iBook in car accident >:(

cashmoney · Nov 16, 2005, 12:32 PM

so, I was driving down a road and this old lady blew through a stop sign and I slammed into her. My iBook 1.2 G4 was sitting in the passenger seat not wearing it's seat belt and flew into the dash, opened itself up, and fell to the ground, and shut itself. everyone was o.k....INCLUDING my iBook. I looked at it...opened it up, and vola, it still worked! amazing!

katie ta achoo · Nov 16, 2005, 12:37 PM

Yup! Thos iBooks are tought little buggers!

I'd run the hardware test CD, though, just to be safe.

/mmm, abusing commas
//is, this, ann,oying?
///I need to learn to use commas correctly.
////Should be locked up for comma abuse.

emw · Nov 16, 2005, 12:40 PM

Glad to hear everyone is okay, including the iBook. But on the front seat without a pack? You can't count on the airbags to help in that situation.

And KT - your use of commas was accurate below (aside from the // phrase). Your spelling, however...

mizzi · Nov 16, 2005, 12:41 PM

congrats, man. glad to hear nothing (yourself included) was too horribly harmed.

katie ta achoo · Nov 16, 2005, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emw

Glad to hear everyone is okay, including the iBook. But on the front seat without a pack? You can't count on the airbags to help in that situation.

And KT - your use of commas was accurate below (aside from the // phrase). Your spelling, however...

Shh... I'm on a windows machine and we have no built in spellcheck!

/zomg, this operating system is like
//sooo old school
///but not cool old school like os 9
////like bad old school
/////like oohhh noooo WHERE'S MY SPELLCHECK?

pinto32 · Nov 16, 2005, 12:53 PM

glad to haer everyone (including the iBook) came out alright.

My iBook's been through some tosses (though none as dramatic as that). Besides the normal drops that come from carrying it in a bookbag, I have had it lauched from the rear dash of my girlfriend's car into the back of one of the front seats, and just yesterday was tossed around when I hydroplaned on some mud and swerved into an embankment. Surprisingly, no damage to anything...just some dirt and grass stuck in odd places. Anyway, yay iBooks!

Morn · Nov 16, 2005, 02:29 PM

Yeah.... the powerbooks being metal will dent or wrap in these situations.

plinkoman · Nov 16, 2005, 04:52 PM

call me crazy, but i'd be more worried about damage to the car then the iBook

a car is generally worth more then a computer

so on that topic, how's your car?

cashmoney · Nov 16, 2005, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plinkoman

call me crazy, but i'd be more worried about damage to the car then the iBook

a car is generally worth more then a computer

so on that topic, how's your car?

The car was actually my first concern....

It wasn't that badly damaged. Just the hood and bumper was crumpled up alittle bit and the air bags went off. How sad....my poor poor Ford Focus.

.

mizzi · Nov 16, 2005, 05:23 PM

ive been in one mentionable accident...and the airbags ended up breaking my sternum and bruising my heart...brutal stuff. i'm glad to hear this was avoided

cashmoney · Nov 16, 2005, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mizzi

ive been in one mentionable accident...and the airbags ended up breaking my sternum and bruising my heart...brutal stuff. i'm glad to hear this was avoided

That's terrible!

mizzi · Nov 16, 2005, 05:36 PM

haha that's life...i'm alive and kicking. best of luck with your insurance and getting your car back to new.

WeeShoo · Nov 16, 2005, 05:37 PM

Amazing that it didnt break or whatever, just be cautious, have it checked.

Morn · Nov 17, 2005, 12:37 AM

A car is insured........ I doubt applecare covers crashes.

generik · Nov 17, 2005, 02:06 AM

Wounds mend and bones heal... but an Apple computer will never recover from it if anything happened to it!

Good thing it came through fine

p0intblank · Nov 17, 2005, 07:15 AM

Don't you just hate idiotic drivers?

Anyway, glad to hear you and your iBook are okay. Make sure it is wearing its seatbelt next time!

heaven · Nov 17, 2005, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cashmoney

so, I was driving down a road and this old lady blew through a stop sign and I slammed into her. My iBook 1.2 G4 was sitting in the passenger seat not wearing it's seat belt and flew into the dash, opened itself up, and fell to the ground, and shut itself. everyone was o.k....INCLUDING my iBook. I looked at it...opened it up, and vola, it still worked! amazing!

