[albear]

Thank you Bear, I'm fine. I sent a phone photo to Marta will I waited for that tow truck.

Glad that you noticed my post bud. :)

No worries stringer, I know that 'OH SH1T' feeling you get when you feel you've lost control of your vehicle, terrifying and exciting at the same time :)

[Stringer]

no worries stringer, i know that 'OH SH1T' feeling you get when you feel youve lost control of your vehicle, terrifying and exciting at the same time :)

:D Yeah.. Those are the words that I heard myself saying bear. When I touched the brakes I went into a complete spin, I was very lucky to be able to control it enough to guide my car between that utility box and the car in front of me. I missed it by inches. Like I said before, about a hundred yards ahead of me one car was over and on top of another and another one was on its' roof 20 feet from the road. Actually I saw about three additional cars that were off the road like I was.

I called my son he has a big Ford 4 wheel drive. He was on his way but the traffic was all snarled because of the storm. So I called him off when I got the tow truck driver to do it. Remember I was sitting there for and hour and a half... boring!! And Marta wanted to come and put out road flares because my butt end was still out on the road somewhat. I wouldn't let her, the roads and weather were just terrible.

Funny, I am the one that is always preaching to her about keeping blankets, flares, food and drink in the car for situations like this and I forgot to do it myself. Although I found a couple Reeses' Cups in my car... made short order of them... :)

[redhed35]

Bloody hell stringer.. close call!

Just as well you didn't have to eat a limb.

Survivor.

[Stringer]

bloody hell stringer..close call!

just as well you didnt have to eat a limb.

survivor.

"You funny ladeeee Red" :)

I have been losing weight for the last three months now, wouldn't have been mush of a meal :)

[adam_89]

Stringer, Hate to hear about your close call but glad to hear it was only close. Monday sucked on the way to work. I never got much above 20mph on the way to work. Whenever I touched the brake they weren't really in existence.

[Stringer]

Stringer, Hate to hear about your close call but glad to hear it was only close. Monday sucked on the way to work. I never got much above 20mph on the way to work. Whenever I touched the brake they weren't really in existance.

Yep, like I said before, Disney On Ice man... and usually I don't have any problems on ice, this condition was different. The road was rounded a lot so rain would run off, it wasn't as flat as most.

I was raised in Western Pa, I learned to drive in this weather in the Laurel Mountains, not a problem usually. But when I touched the brakes on that ice, that was it. While I was in the spin I was working that steering wheel, let me tell you...

[albear]

:D Yeah..Those are the words that I heard myself saying bear. When I touched the brakes I went into a complete spin, I was very lucky to be able to control it enough to guide my car between that utility box and the car in front of me. I missed it by inches. Like I said before, about a hundred yards ahead of me one car was over and on top of another and another one was on its' roof 20 feet from the road. Actually I saw about three additional cars that were off the road like I was.

I called my son he has a big Ford 4 wheel drive. He was on his way but the traffic was all snarled because of the storm. So I called him off when I got the tow truck driver to do it. Remember I was sitting there for and hour and a half.....boring!!!!! And Marta wanted to come and put out road flares because my butt end was still out on the road somewhat. I wouldn't let her, the roads and weather were just terrible.

Funny, I am the one that is always preaching to her about keeping blankets, flares, food and drink in the car for situations like this and I forgot to do it myself. Although I found a couple Reeses' Cups in my car...made short order of them....:)

Yeah you deffinetly got lucky :)

[adam_89]

I still don't know which way to turn the steering wheel when sliding because it usually doesn't help.

[Stringer]

yeah you deffinetly got lucky :)

I was lucky Bear, could have been me in that upside down car... very lucky, ha you guys would have been rid of me... :D:rolleyes:

[albear]

I was lucky Bear, could have been me in that upside down car...very lucky, ha you guys would have been rid of me.....:D:rolleyes:

Lol been there done that, got the photograph :D

[adam_89]

Been upside down Bear? Not good.

Stringer, what do you mean rid of you?

[Stringer]

lol been there done that, got the photograph :D

I was somewhat p*ss*d at myself for allowing it to happen, also felt a little stupid... must be a 'guy thing.'

[albear]

Been upside down Bear? Not good.

Stringer, what do you mean rid of you?

A year ago I wrote my first car off, went round a corner, caught some loose mud or something (it had been raining heavily before I went out) swerved to avoid an oncoming car went between a tree and a telegraph post into some bushes pulled out hit a post and flipped it, I wasn't joking about that photo either, I got the paramedic to take one of me stood next to it :o

[albear]

I was somewhat p*ss*d at myself for allowing it to happen, also felt a little stupid....must be a 'guy thing.'

I just got a sense of 'that didn't just happen... did it?'

[Cat1864]

I was lucky Bear, could have been me in that upside down car...very lucky, ha you guys would have been rid of me.....:D:rolleyes:

Stringer, I am very glad that you weren't in that upside down car. I don't even want to think about joking about losing you. :(

[adam_89]

Ok, pics then Bear? I got to see.

Once I was driving home and it was raining and I threw a cigarette out my window and I thought it came back in so I looked in the floor and then back at the road. By that time my vehicle had left the road and I was heading straight towards a phone pole. I only had a lap belt in that thing so I dove to the right in my seat and it still slung me back and placed my mouth right into the steering wheel. It was a metal steering wheel with wood on top and bottom, well my mouth busted the wood and bent the metal. I now have over $4,000 in my mouth. Haha. I split the pole in two and continued through the woods taking out some trees until I came to one big enough to stop me. I miss that van, my good 'ol shaggin waggin. If I was in anything else I would have been dead.

[albear]

Ok, pics then Bear? I gotta see.

Once I was driving home and it was raining and I threw a cigarette out my window and I thought it came back in so I looked in the floor and then back at the road. By that time my vehicle had left the road and I was heading straight towards a phone pole. I only had a lap belt in that thing so I dove to the right in my seat and it still slung me back and placed my mouth right into the steering wheel. It was a metal steering wheel with wood on top and bottom, well my mouth busted the wood and bent the metal. I now have over $4,000 in my mouth. Haha. I split the pole in two and continued through the woods taking out some trees until I came to one big enough to stop me. I miss that van, my good 'ol shaggin waggin. If I was in anything else I would have been dead.

Wow, that sounds even worse than mine, tut tut on the safety of your van even if it could plough through the forest :)

I'm not going to show you the pic of me stood next to it, because I don't like showing pics of myself, but I will show you before and after crash pics if you want?

[Stringer]

Been upside down Bear? Not good.

Stringer, what do you mean rid of you?

Bad joke Adam.

[adam_89]

Ok, that is fine Bear. You don't have to post any of the pics. You don't have to be shy in front of your family though. My accident wasn't that bad, I was just thankful my van was very durable. I had stitches in my mouth and both legs and had scratches and bruises all over. In bed for a week. It was nice that week. Wake up in the morning, take 3 different pills and pass out minutes later. Wake up in the afternoon, take more pills and pass out, same thing in the evening. That is all I did was sleep and take pills.

[adam_89]

Bad joke Adam.

Damn right bad joke bud. Don't say that.