DIKASUN
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- Murfreesboro, TN
PLEASE READ THIS
i just got home from a potenetially bad accident involving me, my jeep, and my stupidity. judge me if you must, but i'm just trying to get a message across.
ok, here's what happened. i work at night. i guess you could call it 3rd shift (from about 7pm to about 4am). it's an inventory company, so there are no set hours. when we are done with what we gotta do, we go home. today was pretty crappy. so, after work i got invited to a co-worker's apartment for a couple of beers. that is what i had. 3 beers. i was NOT drunk, but I did decide to drive home. stupid, but not at the time. i live about 2 or 3 miles from his apartment. it hardly ever snows in tennesee, except for tonight. i pull out on a road that was wet. i always spin my back tires at that intersection when it is wet. the same is true in this instance. the difference is, it snowed tonight. a lot of the snow collected right after the point where my tires usually regain traction.
so, i spin out, like normal. i regain traction, i think... until BAM. i'm out of contol in ice/snow. my jeep goes into a ditch. at this point i am fine. i am trying to stop so i can get back on the road. but, there is a drainage pipe ahead. i hit that pipe. this is what caused my jeep to flip. it goes over and lands on the driver's side. fuck. my arm is cut by glass, but the injuries are minimal to say the least. i walk up the road and flag down a car (my phone was lost in the confusion). the guy stops and calls the cops. thank you southern hospitality.
the police come. the cop doesn't even notice i have been drinking. honestly, at this point, i didn't even remember that i had been. he calls a tow truck. i call my dad. my father already assumes i have drank something. i didn't lie to him.
the tow truck comes and pulls the jeep over to it's wheels. my dad tells the driver to pull it back to my house (less than a half-mile away). the cop leaves. my driver's side windows are busted out of the front and back doors. everything is dented. the extent of the damage cannot be determined until i wake up when it is light outside.
THE POINT OF THIS STORY is....
everyone knows they shouldn't drive drunk. but, here is the fact, drinking impairs judgement and thought processes. it doesn't matter how much you drink, you are still impaired. i am not used to driving in snow. people can drive home fine after drinking lightly if they believe the circumstances are right, but anything could go wrong. snow happened to be the factor in this case.
i got out lucky. REALLY luck this time. i could have died. i just have minor cuts on my left elbow.
sorry to rant on, but just be careful. that is all i ask.
p.s. i will post up pics and info of the jeep as soon as i wake up.
i just got home from a potenetially bad accident involving me, my jeep, and my stupidity. judge me if you must, but i'm just trying to get a message across.
ok, here's what happened. i work at night. i guess you could call it 3rd shift (from about 7pm to about 4am). it's an inventory company, so there are no set hours. when we are done with what we gotta do, we go home. today was pretty crappy. so, after work i got invited to a co-worker's apartment for a couple of beers. that is what i had. 3 beers. i was NOT drunk, but I did decide to drive home. stupid, but not at the time. i live about 2 or 3 miles from his apartment. it hardly ever snows in tennesee, except for tonight. i pull out on a road that was wet. i always spin my back tires at that intersection when it is wet. the same is true in this instance. the difference is, it snowed tonight. a lot of the snow collected right after the point where my tires usually regain traction.
so, i spin out, like normal. i regain traction, i think... until BAM. i'm out of contol in ice/snow. my jeep goes into a ditch. at this point i am fine. i am trying to stop so i can get back on the road. but, there is a drainage pipe ahead. i hit that pipe. this is what caused my jeep to flip. it goes over and lands on the driver's side. fuck. my arm is cut by glass, but the injuries are minimal to say the least. i walk up the road and flag down a car (my phone was lost in the confusion). the guy stops and calls the cops. thank you southern hospitality.
the police come. the cop doesn't even notice i have been drinking. honestly, at this point, i didn't even remember that i had been. he calls a tow truck. i call my dad. my father already assumes i have drank something. i didn't lie to him.
the tow truck comes and pulls the jeep over to it's wheels. my dad tells the driver to pull it back to my house (less than a half-mile away). the cop leaves. my driver's side windows are busted out of the front and back doors. everything is dented. the extent of the damage cannot be determined until i wake up when it is light outside.
THE POINT OF THIS STORY is....
everyone knows they shouldn't drive drunk. but, here is the fact, drinking impairs judgement and thought processes. it doesn't matter how much you drink, you are still impaired. i am not used to driving in snow. people can drive home fine after drinking lightly if they believe the circumstances are right, but anything could go wrong. snow happened to be the factor in this case.
i got out lucky. REALLY luck this time. i could have died. i just have minor cuts on my left elbow.
sorry to rant on, but just be careful. that is all i ask.
p.s. i will post up pics and info of the jeep as soon as i wake up.
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