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Young Woman Reveals She's Barely Able To Get By Despite Making Double Minimum Wage In Fiery Rant
Sep 04, 2025
It's no secret that living is getting atrociously expensive everywhere, especially the United States.
These concerns are often correlated with the minimum wage pay being too low, but that actually undersells the problem.
TikToker @drew.rose6 pointed out in a recent rant on the platform that she makes double the minimum wage in her state and still struggles with living paycheck to paycheck and not being able to live on her own or pay for other more expensive necessities, like car repair.
The TikTok sat down in her car and vented:
"For whoever wants to know what it's like being young in 2025, here it is! I just got off an eight-hour shift at work, where I make double minimum wage in my state."
"I hop in my car, check my banking account, cool, I've got $50 to last me until next week."
But $50 is hardly a buffer for when life happens.
"Then I remember, oh sh*t, I have to run to Walmart, because the wire in my bra snapped. I don't have underwear because it keeps going missing. My eyelash curler broke, and I have no food."
"I bought four things, four f**king things, and it came out to $40! I'm living off granola bars!"
"But I hop my depressed a** back in my car and I look at my banking account again. Oh, cool, I've got $10 to last me until next week."
And the rant just keeps getting more and more depressing.
"I try to drive, but my car keeps misfiring. I can't afford to fix that. So I keep parking, turning off my car, turning it back on until it decides to act right..."
"30 minutes later, I'm finally heading home... to my four roommates! Four roommates!"
"I pay $850 a month, and now, given, that's everything included—but $850 per month with four roommates!"
She then turned the situation onto the generations before her, especially the Baby Boomers.
"Remember back in the good old days when a man could afford to feed, raise, and house his family on minimum wage? And he had a second family on the side, who he also housed, fed, and raised?"
"You know what I say to that? F**k you!"
"You guys had it so f**king easy, and then you destroyed everything behind you. F**k you!"
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Fellow TikTokers agreed with the sentiments of the video wholeheartedly.
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It's getting really hard—if not impossible—out here, and more people need to film these kinds of rants and share them online. There's power to be had through our speaking up, and maybe if enough of us post them someone will listen.
That's the hope anyway.
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Signs That Someone Is Quietly Planning To Leave Their Relationship
Sep 04, 2025
We learned all about quiet-quitting and quiet-firing in 2020 when we discerned the signs of someone disconnecting from their job or a boss encouraging one of their employees to leave the workplace.
But there's such a thing as quiet-quitting relationships, too, and there are some pretty obvious signs that someone might be thinking about exiting stage left.
Redditor Particular_Long5183 asked:
"What's a sign someone is quietly planning to leave their relationship or marriage?"
Not Worth Fighting For
"When I was realising my relationship was on the way out, I stopped engaging in disagreements. Had no energy for it at all because the fight was gone."
- 40fnolongercares
"Disengage, not caring to fight or defend yourself, stop bringing up my issues. I basically became what my ex wanted me to be when I decided I had to break up with her. A passive person who will just go along with absolutely anything she wants."
"She was shocked I ended things. Wild to me, cause if she listened, she would've known how unhappy I was. But she 'wasn't my therapist,' and any issue I had was 'a me issue.'"
"I don't trust anyone who says, 'The breakup came out of nowhere' anymore. I can't help but think they were the s**tty person all along. Fortunately, in my dating during the past two years, I have found most people are good and not like her."
- Disastrous_Rip_8332
Going Quiet
"Partner has complained about the same thing 40 times, but it’s still happening, and it hasn’t been mentioned in a while."
"It’s unlikely they decided it’s not a big deal all of a sudden. They are over it."
- One_Trick_Pony3846
"It's always when we go quiet."
- jdlech
The Reorganization Grind
"Walkaway Wife Syndrome."
"I did it. Had most of the packing done two days before I left, for me and my two boys. Told him I was 'reorganizing closets.' He had no clue, never saw it coming."
- Jillredhanded
"Same. He was so clueless. He asked where all my clothes were, and I told him I was just moving them to the basement so I could clean out the closet. He literally had no idea. I left on my birthday while he was at work. Best present I’ve ever given myself."
- Shupedeqhupe
Less And Less
"I stopped doing all the things I used to do for him. For a decade, I used to stay up late and wait to start dinner until he was on his way home from work, so it would be hot and fresh just after he got in, and I'd make all of his favorite things."
