Oh man, your guardian angel was watching over you! The same thing happened near here a few years ago. A man was discovered leaning over his truck by the side of the freeway.. only his back and legs were visible as the rest of him was under the hood that came crashing down, killing him. So many cars had passed by before someone realized the tragedy had occurred. Sorry for the solemnity on this otherwise hysterical thread.
The guys in the shop who lifted it off me were very amazed and laughing pretty hard as I was hugging everyone and jumping around the shop praising God, and I think I may have been talking in tongues, even as a normally reserved traditional Lutheran, I was very outwardly joyful.
Then, the boss tore me a new one for not checking the condition of the safety support, which was missing a crucial locking part. Oh, was he hot.