Around midnight Sunday, H.S. and I were headed home after partaking in a particularily fabulous dinner get-together at G & R's. There were a few people there and Spencer proudly demonstrated his fetch (the vampire) command. The weather was poor when we went into the city for dinner and it had gotten worse by the time we had departed G &R's.
H.S. was driving ('cause I'd been drinking) and about 5 miles from our turn-off as we putted along at about 70kph (in a 110 zone), the backend of the car swung out and headed straight for the median! My man is a fabulous driver and he managed to correct for the sudden "change in demenor" of the car three times.
I was certain he'd pulled it off and just as I said, "Good job! That was impressive!", the backend of the car suddenly swung out a fourth time! (all of this occured while coasting- no gas or brake applied).
"Hang On! We're not done yet!" said H.S. as the car began to slide sideways down the highway heading toward the ditch and a large two post sign! I grasped onto the grab handle above me and gleefully exclaimed, "Wheeee!" as the car hit the ditch passenger side first -forcing the snow up and over the car--whiteing out any chance of seeing what we were about to hit.
The car came to a stop and I looked over at H.S. and said, "that was kind of fun!".
I rolled the passenger side window and looked around... due to the angle of the ditch, we'd missed the sign and the car was actually pointed at the road! I congratulated H.S. on a job well done and thanked him for a wildly entertaining end to a marvelous evening.
After a call to Dad and a good pull from the astrovan, we were once again on asphalt (although it felt more like an NHL rink) and heading toward home.
I guess that I can even enjoy unplanned off-road excursions in ill-equiped vehicles--just so long as no one gets hurt and nothing gets broken!
One other note, Sunday was the 6th anniversary of H.S. & I getting engaged. So atleast we know we can still spice things up a bit! I wouldn't say just yet that this is going to become a regular occurance though!
2 comments:
Wow -- I'm glad you guys are okay. That must have sucked, what with the being cold and the waking your dad up and all of that. Although I find dads are pretty good about that kind of phone call. My dad used to snap at me if I was eating an apple while he tried to watch TV, but the "My car won't go and I'm beside the highway and it's midnight and cold and there are wolves after me" phone call? That was always received with remarkable affibility.
You know, as long as you guys don't mind a lumpy bed in my "lovely" basement, or a futon mattress on the floor in the spare room, you can always stay overnight when the roads are bad. Between couches, futon mattresses, a cot and the lumpy bed (long story), my house sleeps 7 guests without too much trouble. 8 if someone is impervious to cold and wants to sleep on the couch in the veranda.
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Thanks for the offer- we just may take you up on it next time! I didn't think we'd have any trouble but you can never tell with Mother Nature...
Dad was ok- for some reason he was still up so it wasn't a big deal. Still, it certainly was an exhilarating end to a fabulous evening! Thanks again to you and R for the wonderous feast!
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