So the weather has taken a turn for the nasty this week, and on my way to work on Thursday evening, I had my first weather related accident on hwy 63 north. I was being careful, I was only going 45-50 mph,and I was in 4WD, and my rear wheels slipped to the right, then to the left, and then back to the right again and into a full spin. I made two full rotations across the two lanes of highway, and came to rest on the embankment of the median. It all happened to fast for me to try and correct myself, not that I could have regained control on that icy stuff anyway. Thankfully, I didn't hit anything at all. Nothing - not a tree, highway sign, or especially another car. And thankfully, it happened at a good part of that highway, too. There are lots of little creeks with steep ravines, and if I had gone off the road near any of them, I would have been seriously injured and so would my car. But, thank you saints and angels, I was only shaky, and the car is totally fine. I gave myself a few minutes to chill out, called work to tell them I would be a few minutes late, and backed of the embankment. The ditch was shallow, and I was able to simply drive out of it without any problems. The only thing different about my car was my Holy Family medal flipped completely around and over my rear view mirror, I guess from the spin and sudden stop, enertia and all that physics stuff. I am grateful I didn't learn any other physics lessons in the accident. I have never lost control of a vehicle like that and it was scary as hell. You can still see my tire tracks if you drive by that particular part of hwy 63, just south of Turkey Creek.
So, in honor of my spin, here is a video of Noah spinning to the music of the Sit N Spin.
Hockaday Hill.
Limbs on a power line on Market street, across from Ovid Bell Press.
Limbs snapped off at the top on Cote Sans Dessein.
More damage on Old Jefferson City Rd
Our mailbox.
My birdbath.
Grass in the front yard. It's hard to tell how thick the ice is, but it's about 3/4 of an inch on some of the blades.
Our little Charlie Brown red maple.
Icicles on the patio furniture.
Icicles on the gutter.
