Do you think that a piece of land can have it out for a person? Maybe even hold a grudge? There is a piece of land near the Idaho/Utah border that has it out for me. I have had A LOT of car mishaps along that stretch over the years, but here are the top three:
1. A few years ago my alternator went out on that strip of land and I spent the next few hours trying to get home. I would drive for 20 mintues, stop, turn off the lights, and let the battery charge for 20 minutes without ever turning off the car. If I waited too long between rests, my car would protest by turning the headlights off.
2. I had just had knee surgery and was wearing a leg brace that ran from my thigh to my ankle. My car vapor-locked along the cursed stretch and stranded me at a gas station for an hour and a half while I waited for the tow truck. When he finally came, he brought one of those GIANT trucks, and I had to literally use the seat belt to scale my way into the cab, dragging my useless leg behind me.
3. And then Wednesday night, I was driving home in the rain, and I had my first tire blow-out on the highway...on THAT stretch of road! It looked as if something had tried to take a large bite out of my tire.
I wonder if one of these days that road will just open up and swallow me whole.
5 comments:
Awesome! You have a nemesis! I always wanted one of those. In third grade I had one... I got in trouble for leaving nail marks in her arm once when she pulled out some of my hair. But it was nothing as cool as a road trying to devour my car.
I had a nemesis once, but then he ended up being a nice guy and ruining the whole thing.
I wondered if the road hates you or your car, but then I realized that you probably didn't have Chtruck a few years ago. So, I guess it's personal.
THAT IS NOT THE TRUCK'S NAME, BRYANT!
:) heh heh heh. That's totally the reaction we were going for.
Question does it happen when other people drive or just you? Because if it's just you, then I would suggest that you never drive that part again, always have somebody else drive. Like I do. :)
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