"I'd make two dishes every night just so I could pack one for his lunch the next day. I used to give him a massage and scratch his back every night before bed. I did so many little things to make his day easier and better, just because I loved him so much."
"Then I found out he was cheating on me, and I was disgusted by him, so everything stopped. I emotionally checked out. That went on for a year, and then one day, he came home to an empty house."
- Emilyann234
Chipping Away
"I can't comment about marriage. But if a person starts interacting less, responding late, not sharing things that they would otherwise do, finding faults in everything, there is a strong possibility that the person has lost interest. You may not be able to do much."
- unknown_guy02
Increasingly Uninterested
"Being closed off and disconnected. Uninterested in the things you have to say."
- Competitive-Golf8148
"They lose interest in fixing problems and start saying things like ‘it’s fine’ or ‘whatever.'"
- Commercial-Mouse-865
No Future Plans Needed
"I avoided making future plans."
"Like, if my ex, who I was on the fence about, would ask about vacations a couple of months out, I would say I might not be able to get time off work, but you should go without me. Don’t not do it because I won’t be able to go."
- Weak_Pineapple8513
Not That Funny
"The anecdotes that they used to find interesting become annoyances."
"The personality quirks they used to find charming become problems."
"The jokes that they used to find hilarious now invoke eye rolls."
"I was starting to think it was just a me thing until I was with a group of friends who still found my jokes funny, while my soon-to-be ex grumbled about it not being that funny."
- Dovaldo83
That's That
"Mine was a quick, the straw that broke the camel's back, type moment. I just stood up, looked at him, said, 'Your s**t will be outside by the time you get home,' left the restaurant, and went home."
"It was my birthday dinner that he had kept his entire check for, saying he wanted to make it special."
"He waited until we were at the restaurant to tell me that he had spent his whole check on a night out with the guys and that I would have to pay for dinner and drinks. SNAP! It was the last time he was going to disappoint me as my husband."
- oldindigowolf66
Owning The Chores
"A lot of what others have said, but also…. Doing chores on your own. I’m not gonna ask you to help with dishes, take out the trash, or clean. Not only is it a good way to fill time, but you’re practicing living on your own again."
- foreverachemnerd
"That’s where I’m at right now. I just do everything around the house because she’s too tired, too busy, working, or needing sleep. It’s not worth fighting her or the kids about the chores anymore; I’m indifferent. I’ll just do it myself and keep quiet to myself."
- OstrichTurbulent3120
No Time For Selfies
"Avoiding pictures together."
- nowhereman136
"When my partner and I went to the christening of one of my close friends for his baby, and I was being sworn in as a godparent, I knew something was off when she was in none of the pictures."
"After we got home that weekend, I asked her if she wanted to go out for dessert, to which she said, 'I think we should break up.' Not gonna lie, that's not the answer I was expecting (we broke up a month later, still didn't get that dessert...)."
- TheAbominableSbm
No Time Together Needed
"I didn’t want to be around him."
"Seeing his name on my phone made me groan. Having to spend time with him seemed like a chore. I looked forward to going to work so I could have some time without him. And in turn, I did not talk about my relationship with my friends, family, etc either way. I didn’t mention when I was happy or when I was upset with him, because I didn’t care."
"Resentment is a b***h."
- dawn_of_abby
No More Daily Check-Ins
"One subtle sign is emotional withdrawal. They stop sharing the little details of their day, stop confiding in you, and conversations feel more like logistics than connection. It’s like they’ve already started living in their own separate world before physically leaving."
- SnTnL95
"That’s where I’m at. I just don’t tell her what the kids and I are doing or did. If she asks how it went today, I say fine. I have no desire to say more or share or explain to you."
- OstrichTurbulent3120
Full Disconnect
"When communication lessens or stops altogether. And that goes for both communication about the relationship issues or communication in general."
"I stopped going to my husband with my medical issues, my feelings about things that had nothing to do with him, my hopes and dreams. It always resulted in a negative outcome due to his behavior."
"He doesn’t listen to anything I say, he regularly falls asleep, and he is incapable of having an adult conversation without interrupting, arguing, or completely missing the point (because he’s listening to look for somewhere to interrupt, not to understand or care.)"
"So, disconnection in general."
