Everybody's OK, just some bruises, though our Labrador was pretty upset about being taken back home ( Hey! I *KNOW* we were going camping! You can't take me home! )
So I had the experience of hanging upside down by my seatbelt, shutting off the engine, and being helped out by some good samaritans.
OK, let's get it over with- my wife was nagging me about rolling up the dog's window, and a moment's distraction and I was going off the right shoulder, straddling an asphalt curb they put on the edge of some of our country roads, scraping along on that for a ways trying to get the right wheels back up on the road, til I finally did.
Bad idea, my wheels were turned too far left and I careened across both lanes. Fortunately, no traffic. I almost had it straight when the left wheels hit the asphalt curb on that side and I flipped over and down a
3 foot embankment, ending up on the roof.So I feel pretty stupid about that lapse of attention, but since I only suffered some relatively minor financial damage I figure I got off easy. It was pretty embarrassing, would you believe they sent two fire trucks, an ambulance and some other kind of EMT vehicle, and, yes, a helicopter. Last but not least, the highway patrol. Everybody was very nice, they insisted on checking us out, even the dog, which I thought was a nice touch. It took like 3 hrs to get the tow truck out, drag the poor Explorer upright and back on the road, then call a flatbed and get 'er loaded. They dropped it off in front of our house a few miles away, and I had to call a junk yard to pick it up. Boy, they sure like wrecked Explorers, they were over in a flash, I signed the pink slip, and it was gone. I was going to ask about the pros and cons of various years, and I'm already taking a look on Craig's List for a replacement, but I guess I should save that for a separate thread.
So learn from the voice of experience- wear those seatbelts and fer crying out loud, don't let yourself get distracted.
-Paul