We had been hit with a snow storm this morning and I was already 30 minutes late for work, but I wasn’t worried. After all my SUV has traction control and all wheel drive. My black stallion ride was absolutely made for days like this. :-D
I pulled out of the parking lot, hit the gas and… well… let’s just say traction control can sometimes be an overrated feature. My car spun into a semicircle before it finally stopped, and I ended up facing east when I was supposed to be going west. Oopsie.
I decided even though it mean being an hour late of work now, it was probably best that I get there alive, so I drove a tad more carefully.
It all worked out though, since no one was around to notice when I came in, I signed in on time as usual.
Shortly afterward I got a call from Mom.
“Did you make it to work ok?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“Thank goodness! Those people on the roads are crazy! They pull out of the parking lots at 100 miles an hour and think just because they drive a SUV they won’t lose control. What a bunch of idiots!”
“Yeah… what a bunch of dillweeds…”
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“Yeah… what a bunch of dillweeds…”
What can I say, some people just don’t know how to drive.
Yep, My wife never let’s me live down when I had a fairly new 4 wheel drive and thought I was pretty well set as far as getting stuck. I turned around in a wet lot and it was clay – hard clay. I didn’t bog down but it was like being on ice. In 4 wheel drive the wheels wouldn’t get traction. I had to get someong to pull me off that section. That happened many years ago and my wife, who was in the vehicle at the time, still laughs and brings it up regularly. Such is life.
God Bless,
Carl
LOL, they never let you forget do they. :-D Which is why I’m glad Mom didn’t see it, or it would have been a very unpleasant Christmas.
The funniest post I’ve read all week! :) Loved it!
Yeah, been there done that! :-o
@ConsrvYank: Merry Christmas to you as well my dear friend. :)
@Janelle: LOL, most of my writing is crazynuts, but you should find a jewel every now and then. ;)
@Talina: Not a pleasant experience that’s for sure, especially when all wheel drive actually means all wheels spinning out of control.