- gobbledegook
The Parallels Speak Loudly
"People's top responses seem awfully similar to when you're about to leave a job you used to complain a lot about."
- Mi55ingN0
"I quit my job, it felt like an abusive relationship. It 100% was but d**n thinking about it like a relationship instead of a transaction really put it into perspective."
"I am paid to do X, so I do X. But it slowly transformed into 'WHY AREN'T YOU DOING MORE? WHY ISN'T THIS BETTER!'"
"A few friends of mine have been abused, and I just had an 'oh f**k' moment one day."
- panickingman55
"I'm kinda going through the reverse of that right now."
"I started my current job expecting it to suck and be something I only do for a few months or a year until I get my feet under me. Turns out I actually like it and the organization it's in, so I wanna stick around... but that also means that all the small problems I was just kinda ignoring before, I'm now becoming annoying about and trying to fix."
- Nyxelestia
Whether it's work or romantic relationships, it's clear that when a person thinks it's time to go, they start emotionally checking out and mentally disconnecting from the space. The little things that were once charming and adorable seem to be the first to go, and by the time someone leaves, they may not really know their partner anymore.
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'House Of Cards' Star Robin Wright Explains Why She's Leaving The U.S.: 'America Is A Sh*tshow'
Sep 04, 2025
From Ellen DeGeneres to Rosie O'Donnell to Olympian diver Greg Louganis, it seems like celebrities leaving the United States, largely because of President Donald Trump, is becoming the latest hot trend.
Now, House of Cards and The Princess Bride actress Robin Wright has announced that she'll be moving, but this time, people are feeling a little more jaded about another privileged celebrity jumping ship.
This past weekend, the Forrest Gump star revealed that after living in England "for the last few years" and completing creative projects in the UK and in the U.S., Wright has made the decision to move to the UK full-time.
She reflected on the decision:
"America is a s**t show."
"I love being in [England]. There's a freedom of self here."
"People are so kind. They're living. They're not in the car in traffic, panicked on a phone call, eating a sandwich."
"That's most of America. Everything's rush, competition, and speed."
Part of what helped Wright make the decision was her new British partner and architect, Henry Smith.
"I love the quiet. And I've met my person. Finally."
"I'm seen and loved for who I am. It's so relaxing."
"It's liberating to be done. Be done with searching, looking, and getting 60 percent of what you wanted."
Wright's announcement went viral on Twitter (X), where people were quick to criticize her decision and her concerns.
The news also spread to the "entertainment" subReddit, where many were open about how jaded they were becoming to celebrities exercising their privilege.
"For the past eight months, these celebrities have done nothing but brag about what countries they can just play eeny meeny miny moe with." - Icy-Whale-2253
"All these spoiled celebrities moving, and it’s usually to England because with all that money and free time they’re too lazy to learn a language that’s not their native English lol (not that with that much money you’ll need to learn a language anyway)." - Affectionate-Tea8509
"It’s like the pandemic all over again. Privilege at its finest. I don’t like what it presents, though. Don’t run from problems. Stay and help fix it! Do you think you should earn the right to come back after all the nonsense was stopped by other people?" - SolidSnake-26
"Showing her privilege. Most Americans cannot afford to leave the country. Stay and protest with us!" - Mother_Knows_Best-22
"Brave and stunning! If there's one group that has it really tough in America right now, it's extremely wealthy actors." - swedishchef4205
"'I'm moving to the fire swamp, America is a s*** show.' - The Princess, probably." - 5050Clown
Other Redditors admitted they'd make the same decision if they had the resources.
"Celebrities are the kinds of people that would take an entire lifeboat off the Titanic all to themselves and mock you for not doing it too." - HereticYojimbo
"I'm tired of wealthy people bragging about being able to move out of the US as if it's something everyone can do." - nagidrac
"That’s great. I wish we all had that kind of money and could do the same thing." - organicchunkysalsa
"It’s a privilege to be able to up and leave your country with no repercussions. Also, saying America is a s**t show when it made you a millionaire is just so ironic." - laneybuug
"When a celebrity talks about fleeing the US, it’s super annoying for all of us that can’t afford to haul our entire family out of this s**tshow." - financewiz
"Good for her, and good for them, but it sucks a** that they can just up and leave without a care or second thought. It was difficult enough for me to move out of NYC, and here they are just bouncing around the globe when things get rough." - Ricaaado
Though people were not as receptive to Wright's decision to move as they've been to other celebrities, it seems Wright will be far from the last to make this decision.
