tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post5384568980467264375..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Wherein The Car Goes Into A DitchPearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-41701531599895627212010-11-29T05:32:09.761-08:002010-11-29T05:32:09.761-08:00Did I spell serial right? It's too damn early ...Did I spell serial right? It's too damn early for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-87548112823532772972010-11-29T05:31:41.614-08:002010-11-29T05:31:41.614-08:00Hadn't read this before so thoroughly enjoyed ...Hadn't read this before so thoroughly enjoyed it Pearl. And I'm so glad those farm boys were not seriel killers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-36605729344782560752010-11-29T01:45:44.834-08:002010-11-29T01:45:44.834-08:00As we've got proper Winter weather over here, ...As we've got proper Winter weather over here, you post certainly resonated.<br /><br />Excuse me, I've just got to risk getting to the kitchen to get another cup of tea and then go on to my couch. Damn, it's hard being snowed in.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-6218149673594068372010-11-28T22:24:26.191-08:002010-11-28T22:24:26.191-08:00I've lost count of how many ditches I've b...I've lost count of how many ditches I've been in!<br /><br />Once or twice I even took my car in with me, but mostly it was just the bottle I was hugging.<br /><br />Ah, those were the days!<br /><br />Being 'sensible' was something I'd heard of but never actually tried until I was well into my thirties. <br /><br />Let me tell you ... it doesn't always work!<br /><br />I'm a very sensible (don't laugh) 51 year old and no longer have a bottle as a best friend, but that hasn't stopped me hitting a ditch or two. I managed to find one just last Friday!<br /><br />Snow was falling and I turned a corner (very slowly) and slid in a very graceful manner into a drainage ditch at the side of the road. <br /><br />A local farmer pulled me out ... after he'd finished laughing.Symdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08953255546935904450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-47103469921541042272010-11-28T18:17:44.624-08:002010-11-28T18:17:44.624-08:00haven't seen a blizzard since i was 10 that wa...haven't seen a blizzard since i was 10 that was when my dad had the great idea to move to FL out of the snow. now i have hurricanes to worry aboutRebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213055916162799647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-31168015924686472872010-11-28T17:47:26.033-08:002010-11-28T17:47:26.033-08:00Many years ago, I owned a tiny red YUGO..you know,...Many years ago, I owned a tiny red YUGO..you know, the kind that got swept off the Mackinac Bridge to its demise..anyway...I did home health nursing then, and got stuck in a patient's driveway. Out comes his two strapping U.P. sons who literally lift my car out of the bank and onto the newly plowed driveway...without breaking a sweat. <br />It is a legend I still tell my grandkids. P.S. I sold my Yugo 2 weeks after the one went over the bridge....The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-50574736043034956382010-11-28T17:38:46.888-08:002010-11-28T17:38:46.888-08:00*exactly one of the gabazillion reasons I do NOT l...*exactly one of the gabazillion reasons I do NOT live in the Northlands anymore (even though when I did, it was, in fact, in Wisconsin...lunamotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514608202415217448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39076237892826091062010-11-28T16:54:52.445-08:002010-11-28T16:54:52.445-08:00I'm starting to think that Minnesota is the si...I'm starting to think that Minnesota is the sister state to the province of Manitoba!anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703233313854600531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-18840830911871435642010-11-28T16:43:06.200-08:002010-11-28T16:43:06.200-08:00Love those big boys with the arms and the feed cap...Love those big boys with the arms and the feed caps. The only reason I didn't need them was I was in a VeeDub Bug when I spun out. Landed in the median. When I could breathe again I put it in first gear and bombed my way back to the road. Another time it wasn't the feed cap boys, but a mom in a van full of kids that pushed me out of the drift. Love those memories. <br /><br />Did this latest blizzard keep you from your two hour trip?Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-84063590838315183792010-11-28T14:53:30.488-08:002010-11-28T14:53:30.488-08:00Ah, living in Northern Illinois, I know these bliz...Ah, living in Northern Illinois, I know these blizzards well and encounter them often. Once a friend and myself drove five hours in one to see a concert that was originally sold out but only 200 of us showed due to the blizzard. Great show. Another time while I was trading in an old bike for a new Harley, a blizzard had just finished and the roads were not perfect yet. On that trip I watched a SUV careen off the road in front of me while I held steady - looking cool and wondering what the hell was wrong with me.Jhon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952691262605706711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-39333784540157774912010-11-28T12:31:12.561-08:002010-11-28T12:31:12.561-08:00THe LTD was a fine and honorable automobile and gi...THe LTD was a fine and honorable automobile and given to me by my grandmother. :-) At the time, it was the best running car I'd ever had!<br /><br />And yes, Eva, I too have noticed that the older I get the less time I find myself driving in blizzards (or jumping off cliffs or rappeling down the sides of buildings or riding without a helmet...)Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-65005713628897031832010-11-28T11:59:32.993-08:002010-11-28T11:59:32.993-08:00I have driven in blizzards before. Now that I am ...I have driven in blizzards before. Now that I am older and wiser (and much more afraid!), I stay home. It's much less exciting, but safer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15906521573974375252010-11-28T11:00:27.921-08:002010-11-28T11:00:27.921-08:00why pee dee? because one is too many and seventee ...why pee dee? because one is too many and seventee and one is not going to be enough?<br /><br />are and or were there so many LTD's out there back in those days that you feel there in reality there is and or was a real and true excess?<br /><br />to the tune that sex as in to sex up any and all acquaintanships as well as sex down 9 blocks to the northwest?<br /><br />of here?<br /><br />and there?<br /><br />and eitherwhere?<br /><br />what is this if not some sort of trial by fire?<br /><br />I can and will drive like I love everyone but that does not mean I will suct dictwhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685473418191606910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-31692287593087553882010-11-28T10:39:42.466-08:002010-11-28T10:39:42.466-08:00I can barely drive in dry, sunny weather. We panic...I can barely drive in dry, sunny weather. We panic here when there are flurries, and ice makes us insane. On the upside, the kids love wandering the icy streets with my camera. NO DRIVING ON IT THOUGH.<br /><br />I try not to drive when it drops below 32 degrees.Fleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412755038083750088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-2433584826657528572010-11-28T09:54:13.528-08:002010-11-28T09:54:13.528-08:00Great, now I gotta put Wisconsin on my vacay sched...Great, now I gotta put Wisconsin on my vacay schedule for some road-slidin' fun and aftercare.Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-76034002678601346362010-11-28T08:06:26.238-08:002010-11-28T08:06:26.238-08:00Oh yes. I live with blizzards every year. Those Wi...Oh yes. I live with blizzards every year. Those Wisconsin boys are a wonderful breed, aren't they?! So kind and big and strong! You, on the other hand, were slightly mentally retarded that day. Why on earth would you drive an LTD? Something with better ground clearance, 4 wheel drive and grippier tires would be more appropriate, don't you think, for those times when you want to traipse about in the snow to go for a beer???Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-68338112601529884912010-11-28T07:31:29.451-08:002010-11-28T07:31:29.451-08:00i know this is a repost and all but i gotta say pe...i know this is a repost and all but i gotta say people that have never drove in a blizzard are definitely missing out...<br /><a href="http://unfilteredstupidityabounds.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">stupid stuff i see and hear</a> <br />and<br /><a href="http://bruceejohnsonjadip.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">bruce johnson jadip</a>that guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171219082208472827noreply@blogger.com