The Iceman Cometh
10.27.08No, Chuck aint comin to town, but it sure as hell is cold round these here parts.
The temperature dropped a good twenty degrees from yesterday so that pretty much means it is now winter round here. Being in the good ole “Dirty South” this is a mix of good and bad. Good in that we are entering into a nice brisk holiday season…bad in that no one here can drive worth a dang! The moment you see snow begin to fall you can guarantee at least 5 traffic accidents within the hour.
All my southern peeps who can drive be sure to rant and rave about how unfair my generalizations are. I come from a full four season area in the Great North West so I have earned my winter driving badge. *obnoxious grin*
Lemme tell ya bout the time I almost caved in the entire rear end of my mom’s Infiniti…
So there we were, my sister and I, headin back home on the back roads of Ideeho where they don’t plow to the best of their ability so you always have a nice thick layer of ice to drive on and do cool stunts. (read: look like an idiot when you are flying all over the road out of control) We’re on a particularly long stretch of road, double wide, and I look over to my sister and say “Hey, check this out!” *RED ALERT* *RED ALERT* *BAD IDEA IN PROGRESS* (But still cool ;D) So I proceed to cut the wheel and send the back end out off to the side as we drift down this ice covered road. I cut the wheel back to whip the tail back to the other side and proceed to repeat this for a few slides when suddenly I realize each correction is just a little bit over…and over…and now all of a sudden we’re spinning a 360 and then sliding ass first into a snowbank.
*PHEW!* That was awesome!! Then we both look back and are staring into the cold hard stare of a T-Rex. (Constructed of steel, of course) Holy crap that woulda been bad. Good thing there was a snow bank there or I wouldn’t exist right now.
Sadly, 2WD vehicles don’t like to pull out of snow banks very well. Some dude drove by on a Quad and asked if he should go grab his truck and come pull us out but I opted for the traditional rocking method. I put my sister behind the wheel and applied pressure to the rear end of the vehicle to help facilitate it’s release. About an hour later and we finally wedge free! YAY! OK, stories over, go away now.
Merry Christmas!!! & a Happy New Year!!!
you get to sleep past 6?!
never a dull day eh?
oh…and we’re pregnant again! army brat #3 is due may 25th
liz
October 29th, 2008
That’s awesome Liz! Congratulations!! You’re gonna have yourself a full house so make sure you keep plenty of
handy for the evening hours. 
Sure Fire
October 29th, 2008
I told your sister about this post and after reading it, she seemed to have a slightly different recollection of events!
Can’t say I am too surprised though… 
Miss Kimi
October 29th, 2008
Which sister? BWAHAHAHA! The plot thickens!
Sure Fire
October 29th, 2008
yeah i think we’re working on the makings of our very own football team
liz
October 30th, 2008
Leslie, of course!
Miss Kimi
October 30th, 2008
Ah yes…Less would have a different recollection seeing as it was Stuff who was in the car with me. =D
@Liz So what’re you gonna name the team? My votes in for The Lizz Blizz!!
*EDIT* Thats not gonna be as funny tomorrow morning. but for now it’s ok. =D
Sure Fire
October 30th, 2008
And here is a way better driving story for everyone’s reading pleasure.
We were in a convoy on our way to church one sunday.
Heath and stephanie were leading the way in moms infiniti. I was driving solo in my pickup. mom, dad and the other sister were behind me in the minivan.
heath slams on the brakes in the middle of the road, and i almost rear-end him.
after sitting there for a minute, wondering why we’re stopped in the middle of this back road for no good reason… I decided to pull around them and leave em in my dust.
as i pulled around em, i was in disbelief at why we were stopped.
a friggin squirrel was sittin in the road, and heath, being the delicate flower that he is, didn’t want to hurt the varmint. so he stopped traffic.
so i hauled ass around him and ran the squirrel over and sped along my way.
rumor has it, the squirrels head popped off, and flew off the road.
Chad
October 30th, 2008
In addition to Chad’s story…it wasn’t just a single squirrel. It was a freakin colony!!
They were all boarding their starship to migrate back out to space where they belong but Chad ruined their plans. The squirrel he did hit was decapitated in a way I didn’t think possible. The head freakin FLEW off to the side and the body just sat there spinning in the road.
It was traumatizing to say the least….I mean for my sisters. I was laughin my ass off!
Sure Fire
October 30th, 2008
Well… Leslie has quite a few winter driving stories to share as well!
And if you WERE laughing, it was only to hide yer tears! HA!
Miss Kimi
October 30th, 2008
*looks at kids and plugs ears* i think we’ll call the team
“the Screaming Banshee’s” and I, am Captian Chaos
liz
October 31st, 2008