup truck event with a big assist from the big white truck ...… and about ten tons of good olde fashioned pure GOOD LUCK, ……. so, what happened? ..... some know-it-all says the automatic transmission was left in neutral while the driver left the vehicle … just my guess? Apparently, the red pickup is attached to the excavation/construction going on behind the Center Harbor Fire Station, and must have been parked/stationed in the first parking spot along the driveway there, next to and parallel to the fire station. This red pickup made quite the amazing driverless run, leaving the driveway going backwards, crossing the two lane Main St, going downhill down the grassy, sloping Center Harbor town green area, over a sloping 24" drop ….. over a rock wall embankment landscape enhancement, traveling directly perpendicular across both lanes of busy NH State Route 25 while going backwards, onto the grass to the right of the paved driveway of the Center Harbor Inn, going downhill where it smacked the green dumpster, which slowed it down a whole lot, and then head-on style going backwards into the large white truck. I could discern the tire lines going down across the grassy Center Harbor town green not far from the town gazebo, opposite the fire station driveway, and some small marks in the grass and black asphalt curb of the inn there close to the dumpster. That is a truly amazing run-a-way vehicle story that ended with no death, no destruction, not too much of anything from what I know? Quite the unguided missle, making what almost seems like a guided ride, with very thankfully no horrendous smash-up on Route 25 there …. something that was a real dead possibility? And, without the Center Harbor Inn webcam posted here, who would know? Just looking at it again ….. is there someone in the drivers seat ….. cannot say …. a big question? ...................... Looking at the two slight line depressions left by the four tires going straight down across the town green at about 11:30am, today, the tire tracks were straight as an arrow, straight-straight-straight, going from the driveway to the left of the fire station, across Main St, the town green, State Rt 25 and onto Center Harbor Inn on the grass below, right, the paved driveway. So, another possibility is this truck has a 5-speed manual stick shift, which was left in neutral without setting the parking brake? The truck's traveling so perfectly straight, while going backwards, indicates the key was not in the ignition, and the steering wheel was locked in a straight position, traveling backwards. Oh well, seems like maybe the only damages are a banged up dumpster, banged up truck, and maybe bumper damage to the big white truck. Everyone should say a prayer in church on Sunday, because this could have been big trouble zipping across Rt 25 like it did ......... Amen brothers and sisters! So, what time did it all happen? __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 10-04-2018 at 08:42 PM.