A couple of years ago a semi took a left turn too fast and too tight that it clipped my car a good one as I was stopped at the stop sign of the street he was turning onto. The right to left motion was hard enough that it popped the passenger side hub cap off and my car had to be towed. Even though the impact was at about the half way point of the trailer, all I could envision was the rear wheels coming up the hood of the car. It all happened so fast.
Coming home from going out to breakfast Saturday we were headed west on Howard and a truck heading south on Westnedge was signaling to turn east onto Howard. Without batting an eye or an “eek” from my lips, I had checked the rearview mirror, had theRav4 in reverse, and backing up before he was halfway into his turn. Jack finally said, “I think you’re far enough back”. The vision of those rear wheels coming towards me had come back and this time I was making sure the wheels would not get near me. So maybe giving him four car lengths was a bit much…
No playing in the dirt and working in the flower beds this weekend. If this was the middle of winter, it would be a blizzard. As it is, we have 42 degrees, very windy, and a constant rain. We ventured out with the intent to buy a pair of shoes and do our weekly grocery shopping. We got the shoes and came home. It’s just too nasty out there.
Jack is still hacking away. He didn't get to see the doc last week, just had the lab work done. Appointment now set for Tuesday.
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