http://mwengerd.blog.usf.edu/2007/04/28/well-there-goes-my-excuse bassist.student.educator Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://mwengerd.blog.usf.edu/2007/04/28/well-there-goes-my-excuse#comment-1759 Bob Martin Sun, 29 Apr 2007 17:33:27 +0000 http://mwengerd.blog.usf.edu/2007/04/28/well-there-goes-my-excuse#comment-1759 You may have heard recently about a seven-death pileup on the Indiana Toll Road. Road construction had taken the toll road down to one lane. A wrecker was working to remove a truck from a previous accident. My symphony's tuba player had stopped about fifty feet from a long line of stopped cars and kept his eyes on his rear veiw mirror. Soon he saw a semi truck that was not going to stop behind him. He hit the accellerator and headed for the side of the road. The semi caught the back of his rental vehicle and smashed his tuba (not his good one). The truck continued on and ran into the back of a stopped car, pushing it under a semi truck, killing the five occupants. Drive safely, keep you eye on the rear-view mirror and find a way to secure your instrument so that it does not damage you in an accident. You may have heard recently about a seven-death pileup on the Indiana Toll Road. Road construction had taken the toll road down to one lane. A wrecker was working to remove a truck from a previous accident. My symphony’s tuba player had stopped about fifty feet from a long line of stopped cars and kept his eyes on his rear veiw mirror. Soon he saw a semi truck that was not going to stop behind him. He hit the accellerator and headed for the side of the road. The semi caught the back of his rental vehicle and smashed his tuba (not his good one). The truck continued on and ran into the back of a stopped car, pushing it under a semi truck, killing the five occupants. Drive safely, keep you eye on the rear-view mirror and find a way to secure your instrument so that it does not damage you in an accident.

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