|
| So scattered today from exhaustion and pain, but a smiley story to share.
My brakes went fully out [old car, well maintained but brakes have more failsafes in the following years] Basic story is: normal day, errands must be done, drove all over. Right before my house and our uber-helpful flat, empty field across the street, my brakes failed, failed, oh-so`failed. First was a left turn to a high point and railroad tracks. No cars coming! Fast, though, lol. So cool that it would stop me. Not. Enough of a downward incline right after to really surprise me! The field was not far. Beyond it, a scary-as-h*ll downward hill in normal times. Hazards on, folks behind me always acting like idiots because the street is 45mph [read: 60 for these guys]. They don't like waiting for folks to slow down to pull in their drives, so my extra-slowness really bugged them. The turn was not so bad, but a cement drainage tube got in the way... we made the drive narrow cos you usually have brakes! Oh, no power steering on my car cos it's old. A large boom, flew due up and due DOWN with a boom. NO whiplash, broken bones, scary blood. Nada. My back got ouched and my water cup hit the ceiling! ***If I think about where I was moments before, the intersections and kids and cars.... wow!*** So I killed the frame and Ujoints and both right wheels and tires, and all sorts of metal things underneath and things that do steering, suspension, hold wheels on... the car is totalled. Ah, but everyone is OK! No crashing through houses or red lights or flipping from the drainage ditches all over the neighborhood like a girl did in my yard months ago. A fine ending, if I do say so myself! The tracks and where the car landed show I was airborn, so that's pretty cool to know... wish I'd enjoyed it, lol ;] |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
| HOLY MOLEY!! Glad you are ok! I'll bet you are sore today! |
|
- Posted by meredith_e 7B NC (My Page) on Fri, Mar 2, 07 at 10:37
| Thank yee, I always am wrong about these things. Sure enough, I have matching big bruises on both arms and one on one knee, doozies! Why don't I ever realize I got mushed around in a wreck? Adrenaline, I bet! Still NADA compared to the Ever-Present What-Could-Have-Been. I need an amen on this happy ending! "There were nearly 6,420,000 auto accidents in the United States in 2005." And crash stats go up every year! |
|
| Very glad you are OK and also glad that you have the brains to deal with the situation as it happened. |
|
| Oh, that had to be really scary! No emergency brake either? Glad you are still in one piece! That sounds like one of those "I can't control anything" nightmares. I have a dream over and over where I put the car in reverse and it goes really fast and the brakes don't work. At least you were going *forward*!! You should write a book, "The Everyday Adventures of Meredith". |
|
- Posted by meredith_e 7B NC (My Page) on Fri, Mar 2, 07 at 11:14
| LOL, it's not that more things happen, they just take unique versions for some odd reason. I think I serve to illustrate the oddness of statistics, lol, and the book will be called "Born With a Tail and Other Unique True things". I've never had a speeding ticket and only 1 crash before, hydroplaning. And Ann, since hydroplaning I'm almost laughably careful. And you met my Dad - he teaches every driving danger known to man to his kids! I believe the handbrake helped originally towards the tracks but I don't know why the whole story didn't have me petering to a stop then. It wasn't fast as you think of fast past that, but man does it not take as much as you'd think! |
|
| Meredith, that is so scary. When you think what could have happened, it is just a miracle that it turned out so well. I'm glad you are relatively ok. Hope no more damage was done to your back. Thankfullness prayers are going up! Kathy |
|
- Posted by michaelalreadytaken No Cal (My Page) on Fri, Mar 2, 07 at 15:27
| I'm happy you're OK! Scary business, eh--it does sound like a miracle. MichaelAT |
|
- Posted by michelle_co z5 CO (My Page) on Fri, Mar 2, 07 at 17:12
| OMG!!! Glad you are OK! You have THE craziest stuff happen to you... I also immediately thought you should write a book. :-) How long is the tail??? Hope you have a calm, restful, healing, peaceful weekend. Michelle |
|
- Posted by meredith_e 7B NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 3, 07 at 0:11
| ROTFLMAO, Michelle... they removed it right away! Don't know how long it was and parents too freaked to ask, I guess. Spina bifida occulta, really, and another bullet dodged that I can walk, etc. Thanks, y'all, for the well-wishes. I feel fine, and I'm so glad all is well, [if strange] lol. |
|
| Meredith, I, too am so glad you are ok. Sammy |
|
- Posted by meredith_e 7B NC (My Page) on Sat, Mar 3, 07 at 11:27
| Thank you, Sammy :) Good Morning!! The ole back is settling down on its usual course, so no new injuries...[odd how a milk jug or little car crash can have the same rest requirements for a back!] There is a regular ole pulled muscle lower from the bumpup that is fascinating in its regular-pain painyness. Dad has already secured a champagne Ford Taurus for me!! That's some very good news and kindness as well. Yeah :) |
|
- Posted by annececilia z4b/North.Mich. (My Page) on Sat, Mar 3, 07 at 12:52
| Meredith! Oh - my - gosh!! I just saw this (we had a extended power outage here due to the recent winter storm) and I have to add to everyone's posts here that I am so very glad you are OK. How scary and what good thinking on your part - I'm just amazed that you can be so lighthearted about the whole thing. You're one tough lady. :-) May you have nothing but good luck with the Taurus. Anne |
|
| Meridith... I bet it seemed like forever for that car to stop. Glad you are okay. I drive a champagne Taurus, it is a great car..I hope yours is a good one, too,, |
|
- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 5, 07 at 10:37
| WOW---talk about scary--- I'm so happy you are OK. Maybe we should all go back to "horse and buggy" days. Sounds like a miracle to me. Florence |
|
- Posted by meredith_e 7B Piedmont NC (My Page) on Tue, Mar 6, 07 at 15:15
| Thank you, AnneCecilia, Melva and Zeffy! My back stayed down longer after all, but life is good. Melva, car twins! I have mine now and they are beautiful! AC, I have nerves of steel during, blubber right after, and then think of how bad it could've been, lol. I'm so lucky! I could've standed it not coming right by the stock market crash with Dad though... oy ;] |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Roses Forum
Information about Posting
- You must be logged in to post a message. Once you are logged in, a posting window will appear at the bottom of the messages. If you are not a member, please register for an account.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review your post, make changes and upload photos.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- Before posting copyrighted material, please read about Copyright and Fair Use.
- We have a strict no-advertising policy!
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.
Learn more about in-text links on this page here
