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The Wreck
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The Wreck |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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the family was driving to Shreveport to see Hank at the Hayride it was nighttime when they came upon the car in a ditch swollen with rain water rushed over it motor still warm my daddy stopped and out he hopped lights from our '48 Mercury two-door coupe shone on the scene rain came down hard daddy slid into the deep ditch, flashlight in hand to the upside down car, front tires still spinning mother shrieked shrill fear was fulfilled I left the Merc, although afraid daddy was down there somewhere I could not see him needed to see him very much he was my daddy a sense of doom car like a tomb heard him say, damnit down in that ditch that scared me more daddy did not cuss never so he was afraid . . . too had someone died mother still cried shrieked again don't go down there, Jerry then, Sam! Sam! Sam, get away from the car, it'll catch fire he stayed one of the few times he would disobey her screech of a door a grunt, then more raining harder more metal again metal, opening doors mother singing shrill right along then daddy's flashlight bobbed up the embankment of the ditch no one down there we said a prayer on to Shreveport saw Hank that night and Faron Young couldn't get that car and that ditch from my thoughts what happened to the people in the car in the ditch that rainy night on the way back couldn't see jack ©June 15, 2017 ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Bluesy Socrateaser Member Elite
since 2002-11-07
Posts 2417In The Mirror |
"what happened to the people in the car in the ditch that rainy night" No seatbelts in those old cars (I owned two late forties models ), and if the wheels were still spinning, Jerry... the driver was probably thrown from the car and laying out there somewhere. The wheels would hardly spin for more than 30 seconds. My money says there was only one person, the driver. ...just bein' Bluesy |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, my dad thought pretty much the same as did you. He stopped at the first thing that was open and called the police. When we came back that night there was no one around. Dad stopped and looked around. He said he didn't see anyone. They may have found him/her, but we never heard a thing about it. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
What a heavy duty memory for a little kid. Exciting, but scary... ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yep, you're right, Lori. I have thought about that night so many times over the years. Thanks for stopping by this morning. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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psychofemale Junior Member Posts 18 Tennessee |
Wow, you really painted a picture in my mind with this one. It really left we wondering what happened at the end. Nice. *These evil vultures always win* |
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