by Thomas Sayle
April 29, 2010
So, I decided to join my install team on a little road trip. I enjoy visiting customers, and I really enjoy being on the road............well, every once in a while.
Anyway, the itinerary was set on Monday, and we were heading out on Tuesday afternoon for Birmingham, AL. After a quick stop in Spartanburg to visit a customer, off we go. Through Anderson, through Atlanta.
Probably 15 minutes outside of Atlanta, we hear this noise. Sort of distinct, one that we have not heard or were familiar with. Almost as if a door had opened in the truck. We look around, but nothing really sticks out as being wrong.
Continuing on..........
About an hour after this noise was heard, I notice a road noise, a very loud road noise. Again we think that one of the doors was not completely closed, so we look...............nothing.
Immediately after looking around for the opened door, I turn around to look at something in the backseat. When I do that, I notice that the back window has this weird glare on it. All of a sudden, the bottom of the ENTIRE back glass flips up into the air.........like an overhead compartment on an airplane. So, the top remains attached, and the bottom is swinging freely in the 80 mile an hour breeze that we are creating.
Well, desperate times call for duct tape measures right? I always thought that the saying of "duct tape fixes anything" was just a joke. Well, now I know that it is not. I remember in the Marine Corps learning how to adapt and overcome.........so here it is:
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