My near-death experience:

A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.

What a lovely curve in the gravel road! But why is there a piece of that fence missing?

Oh right! There's a car upside down!

We were inches from hitting that garage. Fifteen more feet forward we would have gone down a straight drop.

The inside of the car. Let me tell you, there's nothing like doing a headstand on the roof of a 95 Buick.

My sister demonstrates how Marcia and I crawled out.

And that's Marcia looking at what's left of her car.

In case you were wondering how they got it out of there...

Just a few more feet....

And voilà! The car is out...but alas it won't run anymore.

And this is how the accident looked like the night of. In shock and intoxitcated I tried to get a good picture.