Yeah, I'm pretty lucky. It came flying at me end over end - something like you would see in the movies. After it hit, I got on the CB to bitch the driver out because I initially thought the pipe might have fallen off of his truck. He did pull over.

When the DPS (state police) officer arrived, he said there was nothing he could do because it was road debris. I asked him if it was OK for me to drive it, as I was heading to Tempe for a meeting. He said it was OK, just be careful that the glass doesn't fall in.

The X was still real muddy from the Fat Tire / Toys for Tots run last weekend. When I got to back to my office, I parked in front of the building. Security called it in as an abandoned vehicle, and I had to run out there before they hooked it to tow it away.

I got some really weird looks from people on my commute home. I guess most people don't see a really muddy X with a 4' pipe sticking out of the windshield very often.

The only damage I had was to the glass and a small scratch on the dashboard. However, when the pipe landed in the passengers seat, it cracked the case on my (work) laptop. Now the screen doesn't work, but I can hook it up to a regular monitor.

The pipe actually looks like some sort of tow bar. I'll bring it to the next AZXC meeting to show you guys.

The glass repair guy just left. I have full glass coverage, and I used Safelite Auto Glass. They are really good and really fast.

Bummer about your rear window Adam. I know how you feel...