Everybody's OK, just some bruises, though our Labrador was pretty upset
about being taken back home ( Hey! I *KNOW* we were going camping! You
can't take me home! )

So I had the experience of hanging upside down by my seatbelt, shutting
off the engine, and being helped out by some good samaritans.

OK, let's get it over with- my wife was nagging me about rolling up the
dog's window, and a moment's distraction and I was going off the right
shoulder, straddling an asphalt curb they put on the edge of some of
our country roads, scraping along on that for a ways trying to get the
right wheels back up on the road, til I finally did.

Bad idea, my wheels were turned too far left and I careened across both
lanes. Fortunately, no traffic. I almost had it straight when  the left
wheels hit the asphalt curb on that side and I flipped over and down a
3 foot embankment, ending up on the roof.

So I feel pretty stupid about that lapse of attention, but since I only
suffered some relatively minor financial damage I figure I got off
easy.  It was pretty embarrassing, would you believe they sent two fire
trucks, an ambulance and some other kind of EMT vehicle, and, yes, a
helicopter.   Last but not least, the highway patrol.  Everybody was
very nice, they insisted on checking us out, even the dog, which I
thought was a nice touch.  It took like 3 hrs to get the tow truck out,
drag the poor Explorer upright and back on the road, then call a
flatbed and get 'er loaded.  They dropped it off in front of our house
a few miles away, and I had to call a junk yard to pick it up.  Boy,
they sure like wrecked Explorers, they were over in a flash, I signed
the pink slip,  and it was gone. I was going to ask about the pros and
cons of various years, and I'm already taking a look on Craig's List
for a replacement, but I guess I should save that for a separate
thread.

So learn from the voice of experience- wear those seatbelts and fer
crying out loud, don't let yourself get distracted.
-Paul