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Sequoia Crushes SUV In National Park
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Posted on 08/19/2003 2:01:22 PM PDT by RockChucker
Sequoia Crushes SUV In National Park
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- A 200-foot-tall giant sequoia tree fell along Sequoia National Park's main road, crushing a vehicle into a several-foot high pile of crumpled metal, park officials said Monday.
The tree, believed to be approximately 1,000 years old, fell Sunday at about 5:15 p.m. along the Generals Highway several miles east of the Giant Forest Museum, said park spokeswoman Alexandra Picavet.
No one was injured but the Jeep Grand Cherokee was destroyed, Picavet said.
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I bet the auto owner voted for Clinton.
To: RockChucker
I bet the auto owner voted for Clinton. Why would you say that?
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:03:07 PM PDT
by
Hillary's Lovely Legs
(a 'true conservative' would rather keep Davis than elect Arnold just so they can say 'I told you so')
To: RockChucker
Bad day for SUVs in the National Park. Second sequoia crushing today, unless I missed some threads.
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:03:20 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)
To: RockChucker
See Billy-Bob, I done told ya my 4x4 could do it...now gimme my $5.
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:03:41 PM PDT
by
mad puppy
To: RockChucker
I guess that answered the old question of "if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound ?"
To: mad puppy
Guess for the enviro-whackos this is a mixed-blessing. We lost a tree, but at least it took an SUV with it.
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:05:23 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: RockChucker
There should be a law to protect the children from this.
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:06:56 PM PDT
by
Spruce
To: RockChucker
I can see the DU post....
The trees are fighting back!.....The trees are fighting back!
To: tophat9000
The trees are fighting back!.....The trees are fighting back!ROFL
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Heard this story on Rush today. He prefaced it by playing the SUV theme song "In A Yugo". It's old, but it still makes me laugh out loud!
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
Nobody mentioned that the SUV was backed right up to the tree with the motor running... (just kidding)
Rush made the soccer-mom reference and now a lot of people think only liberals drive SUVs, or are soccer moms.
;-)
To: RockChucker
We're going to have to outlaw those Sequoias. It's for the children, you know.
Glad no one was injured.
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:09:49 PM PDT
by
Slip18
To: RockChucker
Something needs to be done to protect the rare spotted cherokee...
To: RockChucker
The revenge of green.
To: RockChucker
Will the driver be charged for damage to the tree?
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:19:29 PM PDT
by
Voltage
To: RockChucker
To: RockChucker
"When Nature Strikes Back!" Coming this fall on FOX...
To: Texas2step
Are you sure this isn't an Arianna Huffinton political ad?
When Sequoia's are outlawed, only outlaws will have....uh...oh, nevermind.
To: Texas2step
AMAZING! I was lead to believe 4x4's are indestructible.
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posted on
08/19/2003 2:41:10 PM PDT
by
Major_Risktaker
(The only way to protect my family is to protect your family.)
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