Lucky you! lol, we need to have seatbelts as an accessory for our Powerbooks and iBooks

cashmoney · Nov 17, 2005, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p0intblank

Don't you just hate idiotic drivers?

just the ones that shouldn't be driving anymore.

Sam0r · Nov 17, 2005, 01:21 PM

I thought mac's never crashed?

Sorry, that was really bad

puckhead193 · Nov 17, 2005, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam0r

I thought mac's never crashed?

Sorry, that was really bad

haha that made me laugh...
See seat belts do saves lives unless they are made from some super plastic

Nov 16, 2005, 12:32 PM	#1
cashmoney macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005	iBook in car accident >:( so, I was driving down a road and this old lady blew through a stop sign and I slammed into her. My iBook 1.2 G4 was sitting in the passenger seat not wearing it's seat belt and flew into the dash, opened itself up, and fell to the ground, and shut itself. everyone was o.k....INCLUDING my iBook. I looked at it...opened it up, and vola, it still worked! amazing!
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Nov 16, 2005, 12:37 PM	#2
katie ta achoo macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2005	Yup! Thos iBooks are tought little buggers! I'd run the hardware test CD, though, just to be safe. /mmm, abusing commas //is, this, ann,oying? ///I need to learn to use commas correctly. ////Should be locked up for comma abuse. __________________ Still have a prime number of toes on each foot.
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Nov 16, 2005, 12:53 PM	#6
pinto32 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: PA	glad to haer everyone (including the iBook) came out alright. My iBook's been through some tosses (though none as dramatic as that). Besides the normal drops that come from carrying it in a bookbag, I have had it lauched from the rear dash of my girlfriend's car into the back of one of the front seats, and just yesterday was tossed around when I hydroplaned on some mud and swerved into an embankment. Surprisingly, no damage to anything...just some dirt and grass stuck in odd places. Anyway, yay iBooks! __________________ No computer is to slow to FOLD!!!!
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Nov 16, 2005, 04:52 PM	#8
plinkoman macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York	call me crazy, but i'd be more worried about damage to the car then the iBook a car is generally worth more then a computer so on that topic, how's your car? __________________ 15" MacBook Pro \| 2.66 GHz i7 \| 8GB RAM \| HiRes Anti-Glare 2nd Gen iPod touch 16GB iPad 2 WiFi 32GB - on order
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Nov 16, 2005, 05:37 PM	#13
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Nov 16, 2005, 12:40 PM	#3
emw macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2004	Glad to hear everyone is okay, including the iBook. But on the front seat without a pack? You can't count on the airbags to help in that situation. And KT - your use of commas was accurate below (aside from the // phrase). Your spelling, however...
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Nov 16, 2005, 12:41 PM	#4
mizzi macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orange County, California	congrats, man. glad to hear nothing (yourself included) was too horribly harmed.
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Nov 16, 2005, 02:29 PM	#7
Morn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	Yeah.... the powerbooks being metal will dent or wrap in these situations.
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Nov 16, 2005, 05:23 PM	#10
mizzi macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orange County, California	ive been in one mentionable accident...and the airbags ended up breaking my sternum and bruising my heart...brutal stuff. i'm glad to hear this was avoided
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Nov 16, 2005, 05:36 PM	#12
mizzi macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Orange County, California	haha that's life...i'm alive and kicking. best of luck with your insurance and getting your car back to new.
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Nov 17, 2005, 12:37 AM	#14
Morn macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005	A car is insured........ I doubt applecare covers crashes.
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Nov 17, 2005, 02:06 AM	#15
generik Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minitrue	Wounds mend and bones heal... but an Apple computer will never recover from it if anything happened to it! Good thing it came through fine
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Nov 17, 2005, 07:15 AM	#16
p0intblank macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA	Don't you just hate idiotic drivers? Anyway, glad to hear you and your iBook are okay. Make sure it is wearing its seatbelt next time!
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Nov 17, 2005, 01:21 PM	#19
Sam0r macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK	I thought mac's never crashed? Sorry, that was really bad __________________ 2011 iMac 27", i5 2.7ghz, 8gb, Radeon 6770m 2011 MacBook Pro 13", i5 2.3ghz, 8gb, Intel HD 3000 iPhone 4S White 32gb
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