WOOO! Butthole pucker factor 10!

[Shockwave]

So, drivin home this morning. Its (ironically) raining, with snow still on the grass. I figure it may be a bit slick so I'm not James Bonding it down the road. After about 30 miles of nary a rear wiggle I'm fairly confident and not too worried. Then we get the the exit ramp for I-35. I breeze off onto it at a 50-ish and once I get on it touch the brakes. Only thing I get in return is the jackhammer of anti locks. Hmmm. Stop sign comin up fast....Muscles tensing more, frantically forcing the pedal in a vain attempt the tires will catch SOMETHING and heave the beast to a stop. I can see pretty early on it aint gonna happen. This is a one way ticket through the stop sign and down the on ramp. So, I start lookin for traffic. What i can see is a semi parked on the on ramp, about half way to the side. At this point I figure I have 3 worst cases. Its either steak time, or suck tail time
1) T-bone, grilled and served by me.
2) T-bone, grilled and served by another
3) Give an 80,000 pound (possible) semi an enema.

Well, Fate favors the dumb today. I blew past ther stop sign like a deadline on a long project. WOOOSH! Fortunately, the crosslanes were traffic free except for 1 car about 100-150 yards down. Also, those lanes werent icy (Same condition as most of the roads) so the tires grabbed and by the time I got to the on ramp I didnt go 15 feet down it, easily avoiding the truck.

Wooo, yeah that made my butthole pucker up this morning.

 

[Ornery]

Couldn't you have 'ditched it', if need be?

 

[Joemonkey]

dang man... i tried to imagine that happening to me as i read it and it made MY butthole pucker

i'd almost rather feel the wheels lock up than the jackhammering of ABS, that alone scares me

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Couldn't you have 'ditched it', if need be?

I could have, but the onramp is kinda hilly and the thought of fightin the lead sled (Its an Expedition) down icy hills wasnt very tempting either. I probably would have if it had been during the day, but at 6:45 AM Sunday Morning theres not alot of traffic in a small town and I didnt see any headlights so I felt somewhat confident that I could avoid an accident on that part. Now, the semi up ahead had me a bit worried, cause if the cross lanes would have been icy i woulda sailed through it, down the on ramp and made a new friend this morning.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

bet that was fun. good driving!

 

[ski2slow]

Glad to hear that you are okay.

 

[Shockwave]

Yeah, I kinda feel bad about makin fun of other people who get in little fender benders now... Cause I coulda sure as hell been in one today.
Ah well, looks like its my day for the dunce hat
*sits in corner*

 

I once did a 180 coming down an icy hill and finally spun to a stop in the middle of a busy intersection on my way to school. My car didn't have ABS, so I was at the mercy of my leg muscles, my horn, and the attentiveness and skill of other drivers.

In a situation like that, I think it's best to just lay on the horn as you're going through the intersection...just to let others know.

 

[Rapidskies]

What I like to do in that sort of situation is take off my seatbelt and stick by body out the window. That way I can be "thrown free" of the accident. Plus if there was snow on the ground it would have been all the much softer of a landing.

 

[Murphyrulez]

I was driving my old Pontiac Sunbird one day, stopped at a stop sign and started to go. Like 30 feet later, I'm going like 10 miles an hour, and the car just starts spinning. I did like 3 complete revolutions before I hit the ditch... It was the weirdest thing, the road just turned into a sheet of ice... A fire station was 1/4 mile down the road so I walked down there and they brought a fire truck over and towed me out and I drove home... The only time I've ever crashed on ice...

 

[FoBoT]

thanks

i am NOT going out today

i was looking out the window trying to decide how bad it is, my car has maybe 1/4 inch of ice , but i can't tell how bad the roads are

i think i'll stay home until tuesday or wednesday

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
thanks

i am NOT going out today

i was looking out the window trying to decide how bad it is, my car has maybe 1/4 inch of ice , but i can't tell how bad the roads are

i think i'll stay home until tuesday or wednesday

Yeah, I have to go out again. Right now in fact. Hey, maybe I'll get another good story..... Or die.....
Lets shoot for #2 eh? Its when you go for death and live that the stories are the best.

 

[EMPshockwave82]

good story... well performed

 

[Rufio]

man i am scared to go driving today...

wait, i live in Southern California!

 

[shimsham]

nothing like the teasing of fate to make you feel alive.:beer:

glad you made it out ok.