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What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)


Rowdy Fitzgerald

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Left my friend's house in the mtns this evening and I learned more how precious life is...

Got about a mile down the dark curvey road and Come across a roll over in the ditch. I stopped to look and got out both my maglites and shined in the SUV to find a single occupant. She was covered in blood head to toe. Someone stopped to call 911..in the meantime I kept her alert and talking. She was fading in and out, I kept her talking for 20 mins until cops and fire department arrived. Assist with until she was out and loaded into the ambulance. I have a couple more words for her to get a big thank you. A paramedic came to say she would likely not have made it if you were not here talking to her. Waited until ambulance was gone to get a police escort to be on my way home.

As I was letting my ranger idle for a little bit, couple of chp and sheriff's said it sounds real good and like my ranger.

Overall my ranger and I did a great thing..saving another life... WOW.
Strong work! Sometimes all it takes is a person to talk to. Good job man!
 


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Left my friend's house in the mtns this evening and I learned more how precious life is...

Got about a mile down the dark curvey road and Come across a roll over in the ditch. I stopped to look and got out both my maglites and shined in the SUV to find a single occupant. She was covered in blood head to toe. Someone stopped to call 911..in the meantime I kept her alert and talking. She was fading in and out, I kept her talking for 20 mins until cops and fire department arrived. Assist with until she was out and loaded into the ambulance. I have a couple more words for her to get a big thank you. A paramedic came to say she would likely not have made it if you were not here talking to her. Waited until ambulance was gone to get a police escort to be on my way home.

As I was letting my ranger idle for a little bit, couple of chp and sheriff's said it sounds real good and like my ranger.

Overall my ranger and I did a great thing..saving another life... WOW.
To think that almost didn't happen. Glad you were there for a stranger in need. Total role reversal from a short time ago.
 

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Left my friend's house in the mtns this evening and I learned more how precious life is...

Got about a mile down the dark curvey road and Come across a roll over in the ditch. I stopped to look and got out both my maglites and shined in the SUV to find a single occupant. She was covered in blood head to toe. Someone stopped to call 911..in the meantime I kept her alert and talking. She was fading in and out, I kept her talking for 20 mins until cops and fire department arrived. Assist with until she was out and loaded into the ambulance. I have a couple more words for her to get a big thank you. A paramedic came to say she would likely not have made it if you were not here talking to her. Waited until ambulance was gone to get a police escort to be on my way home.

As I was letting my ranger idle for a little bit, couple of chp and sheriff's said it sounds real good and like my ranger.

Overall my ranger and I did a great thing..saving another life... WOW.
It would appear God always had a plan for you.

Go live the good life and be ready for the next time you're called upon.
 

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Left my friend's house in the mtns this evening and I learned more how precious life is...

Got about a mile down the dark curvey road and Come across a roll over in the ditch. I stopped to look and got out both my maglites and shined in the SUV to find a single occupant. She was covered in blood head to toe. Someone stopped to call 911..in the meantime I kept her alert and talking. She was fading in and out, I kept her talking for 20 mins until cops and fire department arrived. Assist with until she was out and loaded into the ambulance. I have a couple more words for her to get a big thank you. A paramedic came to say she would likely not have made it if you were not here talking to her. Waited until ambulance was gone to get a police escort to be on my way home.

As I was letting my ranger idle for a little bit, couple of chp and sheriff's said it sounds real good and like my ranger.

Overall my ranger and I did a great thing..saving another life... WOW.
This is why you’re still needed here man. Really glad to hear that you were there to help.
 

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Cleaned a years worth of nicotine off my windshield and front windows yesterday lol.

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I remember when I still smoked. I would clean my windshield every couple week because I didn't like it being dirty. Boy, the once a year I clean the back glass. The tar and ash just dripping down the glass after I sprayed it.

Kind of like cleaning the top of the fan in the kitchen.
 

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Its probably better to be self deprecating than self defecating.
I remember when I still smoked. I would clean my windshield every couple week because I didn't like it being dirty. Boy, the once a year I clean the back glass. The tar and ash just dripping down the glass after I sprayed it.

Kind of like cleaning the top of the fan in the kitchen.
It's terrible. I really need to stop -__- ugh.
 

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That shit isn't easy... I just keep trying.
 

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I tried hard to get my GF to at least move to vape and it lasted a couple months then back to cigs and it drives me up the wall
 

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no it is not easy to quit , I am now 67 quit when I was 35 so glad and don't miss it on bit. it took me several tries before I made it. I look at the cost of them now and think how much money I am not spending, so good luck to all of you who are trying to quit.
 

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I just used the CB antenna on my Ranger to totally splatter a fluorescent light bulb in the garage when I pulled it to get at my vacuum to clean up F-150A.
Ok, I'll bite. How does one splatter a fluorescent light bulb?
 

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