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in_steadSo, my mother walked up to me at lunch and said, "You have a two hour break before your next class, right? I am up against a bit of a scheduling wall -- could you go home and let the dogs out for me?"
"Sure!" I said, the ever helpful daughter.
So off I trundled. Down the hill, around the corner, onto the highway. Given the snow and freezing rain that has been falling since this morning, I drove very, very carefully.
Not, apparently, carefully enough.
Coming around a curve on the highway at a speedy 50km/h, I fishtailed then slid into a 360 degree spin before slamming backwards into a ditch. My undercarriage got hung up on a frozen ridge and my rear tires got wedged deep into a very soft snow bank.
Thankfully, three very nice men, with three very nice trucks, two very nice sons, one very nice daughter, and assorted shovels and ropes between them, got me out. It only took forty-five minutes.
Then, like the good, studious person I am, I went back to school for my 3:30-5:30 class.
"Sure!" I said, the ever helpful daughter.
So off I trundled. Down the hill, around the corner, onto the highway. Given the snow and freezing rain that has been falling since this morning, I drove very, very carefully.
Not, apparently, carefully enough.
Coming around a curve on the highway at a speedy 50km/h, I fishtailed then slid into a 360 degree spin before slamming backwards into a ditch. My undercarriage got hung up on a frozen ridge and my rear tires got wedged deep into a very soft snow bank.
Thankfully, three very nice men, with three very nice trucks, two very nice sons, one very nice daughter, and assorted shovels and ropes between them, got me out. It only took forty-five minutes.
Then, like the good, studious person I am, I went back to school for my 3:30-5:30 class.
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Date: 5 January 2006 03:37 am (UTC)Maybe this would brighten you up.
:)
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Date: 5 January 2006 04:57 am (UTC)I'm glad you're okay, and that there were nice people with trucks and ropes to help you out.
I've only ever driven in the snow three times in my whole life (thus far anyway. But then, winter's only just begun), and all three times involved black ice and me panicking when the car started to slide.
In conclusion, I'm ready to move back to FL. Wanna come with?
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Date: 5 January 2006 07:44 am (UTC)note to self: if ever in snow, get snow tires, chains and stuff like that.
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Date: 5 January 2006 09:00 pm (UTC)Will you please look after your bloody self!!!
*clings*
Am so very very relived you're okay.
*clings more*
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