Some people already know from FB, but last night I had a wee accident on the ice driving home.
Nobody was hurt, and there’s no apparent damage to the van.
I was driving Joel home from a floorball tournament. He was in the backseat and Mattias was riding shotgun. At one point, about 15km from home, Mattias asked me if it was fun to drive. I said it was.
When we were about 1km from the house, we were going around a bend in the road, and the back end of the van slid to the right. As I was heading to the snow embankment on the left, I tried to correct the slide and then started heading over to the right side of the road.
Apparently, I over-corrected and drove into a snowpile on the right side of the road. So far in that I couldn’t open my door. The van’s back in slid along the road so I was sitting sideways.
Mattias got out and went back down the road a bit to alert any drivers coming around the corner while we waited for Stefan to come with the tractor and pull us out.
I went for a walk today and took some pictures:
Here’s Joel’s version of how it went down:
First I thought we were going to make it because it almost always happens that the back just turns like that but then it goes straight again. But then when you turned I thought you were going to go in the ditch but then you turned again so I thought you were going to make it. But then you turned and went in the ditch. But the drifting was fun.
And how was your day?
Barb
7 friends had something to say . . .:
wow, glad to hear that your o.k. That telephone pole could have done a lot of damage to you and the van. Boys always think that kinda stuff is cool!
Barb, my dear, as I said on FB, glad you all are okay. . .I hate those ridges, don't you??? They always seem to cause problems. . .Spring is coming!!! Really, it is. . .God bless!
Hej. Skönt att det gick bra!!!Spår i vägen är jättejobbiga tycker jag. Jag har också åkt i diket pga spår i vägen, två gånger! Den andra gången fick jag en ny bil. Hälsn A-L
Very good to hear that everything was good at the end. Boys can always make events sound like a bunch of fun rather than all the scerenios that are running through our minds! : )
...for boys it's always an adventure! Glad you're all okay! We still have a tonne of snow, too... I'm sooo done of Winter this year... I so need a "Sheri, Andrea, Barb and Joleen Day"!
I am so glad that you are all ok first of all!
I absolutely love Joel's version of the story! Laughter is the best medicine!
Glad you're ok...and I so hear you on those ruts; HATE them! (I mean, is it really so hard to put some salt on the roads to save people from driving off the road and potentially hurting themselves!?)
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