Re: Playing in the snow... :)

[Désinor Jean-Claude <desinor@sympatico.ca>]

  So, when are you getting teh Hakkapelitas for your car? :-)

	Jean-Claude
	84 8v, (in hibernation)

16v Jason a écrit :
> 
> Almost bit it bad this morning in the Mercedes.  Snowy roads, bald rear
> tires and I went out to play in the snow for 1.5 hours.  What else would
> you expect?!
> 
>   Was fun, no disasters, but I did see other people playing in the snow,
> including a chick in a blue Sentra doing donuts in a cul-de-sac.
> 
> Afterwards, I ran some errands and was on the way to the office.  Crest the
> top of a huge hill and look down the other side.  Skidmarks into a curb,
> and then the jittery, jagged marks in the snow showing that ABS was doing
> all it could.  I say "uh oh, more slippery than I thought".  I am going
> walking speed at this point.
> 
> Hit the brakes, ABS engages immediately.  I'm picking up speed in a big way
> as I head toward the bottom of the hill, which is a 2-lane relatively
> high-traffic road perpendicular to the road I'm sliding down.  I pitch the
> car at a 90' angle so when I slide through the intersection, I get hit from
> front or back to minimize my chance of injury.
> 
> Sliding, sliding, totally sideways.  ABS pump is roaring. (Well, as much as
> an electric pump roars, but I have to be dramatic here.  I was a little bit
> scared SHITLESS). :)
> 
> I spot a blue Sentra coming down the hill.  Sentra stops right before the
> intersection, PARKS THE CAR SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD and blocks the road.  I
> slide out sideways, coming to a stop about 1/3 into the road.  Sentra
> waves, I flash lights, wave back, and blow a kiss.
> 
> (For the record, the road was clear; no one else was coming... but in case,
> they would have seen the Sentra sideways and stopped; this road was
> relatively clear of snow).
> 
> But guess what?  It's the same chick who was doing donuts in the cul de sac
> a few hours earlier.  Proves my theory that people who go out and play in
> the snow in their cars are more attentive drivers.
> 
> Woohoo!
> Jason
> 
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