Snow Slide
Yesterday driving conditions turned dangerous and I had to get home. I started out doing just fine, going about 15 mi under the speed limit. I’m a good driver, always cautious but nature had it in for me.
At a four way stop, there is a curved lead into the right hand turn, so that it’s just a yield sign, I slowed, what I thought was enough, but it turned out as I was recorrecting to continue straight I hit a slick patch too fact and fish tailed out of control, spun 180 degrees into the other lane then down almost face first into a ravine next to a corn field. I was panicky and shaky.
I knew that if I just sat there I would be stuck so what do I do ( and you can call me crazy) I rocked my car out of the settled spot and crept along the bumpy corn field, praying I wouldn’t hit a really deep spot for about 100 yards. I knew this cornfield had a tractor outlet coming up, and I knew it was an incline but I was going to try it anyway. I launched my car up the incline, praying it had enough traction and slowly, rocking carefullly up the incline I actually made it up to the road again. I stopped, put my car in park and shook. I thanked all manner of gods and nature that I was okay and that my car seemed okay. I waved to the cars that had seen me go in and pulled over to see if they could help so that they knew I would be okay and slowly I crept back on the road heading home.
I had 5 miles to go yet. For awhile I thought my car was shaking miserably but whenever I took a deep breath the shaking stopped and I realized that shaking was me. When I pulled into the parking spot I got out and looked at my car the best I could in the blinding snow. There were corn stalks stuck in the wheel wells but nothing looked to be leaking or damaged. I will have to find out on Monday if anything is wrong. I am fine except for muscle aches in my arms and legs and a mild headache from the endorphines that coursed through my body yesterday.
–luna


















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