[ Creed Discuss ] Not the best way to start off the holiday season. . .

From: "David Brush" <brushd@clarkson.edu>
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Date: Mon
2 Dec 2002 13:19:10 -0500

Hey,
 
I'm back from Thanksgiving break. . . and what a "break" it was.  I mean, I was working throughout the holiday, but I still managed to break. . . my car.  Totaled it actually.  About a half hour away from home.  Hit a patch of ice, over corrected, spun a bit, and slammed into an embankment, driver's side first.
 
I got lucky, a bump on the head and whiplash (which is only now going away).  The car on the other hand. . . scrap metal and spare parts:-/
 
Anyhow, like I said, I'm back at school now, got a ride with a friend of mine.  Visiting Susan may become a BIT of a problem in the near future, but otherwise I'll manage.
 
I guess I can chalk it up to being a learning experience, but an experience I had hoped to avoid, and a very costly one indeed.  What did I learn?  Well, lemme see. . .
 
 * It doesn't matter WHAT the roads look like, they can still be treacherous.  There was no snow on the ground at the time. . . but there WAS black ice (guess who found it).
 * The speed limit is a MAXIMUM.  I already knew this, but it was a good reminder.
 * Cruise control is for use in good road conditions ONLY.  The fact that I had it engaged at the time only made things worse.  Ironically, I had been forwarded an e-mail about this only a couple hours before.
 * There really are still some decent people left in the world.  I was amazed there were so many people that came out to help, especially given how sparsely populated the area was and that it was 10:00 PM.
 
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Anywho, I hope the rest of you had a good thanksgiving.
 
Dave

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