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Exclamation crack in windshield (you have been warned)

okay..i got this sent to me by a friend who swears she took the pic on i-30 here in little rock. it's up to you guys to let me know if i've been swindled.

what would one do about such a crack?
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another troubling view..
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I think that's the kind of crack my dad warned me about!
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You've been swindled it was on off topic awhile ago!
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yeah ive seen those before. YUCK!!
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so..it really was a stupid forward? heads will roll today when i talk to that lyin' girl!
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With that hanging off the back, I'd go with a dark fender.
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There was a web site that did several photo shop modifications to the pics. Very funny.
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Re: crack in windshield (you have been warned)

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. . .who swears she took the pic on i-30 here in little rock.
Funny, isn't it; you really wouldn't expect such a big windshield crack from a seemingly innocent little rock.
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you really wouldn't expect such a big windshield crack from a seemingly innocent little rock.


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I'm not that surprised.
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