Having Ponch arguing and everyone else trying to reason with him was the perfect way to set up the exposition! It was very funny and it set up the scene well without being an info dump.
Also, Jon's line about the turkey's butt versus a pretty lady was just *money.* :-D

Ponch just kills me! The thing about the Cowboys game and the cheerleader made me smile. And Jon's reactions to him are hilarious!

Of course something happens just ten minutes before they have to go home. What luck!

I have to tell you that the first time I read this, I had to set the computer aside for a second to regroup before I finished reading. Suffice it to say, you did a really good job of describing the wreck. The part about the burning of human flesh is what got to me. Perfect touch-just the right amount of shock value used in just the right way.

The parallel setup between Ponch's "before" line about getting home on time and his "after" line about some people not getting home was absolutely perfect.

And also, the ending was just the sweetest thing ever and I just loved it! I loved how you circled around from all of them being single and alone to showcasing how all of them are really one big family in the end. I love a happy ending. :-)

This is really good, you should write more CHiPs stories!

OMG OMG OMG OMG this is absolutely amazing! You're a fantastic writer! I loved the part about the transistor radio and Ponch not really telling Jon at first it was hilarious Jon's thoughts about how he felt like he was talking to a child :'D

I love this so much! You did a wonderful job on it. It is so welly written and touched me in many different ways. It makes one stop and think that anything can happen at any time and we should be thankful for the life we have. And I loved how Ponch had all those bets going! Lol!