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So, I was enjoying a good night's sleep, when what I thought was an explosion went off. My room shook, and the noise woke me out of a deep sleep. While it wasn't an explosion, it was a vehicle crashing through the wall of my apartment building (Chevy Cavalier, to be specific). It took out the power in my apartment (not sure how, maybe a short due to broken wires), and now I'm sitting at my parents house at nearly 5 am wondering where I'm going to be living for at least the next few weeks (my parents house is too far from the post office I work at, to commute on a daily basis). I'm pretty sure that I'll have to permanently move out of that apartment, due to the damage to the building, but I don't think I'll just be able to move into another apartment in the complex (this is the second major issue my roommate and I have had in this complex, and the property manager doesn't like us).

Just so this doesn't seem like a completely bloggy post, has anyone ever had a major problem like this, and how did you deal with it.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5218/crash2w.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9088/crash1d.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/820/crash4.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/406/crash3u.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3092/crash5m.jpg

*Faces were blacked out*

Glad you're okay, dude. :)

Glad you're okay, dude. :)

So am I. I'm not ashamed to say, I nearly shit my pants when the ruckus started. :eek:

So am I. I'm not ashamed to say, I nearly shit my pants when the ruckus started.

I can't say I blame you. I probably would have shat my pants. :tongue:

How did he get his BACK stuck into the building?

It's fortunate you're fine, but I've got to ask. It looks like a good 10-15 feet to the nearest curb. How the heck did someone reverse that much into a brick wall without realizing it? Drunk? High? Or just outright retarded?

How did he get his BACK stuck into the building?

I have no idea. I doubt he did either, apparently he fell asleep behind the wheel.

Pics or it didn't happ.. Oh wait. :p

At least you're alright, do you have any friends nearby? If so see if you can crash on their couch for at least a few days.

It's fortunate you're fine, but I've got to ask. It looks like a good 10-15 feet to the nearest curb. How the heck did someone reverse that much into a brick wall without realizing it? Drunk? High? Or just outright retarded?

Asleep, is what I was told.

At least your house was brick...

Glad to know you're fine.

I've had something vaguely similar happen. My wife and I built a fort in our livingroom (it was awesome... don't judge), and all of a sudden, in the middle of the night we hear a crash like thunder. I look out the window and I see a car had crashed into a hydrant right near our house (on the other side of the road/median). So I go out there, and one of the neighbors had already called 911... the guy, I'm not sure what the deal was, must have been cruising, he didn't seem that injured but he was either doped up, drunk, or in extreme shock, he didn't respond (but was clearly living, and again, no severe injuries) to anything, and his car was extremely mangled.

I assume it had something to do with intoxication of some form... it's not like they put hydrants that close to the roads, and the speed limits only 45.

Also, you have my consolation, I'd offer you a ride to work, but I'd imagine it's relatively infeasible.

Pics or it didn't happ.. Oh wait. :p

At least you're alright, do you have any friends nearby? If so see if you can crash on their couch for at least a few days.

Unfortunately, crashing at my friends place isn't an option (my friends that live the closest to me have an infant, and another friend that lives in the area, his wife, and kids live at his in-laws).

Unfortunately, crashing at my friends place isn't an option (my friends that live the closest to me have an infant, and another friend that lives in the area, his wife, and kids live at his in-laws).

Don't be a cry-baby... just get some duct tape... that fixes everything.

Don't be a cry-baby... just get some duct tape... that fixes everything.

I actually considered getting this for one of my friends (that has kids).

http://rlv.zcache.com/silence_is_golden_duct_tape_is_silver_tshirt-p235074652430307869qn4z_400.jpg

I actually considered getting this for one of my friends (that has kids).

http://rlv.zcache.com/silence_is_golden_duct_tape_is_silver_tshirt-p235074652430307869qn4z_400.jpg

That shirt is good times.

Hope you find something that works out for you, how far away do your parents live from where you work?

That shirt is good times.

Hope you find something that works out for you, how far away do your parents live from where you work?

About an hour drive, and only about 20 minutes of that is highway.

