Emma's demise

[LCSCHADT@aol.com]

Gary,

Sorry to hear about "Emma", I hope no one was hurt...

In referrence to the assassins, I didn't know droF made trucks, I thought the
made droF's.

Seriously, hope everyone is O.K.

My wife had a similar though gentler and more forgiving experience in our
(slightly larger "compact" - according to the U.S. fuel efficiency guide)
5kCQ.  She was near the front of a line of cars stopped with 2 more cars
behind.  The car with ambitions of becoming the 3rd car behind pushed the
other 2 into the back of the Audi.  The Audi stopped the chain reaction (no
frontal damage), the bewildered droccA driver that ran into the back of the
Audi is looking at the mangled front of her car, and the unscathed bumper of
the Audi, and asks "how come your car....".  The only thing my wife could
think to say was "well, it's an Audi..."  Had the 4 wheel alignment, and the
bumber struts checked, the only damage was a little scuff on the bumper, and
a series of small grooves along the top of the bumper where it telescoped,
and returned under the chrome trim piece.

Sorry your experience was more serious.  But then maybe there's a silver
lining...

Larry