2 very close calls- Thank goodness we were in the rx7! (Story of my night inside!)
04-29-04, 07:54 AM
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2 very close calls- Thank goodness we were in the rx7! (Story of my night inside!)
Last night my wife and I attended a 1 year anniversary dinner for my new bank. It was such a gorgeous day / evening we decided to take the rx-7. The dinner was held in a little place called Shepherdstown and the best route to get there is just pure pleasure to drive. Half of the drive is about 7 miles miles of curvy, up and down rural road and the rest is fairly straight through with a few dips along the way (just to make sure your stomach is still alive!)..Really pretty.
So we are about 3 miles into the drive, along the curvy section. I'm maybe doing 45 in a 40..not pushing it at all (wife in the car ya know?) We come around an uphill bend and WHOA!! 20 or so yards ahead is a big frekin' cow in the middle of the road! The cow is my lane facing the shoulder, I brake, downshift, and dodged left into the opposing lane. Nobody was there thank the Lord. I missed the cow by about 3 feet. I get back into my lane and find a pull-off so I can regain composure and get my hearing back (my wife screamed LOUDLY!). So we settle down and begin the trek again.
We get about two miles from the scene of the cow- still twisting and turning. Again- doing 45 or so max..We go around a blind downhill left and ****!!!!! 2 frekin cars stopped in the middle of the road- TALKING TO ONE-ANOTHER!!!! Again- about 30 yards or so in front of me! I've got NO WHERE TO GO! very little shoulder on both sides and the left side is all cliff and the right shoulder is about 3 feet wide and all soft with a barbed wire cattle fence. I had no choice but to mash the brakes. We locked up almost instantly- going downhill was a huge factor. Both cars saw it coming and thank god they each started pulling off as far as they could on their respective shoulders..My rear fishtailed right ( I thought for sure it was over!) but I managed to get her between the two cars before I fishtailed the otherway! Mind you this all still while braking HARD. So I wind up gently side sliding half way on the soft shoulder and came to rest about 3 inches from a fence post and barbed wire (I'm back on my side of the road- just facing the wrong way!)
The two ****** that felt it was appropriate to have a little discussion in the middle of the road sped off without even checking to see if we were ok!
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So once again I right myself and find a place to pull off and try to regain composure. My ears REALLY frekin hurt now due to my wifes bloodcurdling screams..
My wife said to me "Thank God we were'nt driving the truck (99 Dodge 1500 Ram)- we would have plowed right through them". She was right. I drive that road all the time in my truck (and faster to boot). There would've been beef, blood and metal all up and down that road.
Thank-God for that nimble little car. They are awesome.
So we are about 3 miles into the drive, along the curvy section. I'm maybe doing 45 in a 40..not pushing it at all (wife in the car ya know?) We come around an uphill bend and WHOA!! 20 or so yards ahead is a big frekin' cow in the middle of the road! The cow is my lane facing the shoulder, I brake, downshift, and dodged left into the opposing lane. Nobody was there thank the Lord. I missed the cow by about 3 feet. I get back into my lane and find a pull-off so I can regain composure and get my hearing back (my wife screamed LOUDLY!). So we settle down and begin the trek again.
We get about two miles from the scene of the cow- still twisting and turning. Again- doing 45 or so max..We go around a blind downhill left and ****!!!!! 2 frekin cars stopped in the middle of the road- TALKING TO ONE-ANOTHER!!!! Again- about 30 yards or so in front of me! I've got NO WHERE TO GO! very little shoulder on both sides and the left side is all cliff and the right shoulder is about 3 feet wide and all soft with a barbed wire cattle fence. I had no choice but to mash the brakes. We locked up almost instantly- going downhill was a huge factor. Both cars saw it coming and thank god they each started pulling off as far as they could on their respective shoulders..My rear fishtailed right ( I thought for sure it was over!) but I managed to get her between the two cars before I fishtailed the otherway! Mind you this all still while braking HARD. So I wind up gently side sliding half way on the soft shoulder and came to rest about 3 inches from a fence post and barbed wire (I'm back on my side of the road- just facing the wrong way!)
The two ****** that felt it was appropriate to have a little discussion in the middle of the road sped off without even checking to see if we were ok!
.So once again I right myself and find a place to pull off and try to regain composure. My ears REALLY frekin hurt now due to my wifes bloodcurdling screams..
My wife said to me "Thank God we were'nt driving the truck (99 Dodge 1500 Ram)- we would have plowed right through them". She was right. I drive that road all the time in my truck (and faster to boot). There would've been beef, blood and metal all up and down that road.
Thank-God for that nimble little car. They are awesome.
04-29-04, 08:48 AM
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Good story.
Boy that makes me mad when people don't even check!
and yeah- the inside of these cars gets noticeably smaller when your wife is screaming!
Boy that makes me mad when people don't even check!
and yeah- the inside of these cars gets noticeably smaller when your wife is screaming!
04-29-04, 09:20 AM
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That road is a double yellow (no passing) for a solid 5 miles. I could'nt believe they were stopped having a chit-chat on that road. Absolutely STUPID.