About an hour drive, and only about 20 minutes of that is highway.

Sucky. That is quite a ways.

How did he get his BACK stuck into the building?


I was wondering the same thing. There aren't even any marks on the lawn. It looks like it just got thrown into the wall.

I was wondering the same thing. There aren't even any marks on the lawn. It looks like it just got thrown into the wall.

There's some ruts from the car's tires (it's hard to see in the pictures). I was told the driver was asleep when he crashed, so I'm assuming that's why the lawn isn't tore up more (from him attempting to correct his out of control car).

Wow. Isn't physics amazing?

I remember when my mom had an accident on an icy road: Her car spun out of control and hit a telephone pole. Then it spun 360 degrees and hit the same telephone pole a second time on with the opposite side of the car. I'm assuming that the back end of that car hitting the side of your apartment building with that much force is another example of physics gone nutty. He must've been carrying quite a bit of momentum. Maybe he was dreaming of driving in NASCAR. :tongue:

Or maybe he was just drunk as a skunk. How close to bar-closing time did that happen?

Holy crap. o_O

Just so this doesn't seem like a completely bloggy post, has anyone ever had a major problem like this, and how did you deal with it.


You deal with it by not posting about it on April Fool's Day.

You deal with it by not posting about it on April Fool's Day.

As I mentioned in another post, it's like the worst day for stuff like this to happen.

I wonder how his parents reacted when he called and told them what happened. ;)

I want to see a photo of you standing in front of it holding a copy of todays paper!

And a tortoise!

Then I will believe you!

EDIT: Unless this did actually happen, in which case: That sucks mate, best of luck finding a comfy couch to crash on.

As I mentioned in another post, it's like the worst day for stuff like this to happen.


Yeah, but it's the best day to be taken in by some obviously faked photos.

As I mentioned in another post, it's like the worst day for stuff like this to happen.

Heh. Indeed, indeed.

I just had to tell my union rep that a situation I made a big April Fools about last year actually has happened for real. I'm still not sure if he believes it.

I think if your lease is not up the apartment manager is required to attempt to find another place for you on the property.

Hmmm... nobody has come back at me with: 'ZOMG how u no teh photos are fake u cant b sure????!!!!111.'

To tell the truth, I'm a little surprised.
Oh well, back to work. If anyone wants to argue against my claim that these pictures are faked, I'll be online again in 3-4 hours.

Hmmm... nobody has come back at me with: 'ZOMG how u no teh photos are fake u cant b sure????!!!!111.'

To tell the truth, I'm a little surprised.
Oh well, back to work. If anyone wants to argue against my claim that these pictures are faked, I'll be online again in 3-4 hours.

Or maybe some of us think that while you are acting like a prick, that doesn't automatically make you wrong and the only person who can effectively debate this is most likely sound asleep after a very rough night.

I'm not one of those people though. I'm just too busy getting the little goofballs packed up for school and grandma's to give a crap. :)

So am I. I'm not ashamed to say, I nearly shit my pants when the ruckus started. :eek:

Wtf...

Reinforced steel-concrete next time, at least half metre thick.
And maybe some czech hedgehogs.

I trust you shot the intruder?

I trust you shot the intruder?

I shot out of bed, when the crash woke me up. I also shot him a surprised look, when I realized that there was a car in my apartment.

Wtf...

Reinforced steel-concrete next time, at least half metre thick.
And maybe some czech hedgehogs.

If I lived in a monolithic dome, the car probably would have bounced off the dome. They're tough enough to survive direct hits from tornadoes, earthquakes, forest fires, etc, so it'd laugh off a Chevy Cavalier.

Yeah, but it's the best day to be taken in by some obviously faked photos.

Hmmm... nobody has come back at me with: 'ZOMG how u no teh photos are fake u cant b sure????!!!!111.'

To tell the truth, I'm a little surprised.
Oh well, back to work. If anyone wants to argue against my claim that these pictures are faked, I'll be online again in 3-4 hours.

