Best sandwich bread... Mrs. Baird's or Chevrolet?

In My Humble Opinion
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Not that there’s anything wrong with Mrs. Baird’s. In fact, her grandson Jerry is a friend. But right now I’m partial to Chevy for my sandwich over that from his Granny.

I was hit from behind by a Chevy pick-up this morning. The impact was violent enough to propel me with brake still depressed into the Chevy Minivan in front of me. I was scared to death when I hopped out and saw broken glass everywhere and airbags deployed in each but, thankfully, no one was hurt beyond some unfortunate mental trauma. However, neither of those vehicles will ever be driven again.

The '98 K1500 that hit me was doing about 35 mph and is bent like an accordian, both front tires pierced through by the backward thrust of it’s “migratory” bumper. I don’t think he ever even touched his brake. The 2000 van he pushed me into no longer has a cargo area. Instead, it now sports an image strikingly resemblant of my front end.

I’ve always been a Chevy guy but now I’m a bit perplexed… just how is it that both these two vehicles, each on opposite sides of the physics spectrum involved, were totaled and mine, the sandwich “meat”, came out relatively unscathed? I’ve got a Lexus SUV, really just a Land Cruiser with leather and sound, and after removing a piece of trim I drove it away without so much as a shimmy. It’ll need some bumper work and a tail light is cracked but the two Chevys departed on the backs of tow trucks.

Aside from the obvious relief no one was hurt and the inconvenience this has caused, I kinda think a bit of relief is in order that those I’m responsible for are probably being toted around in relative safety. Or am I wrong and we’re really at risk in being in too ridgid a vehicle when in fact crumple zones might offer better overall protection?

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Well, you can’t drive Mrs. Baird - I don’t think. However, thankfully nobody was injured and you were able to get out of you car with no problems.

I remember how silly it was that the smell of fresh baked bread from Mrs. Bairds plant in Dallas was ruled to be air pollution. Morons.

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Are you kidding me? I loved driving by that place. You’d roll down your windows, close your eyes, take a deep breath and hope you didn’t run into the car in front of you.

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You weren’t on 75 close to downtown when you had your accident were you?

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You weren’t on 75 close to downtown when you had your accident were you?

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Crumple zones. They did what they are designed to do: absorb energy. The fact that both cars crumpled probably helped yours survive, too.

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No adam, I grew up in Dallas but it’s been years now since.

I guess, Homebrew, that I’d just not realized the extent to which the CZs work. At first the difference in degree to which the vehicles fared was shocking (even to the tow drivers) but I think your point about a shared benefit is probably right on.