Sopranos star Joe Pantoliano and Desperate Housewives former wife Eva Longoria have also been open about considering moving to a new country, or at least creating a dual-home arrangement that would make it easier to leave in the future.
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People Who Woke Up From A Coma Describe What It Really Felt Like
Sep 04, 2025
Anytime a character on a TV show or movie goes into a coma, it's generally because of an extreme accident or health concern. Monitoring that person, anticipating their waking up, and the waking process is always highly suspenseful and a major plot point.
But for those who have experienced a coma in real life state that being in a coma is much quieter and more surreal than on-screen portrayals would suggest.
Curious, Redditor OwnMeBell asked:
"People who've been in a coma, what did it feel like?"
Just Time Passing
"It felt like no time passed at all. One second, I was out, and the next second, I was waking up. No dreams, no awareness, just nothingness."
- Bitter_Razzmatazz_71
"Same. I only realized I had been 'out' when I started to come to."
"I have memories of the day before, and then waking up five days later. Nothing between."
"Since this is getting some views; shout-out to the docs and nurses who staff the ICU and handle folks like us. We just sleep on beds, while the living free-fall through every emotion possible, against the backdrop of the happy-professionals who check the fluids, clean the beds, talk to family, while still managing their own lives."
"I didn't spend enough time 'awake' to get to know my caregivers, but when I was aware, it was clear that the staff and my wife and my mother were close."
"That day was a pivotal moment in my life, a literal emotional anchor... and for the healthcare providers who treated me, it was just part of the job. Wild."
- HoboBaggins008
Literal Time Travel
"I was in a medically induced coma for about 24 hours. It was like time traveling."
- DearAuntAgnes
"That’s how it feels any time I’m under. You just blink and you’re in a different place. If I wasn't hooked up to machines, I feel like it would be nice, to be honest."
- brolarbear
Coming And Going
"Spent several days in a medically induced coma after brain surgery years ago. I remember coming about a quarter of the way conscious a few times when I would be poked or prodded during exams."
"I would hear the conversations but could not feel any real sensation (as if my entire body had 'gone to sleep'). I had no ability to move my body or to speak."
"I sometimes wonder if that was a false memory. I had some really weird (and very vivid) dreams for a couple of weeks afterward and had difficulty maintaining short-term memories for at least a month."
- Unlucky-Classroom828
Staying True To Their Personality
"While doing my clinical rotations in school, I had the privilege of watching a man come out of a coma. It was relatively short, less than 48 hours, I believe."
"The first sign that he was coming back was that he rolled his eyes at something his sister said. It was fantastic!"
- sadi89
"My late wife was intubated and in a medically induced coma for almost 3 weeks following an auto accident in which she was critically injured."
"I was there when they extubated her and woke her up. It was spooky, the way she looked around, trying to figure out where she was."
"The first words out of her mouth were, 'Give me a cigarette,' followed by, 'Who are you?'"
"Her short-term memory had been temporarily wiped out, but somewhere deep in her brain, she still knew she smoked. Crazy."
- big_d_usernametaken
Dreamless Sleep
"For me, it was a DEEP dreamless sleep. Not aware of anything external. Woke up a week later and didn’t know who I was or who my family was."
- 1WarCanoePlease
"I've had three concussions. This is what it's like. S**t goes black, and then you wake up. I've definitely lost some things (memories) along the way."
"It's very disorienting with just a concussion, I can only imagine it's a mind f**k from a coma."
- Interesting_Tea5715
Major Life Events
"This is off subject, but I had a friend who was in a coma for a week, and it was right before 911, he woke up a week after 911. I cannot imagine how strange that must’ve been."
- maharg2017
"Also off subject, but I had a weird coworker/contractor who went off the grid into the deep woods or some shi for like three months just before 9/11 happened. Pretty much zero contact with the outside world."
"When he came back, he was shocked and upset by what happened. He sent this excessively long all-company email (it was like 30 people in the office, we all knew him) talking about his fears and anger and sadness and shock, etc."
"It was what we’d all been dealing with in our own way, but delayed by months. It was unsettling, like we’d all been dropped back in time but with the knowledge of the future."