The only photo manipulation I did was to black out everyone's faces, since I didn't obtain permission from each of the emergency workers to post their picture on the internet.

I think if your lease is not up the apartment manager is required to attempt to find another place for you on the property.

Hopefully that's the case, as the apartment complex is close to where I work (7 miles, approximately), and it would lift a lot of the uncertainty about the future that's been running through my mind.

Posted on April Fool's Day, with distinctly odd looking photos... I'm calling bullshit, but if I'm wrong, I feel sorry for you. That's really unlucky.

Heh. Indeed, indeed.

I just had to tell my union rep that a situation I made a big April Fools about last year actually has happened for real. I'm still not sure if he believes it.

Lol, that sucks.

I shot out of bed, when the crash woke me up. I also shot him a surprised look, when I realized that there was a car in my apartment.In my area a person drove into a house, and got himself mauled by rapid giant Shih Tzus.

I want to see a photo of you standing in front of it holding a copy of todays paper!

And a tortoise!

Then I will believe you!

EDIT: Unless this did actually happen, in which case: That sucks mate, best of luck finding a comfy couch to crash on.

I'll have to take pictures in a couple of hours, as right now they're inspecting the building, and I don't want to get in the way (there looks to be serious structural damage, as that is a load bearing wall). Also, I have no tortoise of my own.

I talked to one of my friend's brothers, who I've known for a long time (we don't really hang out much, though). He offered up his spare room for a few days, and he lives relatively close.

In my area a person drove into a house, and got himself mauled by rapid giant Shih Tzus.

How rapid could they be with all that fur to trip over?

In my area a person drove into a house, and got himself mauled by rapid giant Shih Tzus.

Ouch. Not only giant Shih Tzus, but really fast ones?

Hopefully that's the case, as the apartment complex is close to where I work (7 miles, approximately), and it would lift a lot of the uncertainty about the future that's been running through my mind.

Well if the manager wont do it talk to the owners. they normally only see bottom line and losing someone who has paid rent is normally bad for bottom line.

Posted on April Fool's Day, with distinctly odd looking photos... I'm calling bullshit, but if I'm wrong, I feel sorry for you. That's really unlucky.

Odd how? Is it because I blacked out everyone's faces? The shadows match up (between the light source and the people/objects in the photos), and how do you account for the emergency personnel there? They don't stay at fake crash sites, and they're still there once the car is gone.

The fact is that car did plow through that wall, and ended up exactly as it shows in the pictures. The only photo manipulation I did, as I said before, was to black out everyone's faces.

Anyway, I have to go for a while, but I'll be back in a few hours.

The only photo manipulation I did was to black out everyone's faces, since I didn't obtain permission from each of the emergency workers to post their picture on the internet.

Really? I've seen a lot of crash scenes in my line of work (either in person or as photos being given as evidence at a trial or inquest). The photos you have posted don't - for want of a better phrase - ring true.

LG - 'acting like a prick'? I am a prick. Never claimed otherwise.

Ouch. Not only giant Shih Tzus, but really fast ones?Yes, they can run about 14 miles per hour, which is pretty fast for those ugly buggers.

Really? I've seen a lot of crash scenes in my line of work (either in person or as photos being given as evidence at a trial or inquest). The photos you have posted don't - for want of a better phrase - ring true.

LG - 'acting like a prick'? I am a prick. Never claimed otherwise.

What about the pictures seems off to you?

What about the pictures seems off to you?

Probably the hole in the wall all the firefighters are staring at. Clearly the hole is photoshopped over a picture of cake. *nod* :p

Probably the hole in the wall all the firefighters are staring at. Clearly the hole is photoshopped over a picture of cake. *nod* :p

Actually, it's a pie. The cake is a lie.


I'm a poet and don't know it. :tongue:

Lapse asked me for a picture of me standing next to the hole, holding today's newspaper. Here's that pic:

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4991/crash6.jpg

Lapse asked me for a picture of me standing next to the hole, holding today's newspaper. Here's that pic:

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4991/crash6.jpg

Well, I'm convinced. *nod*

Lapse asked me for a picture of me standing next to the hole, holding today's newspaper. Here's that pic:

http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4991/crash6.jpg

I appreciate the irony of the headline on the front page. Who would have guessed the Courant would publish such an article at such an appropriate time...

