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15. I was coming back on a trip on my SUV

Thu May 14, 2015, 02:38 AM

May 2015

where I picked up some very rare old music albums worth between $20,000 - $25,000. I had a right front tire blowout traveling at 80mph on an interstate freeway and rolled the SUV, according to witnesses, five to six times. I woke up after the ambulance crew pulled me out of my upside down SUV. As they were putting me on a stretcher, I looked up and noticed all the albums strewn all over the freeway and the center dirt median. I could see that some of the albums were intact.

My SUV was totaled, I lost 80% the albums and I was badly injured. I only recovered what was in my wreaked SUV after I was released from the hospital.

I knew that the county had cleaned up the wreak site and someone was in possession of some still intact albums. Did I demand the county to give them back to me? No I didn't. All that mattered was that I had survived a life-altering auto wreak.

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About that violinist on the derailed train many were so quick to pillory. . . [View all] markpkessinger May 2015 OP

Thank you for this very good post, Mark. K&R. n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #1

I do NOT approve of mob cyberviolence Kelvin Mace May 2015 #2

Sure, blame the victim... TreasonousBastard May 2015 #4

Once upon a time Kelvin Mace May 2015 #9

Once upon the time she would have used the telegraph nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #10

Yes, she might have used the telegraph to inquire about her violin Kelvin Mace May 2015 #31

And this penchant for public censure nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #33

People who do not want public censure Kelvin Mace May 2015 #49

Alas you are nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #50

Umm, I have no Twitter account Kelvin Mace May 2015 #51

You are excoriating her actions here nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #54

Hmmmm Kelvin Mace May 2015 #60

I think you hit for the cycle there... PCIntern May 2015 #63

Quite a bit of what you are doing here nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #67

Yeah, why the hell does everyone act like tweeting and Facebook is their LIFE? Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #23

There is actually a clear divide nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #34

They treated her like the classic yuppie joke... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #44

classic. aikoaiko May 2015 #48

it wasn't an outburst. It was a polite tweet to AMTRACK. Not the rescuers. The business. KittyWampus May 2015 #68

Sarcasm is now considered being polite? Kelvin Mace May 2015 #79

Poor choice of words. phil89 May 2015 #25

Actually you should. nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #35

people are willing to make their thoughts public internet-wide Skittles May 2015 #12

Agreed Kelvin Mace May 2015 #32

How self-righteous rjsquirrel May 2015 #62

It was probably extremely valuable AnnieBW May 2015 #130

I agree, Kelvin Mace May 2015 #137

i understand she also wrote it not long after the crash JI7 May 2015 #3

Those that used this as an opportunity to attack are the ones disrespecting the dead. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #45

I know, right? People who don't understand what it's like to be in a deadly train accident kcr May 2015 #84

The ones that are the WORSE are the ones claiming to be speaking for some hypothetical flower.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #85

Again. You are so right. kcr May 2015 #89

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words May 2015 #5

Hersh comes to mind. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #8

As I posted in that other thread nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #6

Thank you, Nadin . . . markpkessinger May 2015 #11

Thank you for your perspective. F4lconF16 May 2015 #16

+1. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #26

I am fine with that but why not make an apology? Weird of her. nt Logical May 2015 #75

You do realize that like many women nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #76

Run out of town? She closed her account. And an apology on that account..... Logical May 2015 #103

Nope I have no doubt that if she were a man nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #105

Need some examples of men getting fired over tweets? nt Logical May 2015 #111

Apples and rocks nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #113

You send examples but don't want any back? Typical. nt Logical May 2015 #115

Yes U4ikLefty May 2015 #7

A few years back I was rear ended in my car bluestateguy May 2015 #13

+1 n/t markpkessinger May 2015 #14

I was coming back on a trip on my SUV Unknown Beatle May 2015 #15

Ms. Kim didn't "demand" her violin back either . . . markpkessinger May 2015 #17

Were those your life? F4lconF16 May 2015 #18

Yes, they were my life. Unknown Beatle May 2015 #20

I've still got a few score LPs hanging around, and probably some are 'rare', but probably not worth Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #27

Well, why didn't you try to get the albums back? Beaverhausen May 2015 #46

I was in bad shape after the accident. Unknown Beatle May 2015 #52

She is entitled to be worried. mindem May 2015 #30

I realize that it's her livelihood. Unknown Beatle May 2015 #57

That is rather melodramatic. mindem May 2015 #58

No, I'm not being melodramatic. Unknown Beatle May 2015 #66

Not everybody reacts the same way nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #40

You seem to believe that everyone reacts to shock in the same manner. LanternWaste May 2015 #42

Did you say anything odd within the first 15 min of your accident? uppityperson May 2015 #106

I was out for at least half an hour. Unknown Beatle May 2015 #122

"I was babbling and not making sense", rather like tweeting and not making sense? uppityperson May 2015 #123

The e-thugs disgust me LittleBlue May 2015 #19

I have a daughter who is a classically trained musician. murielm99 May 2015 #21

Thank you so much, mark. I thought it had to be something like this. Hekate May 2015 #22