"(As far as I know, that dude eventually dropped out of society completely. He pretty much lives in the woods or wherever full-time now. Homeless by choice, I guess. I know he drops back into town every once in a while because I’ve seen him walking around. I don’t know how he survives.)"
- GullibleWineBar
Just Waking Up
"My husband was in a medically induced coma last summer, he remembered being in the house, then it was dark, and all of a sudden, he was lying in a hospital bed. It had been almost five days."
- moomeansmoo
"This is actually one of my biggest fears. That I’ll be driving along one day and suddenly wake up in a hospital, confused and without any memory of being in a car accident."
- RedRedKrovy
"Happened to a friend of mine. Her husband is driving them home in the rain one day, then two weeks later, she’s waking up in the hospital to find out he’s dead and she barely survived. She had eight surgeries in that time period and remembers absolutely nothing."
- thedizzytangerine
Ready To Get Up
"Was in a ventilator coma during the pandemic. I don't remember going under, but I remember frantically calling my fiancée to say goodbye for what I thought was the last time."
"I don't remember dreaming or hearing anything for two weeks. When I came out, I was very confused and didn't remember much for a day or two. I lost the ability to walk for a week and had no hand-eye coordination and could barely operate my phone. I got stage four pressure ulcers(bedsores) that took four years to heal from."
"Apparently, I would 'wake up' and try to remove my breathing tube occasionally."
- BobknobSA
Relearning Everything
"I had a stroke at 28 years old. The last thing that I remember was being in so much pain and begging for something to help it. My head hurt so bad. It’s the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life… by far."
"At the first hospital, they were arguing about if I was having a stroke or if there was a spot on the film. One nurse whispered to my wife… GET HIM OUT OF HERE… HE’S DYING."
"At the second hospital, they told her I was gonna be a vegetable for the rest of my life. I woke up four days later. I had to learn to stand, walk, and several other things all over again."
- surveyor2004
Held Captive
"My husband was out for nearly a month. He has no memory of it."
"Once he woke up, he was still on a ventilator for another week. During that time, he had vivid dreams about being kidnapped and struggling to get free."
"He went for emergency surgery for a small bowel obstruction, and complications snowballed into respiratory failure/ sepsis."
"When he woke up, he'd lost 60 lbs and had to learn to walk again. The doctors wanted to send him to a rehab. They said realistically, he could be there for months, but he refused to go. He was just ready to go home. I thought he was going to come home and die; doctors were not optimistic."
"He was up and about on his own the first day home and kept improving each day. Within a week, he was out on the riding lawn mower. It made me appreciate just how quickly things can change."
- Nobod34ever
Super Uncomfortable
"I was out for about eight weeks after getting run over by a truck. Absolutely zero memory of the accident or the eight weeks I was unconscious. I woke up barely able to move my arms and legs from muscle atrophy."
"I was in and out of consciousness for the next couple of months after that. Some of the lucid dreams were horrifying. I didn’t want to fall asleep some days because some of the dreams seemed to go on for days. I was told I did a lot of talking in my sleep."
- dal1999
Occasional Moments Of Clarity
"I was in a coma for two weeks because of asthma earlier this summer. It was horrible. I was on ketamine and fentanyl."
"I would periodically understand what was going on. Like, 'Oh, I'm lying down and unable to move, or blink. What the h**l happened?'"
"Then the delusions started. I had the strongest, most realistic delusions trying to figure out what I was hearing 'on the outside.' I thought I was in a horrible car accident and was thrown through my car windshield."
"I thought my mom died in the accident. I thought I texted my family and friends. None of it was real. There's obviously tons more I'm not revealing. But ya. Do not recommend."
- jockohomeux
Listening From Beyond
"My gramps slipped into a coma, and doctors were unable to find any indicators that he was not a 'vegetable.' After three to four hours, the doctors let us know. Gramps had said he didn’t want to be kept on a machine, so we all prepared to say goodbye that night."
"I was the last one to go in. I held his hand and I spoke to him. Something inside of me remembered that I read somewhere, that in a coma, the last thing to go was hearing. I told him to come back to me, begged him to come back to me, to come home."
"He came out of his coma 30 minutes after. A couple of months later, I asked him how the coma was. Gramps said it was peaceful and there was a light he was gravitating towards, but he heard me say, 'Come back to me, please.' He heard me beg and decided to follow my voice, and there he was! Awake!"