That really sucks man, I hope you work this out.l

That really sucks man, I hope you work this out.l

I'm working on it, but this (http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4991/crash6.jpg) helps a lot.

I'm working on it, but this (http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4991/crash6.jpg) helps a lot.

I managed to sleep through most of April 1st when everyone else was tired of April fools pranks; and I gave my mom's fiance my cold!

I think I win on pranks.

What about the pictures seems off to you?

Mainly, the small size of the hole and the fact that the car doesn't look like a toy that someone's hit with a very large hammer.

That said, with April Fools' Day well and truly over, if you are still standing by your story then I'm happy to take it on trust. Maybe car vs brick wall crashes are different in the US. Something in the mortar, perhaps.

In which case, please accept my apologies for not believing you in the first place, and my best wishes for coping with the trouble that has come with this accident.
Also, try to remember that you still have an intact body and an intact head to operate it with. Too many innocent victims of accidents don't have that consolation.

Mainly, the small size of the hole and the fact that the car doesn't look like a toy that someone's hit with a very large hammer.

That said, with April Fools' Day well and truly over, if you are still standing by your story then I'm happy to take it on trust. Maybe car vs brick wall crashes are different in the US. Something in the mortar, perhaps.

In which case, please accept my apologies for not believing you in the first place, and my best wishes for coping with the trouble that has come with this accident.
Also, try to remember that you still have an intact body and an intact head to operate it with. Too many innocent victims of accidents don't have that consolation.

He's admitted it was an April Fool's prank.

as an april fool's joke i give this a B.

its a silly premise but the extra effort to include photos and a nice link revealing that it was a trick made it work.

we should all take notes for next year so we know what a good online april fools joke IS and maybe we should all vow to NEVER reveal that we know its a joke inside the thread. why ruin it for others?

Mainly, the small size of the hole and the fact that the car doesn't look like a toy that someone's hit with a very large hammer.

That said, with April Fools' Day well and truly over, if you are still standing by your story then I'm happy to take it on trust. Maybe car vs brick wall crashes are different in the US. Something in the mortar, perhaps.

In which case, please accept my apologies for not believing you in the first place, and my best wishes for coping with the trouble that has come with this accident.
Also, try to remember that you still have an intact body and an intact head to operate it with. Too many innocent victims of accidents don't have that consolation.

It was an April Fools joke, but the pictures were from a real accident. As to the size of the hole, and the car versus the wall, I really have no idea why it looks that way.

http://valleyobserver.com/2008/08/30/car-crashes-into-holly-court-apartments-in-harrisonburg/

So, I was enjoying a good night's sleep, when what I thought was an explosion went off. My room shook, and the noise woke me out of a deep sleep. While it wasn't an explosion, it was a vehicle crashing through the wall of my apartment building (Chevy Cavalier, to be specific). It took out the power in my apartment (not sure how, maybe a short due to broken wires), and now I'm sitting at my parents house at nearly 5 am wondering where I'm going to be living for at least the next few weeks (my parents house is too far from the post office I work at, to commute on a daily basis). I'm pretty sure that I'll have to permanently move out of that apartment, due to the damage to the building, but I don't think I'll just be able to move into another apartment in the complex (this is the second major issue my roommate and I have had in this complex, and the property manager doesn't like us).

Just so this doesn't seem like a completely bloggy post, has anyone ever had a major problem like this, and how did you deal with it.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5218/crash2w.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9088/crash1d.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/820/crash4.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/406/crash3u.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3092/crash5m.jpg

*Faces were blacked out*

Those pictures are photoshopped. I use photoshop quite a bit, and I know a shop when i see one. I can tell by the shadows and the pixels.


;)

Was it a woman driver?

Plus, tow truck drivers don't usually allow the crash 'victim' to stand on their rig and take a photo.