Cars

At 7:31pm last Monday night, my airbag in the driver's seat deployed after a huge THUD! Now, I was traveling about 65 mph on the highway, on my way home to Sutter...no one around me...yet I was fighting with the airbag & trying to get to the right side of the road - I figured I had a blow out on the left front tire. Nope - the belt (ya know, steel belted radials) had completely peeled right off the tire - kinda like an onion, but with much more force. The impact was enough on the side sensor to deploy my airbag. Just like you see in the commercials and is promised - Onstar called me immediately to verify that I was okay and to offer to call for help. None the less, I am fine, and since I was alone, so is everyone else. The van however is not okay. Drivable, but missing most of the bumper, a left turn signal, and quite dented along the front fender. The insurance has done their estimate and may go after the manufacturer of the tire since there was no evidence of a puncture. In fact, when my knight in shining armor showed up in his white steed (the 25 passenger bus) with his 2 princes, the remaining part of the tire was still holding air! It always seems that it is the left side of this vehicle that gets smashed (Bob was sideswiped about 2 years ago - same side). Oh well....the boys keep asking when its gonna get fixed...we will see since the insurance lady won't return my phone call now that the estimator is done! I'll keep you posted - meanwhile - the before pictures - sorry they aren't too clear, I was still pretty shaken up when I took them!