If you take a strip of black ice and snow
And add a highway guardrail on I-15
It would equal this:
sad day. you try and do something fun for valentine's weekend (a spur of the moment trip up to rexburg to see my sister and to eat at P's uncle's restaurant,"Rutabagas", in Idaho Falls) and you end up with a mess. We were on our way back home, and had just passed Pocatello. Coming around the corner we saw a cop with his lights on, so P got in the other lane. As he was getting back into the right lane, we hit a large patch of black ice and started fishtailing like crazy. P tried to correct it, but with a light rear end, correction was rendered impossible. We ended up spinning completely around at least once before slamming into the guard rail twice and coming to an abrupt stop. Neither of us were seriously hurt (I just got a little bruising on my knee) and the damage on the truck was mostly cosmetic...but still. Scary! The bumper completely shattered, and the poor wood guardrail support we hit last had a large chunk taken out of it from our impact, but thankfully we are okay.
And add a highway guardrail on I-15
It would equal this:
A smashed bumper just south of Pocatello. :(
sad day. you try and do something fun for valentine's weekend (a spur of the moment trip up to rexburg to see my sister and to eat at P's uncle's restaurant,"Rutabagas", in Idaho Falls) and you end up with a mess. We were on our way back home, and had just passed Pocatello. Coming around the corner we saw a cop with his lights on, so P got in the other lane. As he was getting back into the right lane, we hit a large patch of black ice and started fishtailing like crazy. P tried to correct it, but with a light rear end, correction was rendered impossible. We ended up spinning completely around at least once before slamming into the guard rail twice and coming to an abrupt stop. Neither of us were seriously hurt (I just got a little bruising on my knee) and the damage on the truck was mostly cosmetic...but still. Scary! The bumper completely shattered, and the poor wood guardrail support we hit last had a large chunk taken out of it from our impact, but thankfully we are okay.
4 comments:
Oh my goodness! I am so grateful that ya'll didn't get hurt! That is so scary and I'm sorry for your poor knee. Those darn cops, don't get me started. :) I'm glad that you're okay!
Oh yes, and by the way, of course you get an invite, I'm posting a post tomorrow to ask for everyone's addresses. I sure miss you!
Sure glad you guys are alright. This is why i was the driver in CB Peter . . . oh burn!
Darn it! I am so sorry--but glad you're safe and OK. Better luck next year?!
Holy crap! Glad you guys were safe! How was rutabegas? Hows work? hows life in general... i never hear about or from you 2:)
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