I got one of the biggest scares of my life tonite! I went out tonite for a while, met mom at bingo...it was raining when I left and the snow was gone from the roads again...around 9pm I went outdoors for a smoke with my niece...it was drizzling but so nice that we just wore sweatshirts...one hour later we headed home it was cold but not that cold the frost didn't even have a chance to hit the windshield! Well, I pull out and start for our off road, and I'm driving about 50km/hour being cautious just in case, when i go to take the turn to come on our road(right next to a bridge) the car went sideways and would not turn no matter what i did, i left go of the gas and tried to steer, while heading for the guardrail, then just before it hits, my car starts to do a 360 degree spin, finally I'm struggling trying to get car back on the road, when it straightens a bit...then I see a car just ahead(he stopped in case I needed help) So I started to cry, LOUDLY I think I screamed, then it starts fish tailing and I'm trying to steer slowly when I guess I felt the car 'lift' I guess you'd call it, on the drivers side...when just before I nailed the car in front...the car straightened itself and stopped shortly!
I pulled into the store then and went to the drive thru for some milk I think I scared that driver of the other car more than me...when the lady came to the window, her look turned horrified, and said are you alright? I was shaking, stuttering I couldn't put what happened into words...she told me to sit rest a while, she thought I was gonna pass out, I turned quite a scary color of ivory!
After I rested, I had 5 more miles of road, that was a sheet of ice...I said my prayers, thanked God for saving me and then headed home...at 20 kms/hour! When I got home, I went right to mom's and she said why didn't you wave, I saw you pulling into the driveway as I was pulling out! She was about 10 seconds from seeing it all! Then she saw my face and her and my dad had a look of horror pass over them! Shockingly, the 20 minute drive after that incident, I did not shake! But when the car was stopped and I was home I started breaking down again!!!
So, yes ladies and gentleman, I am counting my blessings! Remember to thank God just for the day...to some that alone is precious...you know we were talking outdoors tonite about the tragedy in New Brunswick last week...a friend of mine knows some that were involved, I think she said, it was horrible...a van with several students, their coach,his wife and driver in a fatal accident...the driver survived...but he crossed the line and hit a big truck, because of icy roads! Can you imagine how he will spend the rest of his days, he will never live that down, even tough it was caused by icy roads! They were heading home from a basketball game, the parents went too but in their own vehicles, the team travels together...they were to meet at a Mcdonalds where their parents were waiting to greet them...the team was a mile away from that McDonalds when the accident occurred!! Seven students and the coaches wife/teacher were killed...to hear the terror the survivors saw heard and felt! Unbelievable!
Again, please, thank God tonite, tomorrow and from then on...life is too short!
luv
annie
sorry about the incredibly long post again...I'm finally stopping the shakes!
BTW, my dad is better and his hiccups left this morning!
Dang Annie!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I would have had a heart attack!!!!!
All I can say is "But the grace of God go I."
You were so lucky!!! I hope that you stop shaking
soon!!!!
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