Okay now on to last night...
Had a FANTASTIC time with a rather large group of friends at Dave N' Busters last night. However, may not have been the most wisest decisions because of the horrific ice storm last night. But none the less had a great time with some pretty amazing people, as well made a new friend... Paul Nichols.
I unfortunately was terrified of the ice falling so I left at 10 PM... pretty much mid conversation or "hanging out" with my friends and new friend. I felt bad... but once I got on the road.... I was driving in a total NIGHTMARE!!
Those who know me, know that cars have a conspiracy against me. I'm, I guess you could say, famous for wrecking cars... in so many words. This was NOT my play tonight!!!
Like I said above I left D&B at 10 PM... I took Princeton Glendale (St Rt 747) to HWY 129. I had planned to by pass all the resounding chances at crashing into the Miami River on Liberty Fairfield, or putting my car in ditch on St Rt 73 (or anywhere else that it's extremely windy or hilly of a road). But, as I'm coming into Hamilton at the light with 129 and Hampshire Dr... it is TOTALLY lit up with red tail lights of stopped cars!!! I sat there for 15 minutes... didn't move an INCH... at a total stand still. So I turned onto Hampshire Dr then on to Princeton road. Worse decision ever!!! By now it's past 10:30 PM and I'm still in my car... sliding on ice!! I'm on Princeton just before Rose Hill Cemetery and I see on the opposite side of the road as me two cars inverted in the ditch (making a "V" shape with both cars). I'm thinking to myself... gosh that's gotta suck!! I start pleading with the Lord to get me home safe...
The car infront of me has been stopped now for a good 5 minutes. I'm hearing this squealing noise and seeing smoke coming from their tires (mind you I'm about 2 car lengths from this van infront of me). I want to keep a SAFE distance from all of the motor vehicles so that I'm not forced into an accident that will be out of my hands and control (yet again... my accident in August). Since I've been pretty much stopped... I too start attempting to go... and my tires just spin... as well as the van's.
By now it's creeping up on 11 PM. For a SOLID 10-15 minutes I'm scooting in my car as if it will help my car go any further on pavement that is covered in ice... yeah didn't help at all. It took me this amount of time to go maybe 20 yards? I finally come up on New Life Vineyard's parking lot, and think to myself, "Maybe if I get here I'll be safe?" then think, "Crap it's COLD out... and I don't want to sleep in my car?!"
So my pleading with God earlier to get me home safely soon turned into.... "God, please just get me to Walmart so I'll be warm, out of my car, and most of all SAFE?!"
At about 11:15ish I pull into Walmart's parking lot!!! PRASIE GOD I'M SAFE!!!! I walk into the store and has this tall man who had salt & pepper hair if it was ok for me to hang out for a few hours to "wait" out the storm. I was told it was okay. So I grabbed me some magazines and grabbed a seat at the "Jackson Hewlett" tax tables by the vision center. Then an employee of the store asked me if I wanted one of her cold coffee drinks. She explained to me that she purchased a 4 pack and wanted to give me one. She apologized that I wasn't able to get home. I told her that I would rather be safe, and know I was safe then try to drive home in that stuff (pointing outside). She told me that I could sit in their break room and watch TV, but I told her I would be fine sitting where I was and thanked her.
At about 12:30 AM I go out to the parking lot to see if things had calmed down or gotten worse.... It was like the entire parking lot was SOLID WHITE.... SERIOUSLY!!! Even with the lights in the lot on... could barely make out my yellow car.... and it's not because the glasses I'm wearing aren't the right script. It was ice that was falling... not even in rain drop form... ice... white ice!!! CRAZINESS!!!!
So I go back to my borrowed chair and read some more magazines.... US Weekly, People, Cosmopolitan, OK... and a few others. At about 2:30 I go to see if it's let up, as well as as a few customers who were walking in... yes customers coming to shop at 2 in the morning... how the roads were. They told me as long as I took things slow it was ok.
I made the decision that my bed sounded a lot better than this chair in a well lit store. I went and started my car to heat it up to help get the ice off of it. I soon remember that I only have one glove in my pocket... after two minutes of cleaning off the ice I make a decision to go get a pair of gloves. On my way back in to the store I ask a different gentlemen to watch my car to make sure someone didn't get into it or steal it. HA HA HA.... Frosty is going to take my car!! HA HA HA LOL
Okay get my gloves, clear my car... what next? How am I going to get home?
If I went Liberty Fairfield I would run the chance of loosing control of my car on the bridge and crashing into the Miami River... or going around some bends & hills in/on the road on St Rt 73 and put me in a ditch.
I went right on Princeton Rd., Left on By Pass 4, Left on Rt 4, Right on High St. Right on St Rt 127, then Right on Wayne Milford.... home....
I didn't go over 20 mph the entire way. Some spots only 15 mph... and was getting passed by cars left and right!!!
I got home at 4 AM this morning.... night of ice, being scared, and cold!!! But the night started out fun!!!
Here's some pictures....
The first one is from Walmart's store doors!!!
This one is from 127 after I had turned on it from High St!! Craziness!!!
This one is on my road!! The worst of it all!!!! Yes, that's how dark my road is....
At about 12:30 AM I go out to the parking lot to see if things had calmed down or gotten worse.... It was like the entire parking lot was SOLID WHITE.... SERIOUSLY!!! Even with the lights in the lot on... could barely make out my yellow car.... and it's not because the glasses I'm wearing aren't the right script. It was ice that was falling... not even in rain drop form... ice... white ice!!! CRAZINESS!!!!
So I go back to my borrowed chair and read some more magazines.... US Weekly, People, Cosmopolitan, OK... and a few others. At about 2:30 I go to see if it's let up, as well as as a few customers who were walking in... yes customers coming to shop at 2 in the morning... how the roads were. They told me as long as I took things slow it was ok.
I made the decision that my bed sounded a lot better than this chair in a well lit store. I went and started my car to heat it up to help get the ice off of it. I soon remember that I only have one glove in my pocket... after two minutes of cleaning off the ice I make a decision to go get a pair of gloves. On my way back in to the store I ask a different gentlemen to watch my car to make sure someone didn't get into it or steal it. HA HA HA.... Frosty is going to take my car!! HA HA HA LOL
Okay get my gloves, clear my car... what next? How am I going to get home?
If I went Liberty Fairfield I would run the chance of loosing control of my car on the bridge and crashing into the Miami River... or going around some bends & hills in/on the road on St Rt 73 and put me in a ditch.
I went right on Princeton Rd., Left on By Pass 4, Left on Rt 4, Right on High St. Right on St Rt 127, then Right on Wayne Milford.... home....
I didn't go over 20 mph the entire way. Some spots only 15 mph... and was getting passed by cars left and right!!!
I got home at 4 AM this morning.... night of ice, being scared, and cold!!! But the night started out fun!!!
Here's some pictures....
The first one is from Walmart's store doors!!!
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