I liken social media mobbing to long-ago public executions justiceischeap May 2015 #24

I would never judge anyone probably in a state of shock n/t WestSideStory May 2015 #28

Think before you tweet MoonRiver May 2015 #29

Yeah rjsquirrel May 2015 #64

Thank you. I was aghast at that Twitter rage mainer May 2015 #36

Would people have reacted the same way if she tweeted about... mainer May 2015 #37

It was also the "thanks a lot for derailing my train" sarcastic snark that people objected to Nye Bevan May 2015 #39

The problem with immediately posting all your thoughts on social media SheilaT May 2015 #38

You are from a different generation. nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #41

Who would have thought that our mothers were right? catrose May 2015 #43

I was taught never to wear underpants with holes in them in case of an accident. Let's just say libdem4life May 2015 #78

That has nothing to do with it. SheilaT May 2015 #69

Yes it does nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #70

I am not justifying cyber bullying, but any young person SheilaT May 2015 #71

Her post was directed at the company nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #72

Thanks, Mark catrose May 2015 #47

"Could she have not tweeted this, of course. Was it I bad taste the way it was written, yes" Demit May 2015 #53

Who is critiquing Patrick Murphy? bigbrother05 May 2015 #55

Thanks for this, Mark. hifiguy May 2015 #56

One can sure tell those with empathy in this thread, -none May 2015 #59

Proud to say rjsquirrel May 2015 #61

And if she weren't an Asian woman rjsquirrel May 2015 #65

A snarky, egocentric public tweet during a tragedy...we learn things about people... aikoaiko May 2015 #73

I don't think there is one thing "selfish" about a professional musician hifiguy May 2015 #81

Lots of people probably lost things -- some even their lives. aikoaiko May 2015 #87

The instruments used by orchestral professionals hifiguy May 2015 #90

Of course, and I'm sure it was insured. aikoaiko May 2015 #94

and a concert today catrose May 2015 #95

I am not a musician and I get it nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #98

Bass guitarist and former Alembic owner. hifiguy May 2015 #99

cellist & slave to 4 kittehs catrose May 2015 #104

A Professional Musician, Who, By The Way. . . ProfessorGAC May 2015 #120

I know. hifiguy May 2015 #121

Because we find professional level instruments in a box of cracker jacks nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #86

Did someone say that? Wow? aikoaiko May 2015 #88

What we are learning is that people are quite self righteus nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #91

Norm? Who else posted snarky, selfish tweets? Use your skills to ferret that out and.. aikoaiko May 2015 #92

You might want to read post 67 nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #93

Hey, you responded to me. You can duck and cover if you want. aikoaiko May 2015 #96

I am not, I pointed out where you can go read my views on this nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #97

Who posted "snarky, selfish tweets"? This woman posted 1 tweet, right after the uppityperson May 2015 #108

Not as far as I can tell nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #114

Okay, I guess I'm a bad, bad person just like her. haele May 2015 #124

Trust me, the media looks for the pious rocking victim nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #126

I said snarky and egocentric, not a bad, bad person aikoaiko May 2015 #129

Here's the problem. When one is in life/death situation one is egocentric. haele May 2015 #133

Well, it sounds like we agree she was snarky and egocentric during a tragedy. aikoaiko May 2015 #134

Again, just as I would be in her shoes. That's why the egocentricism of the critics should be noted haele May 2015 #135

You post you tweets and take your chances. aikoaiko May 2015 #136

She is certainly pretty stupid for not issuing an apology! People died and are in the hospital..... Logical May 2015 #74

Clueless nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #77

LOL, she should try empathy. And nice try on the sexist attempt. If a man would of done it he..... Logical May 2015 #101

And some are dead nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #110

You got run out of here? How did that happen? Or is it you just got annoyed? Maybe you..... Logical May 2015 #112

This is classic textbook behavior nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #117

LOL, OK. Maybe I see now why you left. nt Logical May 2015 #118

I give people who have just been in a serious accident a break as to what they say and do uppityperson May 2015 #109

An apology to who? First-rate whiners and drama queens on Twitter that can't wait Oneironaut May 2015 #116

LOL, She was the initial whiner. Dead people still on the ground and she whines about a violin. nt Logical May 2015 #119

The second person quoted sums it up nicely, but then again she knows the woman. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #80

And if she was a he, the reaction would have been quite muted nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #82

If we knew there was a Da Vinci painting on the train, would try hard to save it? on point May 2015 #83

I would have been frantic MuseRider May 2015 #100

Thanks for posting this! n/t RKP5637 May 2015 #102

Thank you for raising the bar of empathy. I hope she gets her violin back in good condition. MH1 May 2015 #107

here's the thing Skittles May 2015 #125

It is a very valuable violin. mindem May 2015 #127

I thought it was a valuable one nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #128

She was probably worried about it being damaged AnnieBW May 2015 #131

like a child or pet, i imagine ones instrument is very very important. pansypoo53219 May 2015 #132