"Unfortunately, the second time around (four-ish years later during the pandemic), he didn’t make it. But I’m comforted to know he heard me tell him it was okay to let go. That I loved him and I wasn’t mad."
"Rest in peace, you were the greatest man alive to me."
- lunaluccid
Focus On Recovery
"My father-in-law was in an accident when he was 18, and he was in a four-month coma. He doesn't remember a thing. The last thing he remembered was getting into the car, and the next thing was four months later, and he was in the hospital."
"The way he has described it to other people, it's such an interesting thing, a coma, your body just decides that you are too damaged to be conscious (if it's not medically induced). 'Divert all power to maintenance and recovery,' lol."
- farmyohoho
Comforting Thoughts
"Thank you for posting this. Not only have the responses been interesting to read, but they’ve been helpful for me. My sister died during a coma following a suicide attempt, and I’ve always wondered what slipping into that must have felt like for her. I hope she is at peace."
- Crimson-Rose28
"If it helps, my mum suffered a brain haemorrhage in the 80s. She said that when she was in a coma, essentially close to death, she felt so at peace, like lying on grass on a lovely summer day, not a care in the world."
"She always told me there is nothing to be scared of death, and it helped me when she actually died years later."
- Silvertain
We all know what comas look like in the movies, but it's unreal how surreal and dissociative these experiences actually were for these Redditors and their family members.
If you or someone you know is struggling, you can contact the National
Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
To find help outside the United States, the International Association for Suicide Prevention has resources available at https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/
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Frito-Lay truck crash sparks jokes!
Sep 04, 2025
Crescent City is famous for coastal views, historic lighthouses, and now—apparently—a Frito-Lay truck that tried to audition for The Fast and the Furious: Snack Drift.
Last week in California, a truck loaded with chips yeeted itself more than 100 feet into a creek along the Smith River in Crescent City on State Route 199—the notoriously dramatic highway between Crescent City and Grants Pass, Oregon—known for hairpin turns, cliffs with no chill, and canyon drops that look like Mario Kart designed them after three Red Bulls.
The Crescent City Police Department posted a photo of the wreck with the caption:
"Expect intermittent closures with delays up to 20 minutes as crews recover a 'Frito Lay' box truck involved in yesterday's crash."
That’s one way to say, "We found a truck full of snacks in the river, but don’t worry—officers are already securing the evidence one bag at a time."
And the chipwreck photo op? Right this way:
State Route 199 isn’t exactly new to drama; locals say crashes are practically a weekly special on the twisting highway, which has a reputation for sending unlucky cars (and now snack trucks) on unwanted scenic tours into the canyon below. It’s gorgeous, sure, but also basically California’s version of Final Destination on wheels.
Drivers faced delays Thursday as crews investigated, while the truck’s driver somehow walked away with only minor injuries—probably now the only man alive who can say, ‘I survived a Lay’slide.’”
Curt Cooter, owner of Cooter’s Towing in Brookings, Oregon, stumbled on the wreck during his lunch-hour commute. There it was: a bright yellow delivery truck sprawled across the canyon floor like the set piece from a low-budget action sequel that never made it past test screenings.
After the truck’s Doritos Extreme descent, Cooter told SFGATE:
“I don’t understand why there’s no guardrail there.”
Neither do we, Curt, and neither does that poor truck.
Cooter says he’s logged more than a million miles on the 199 and admits the road still leaves drivers “scared to death.” Honestly, after this, who can blame them?
CHP spokesperson Pete Gonzalez identified the very lucky driver as 57-year-old David Doering of Crescent City. He fell roughly 150 feet around 12:10 p.m. Tuesday near Mile Marker 8.5. No drugs, no alcohol, no storm. Just one truck, one canyon, and gravity with the assist.
Looking at the viral photo of that glowing yellow truck perched in the canyon, even Cooter had to admit:
“It looks fake.”
And the internet reacted exactly like drivers crawling past a crash site—couldn’t stop rubbernecking, even if the only spill was the dusty crumbs from the bottom of a Frito-Lay bag.
By 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, all lanes were reopened, though Caltrans warned of more 20-minute delays on Thursday as investigators worked the scene and crews performed emergency tree trimming.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation and, if nothing else, Crescent City just added “snack canyon” to its tourist brochure.
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