urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:piratesarrrneatPiratesArrrNeat!Only because PiratesArrrCool was taken. "Neat" is just not the same...piratesarrrneat2038-01-19T03:14:07Zurn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:piratesarrrneat:7140Don't Drive Explorers in the Rain!2038-01-19T03:14:07Z2038-01-19T03:14:07ZI got a good scare this weekend... thankfully everything turned out ok, but it reminded me how fragile life is and to cherish what i have and not take it for granted.<br /><br />The boyfriend was headed out to see me for dinner on Friday night... it was raining pretty hard. He'd told me he'd be out here by 8, but apparently forgot about our date and called me at 8 to tell me he was just then leaving. I was not a happy camper... I'd showered after work, gotten dressed, and even cleaned my apartment in a hurry, and then was going to have to wait another hour or so for him to get here. Not to mention, I was starving. So... I was a little frustrated with him. I told him to hurry up, but in retrospect, I shouldn't have. Yeah I was angry, but that's never worth compromising on safety. <br /><br />Anyway... he'd just gotten on highway 75, and was in the left-most lane of traffic, going under the speed limit. He hit a patch of water, and started to hydroplane to the right... Miracle #1: he didn't hit anyone in the lane to the right. He over-corrected back to the left, which sent the explorer into a spin, eventually ending in its tipping over onto the driver's side and skidding to a stop, with the roof facing oncoming traffic. Miracle #2: that no one hit the roof of the car... that could have potentially been really bad.<br /><br />After relocating his shoes which had flown off, he climbed out of the passenger side window above him, thanks to some people who had stopped to help. The police and ambulance arrived quickly, but he had to stand out in the cold, pouring rain for a while getting everything figured out.<br /><br />I'm so thankful that he escaped with just a few scrapes and bruises... although the explorer was not so lucky. Just makes you thankful for the time you have here... he was lucky, but it could have easily been a much worse situation.