the problem with being a right-handed man in a left-hand-drive truck was that he would have to bust out the windshield to fire , which used to be easy enough back in the days of pebbly safety glass , but modern automotive windshields were tough , because they were laminated with strong plastic layers , and anyway his heavy wrench was in the burned-out tahoe , probably all melted back to ore. seth rested , bending forward from the waist , his head coming down almost to his shins , and he forced air into his lungs , and he panted once , then twice , and he straightened up and held his breath and aimed the gun again , this time with much more concentration and much better control .