Resurrecting the past - my worst day ever. (900 hits)
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Submitted by Deidra™ (View user info) at 2005-08-10 15:03:44 EDT
Feeling nostaligic this afternoon I went through an old journal and found this little story of a miserable day in my life.
I know how much Uberites enjoy hearing about other peoples suffering, so here you go.
[Feb. 4th, 2005]
I just got back from Kananaskis for a Fam. (Promotional event to make people go back and convince thier companies to book conferances at that hotel.) I went.. it was incredible.. best food ever, heavenly room. Much pampering.. WONDERFULL!
But that isn't very interesting is it?
So instead I'd like to tell you about my drive home today.
It snowed last night, there were storm warnings and all sorts of things on the news this morning, and we were all advised that the highways are horrible. So around 10:00 this morning a few of decided that if we didn't want to get stuck there we'd better leave now. Fine. Roads are horrible, so we form a caravan to drive back to Calgary together so we have help if one of us has a problem. fine.
So last night when I arrived I wasn't told to park underground like everyone else was, so I go out to the parking lot and brush 8-10 INCHES of snow off my car. I drove up to the front to meet the other 3 member of the caravan and their nice dry warm cars. I was the last of course because of all the snow brushing.
So our caravan heads out, me in the back onto highway 40. Driving through the 8-10 inches of snow on the highway we did not do 90km/hour as posted.. it was closer to 30 or 40. Fine, we do that for about 30km. It's good, no one fell in the ditch, great.
We turn onto the #1 highway which has been plowed.. even better.. now we're doing 80. With all the plowing and driving the road is pretty messy but not too slick. After about 5 minutes on that highway I run out of windshield washer fluid. Not so fine. The slush is spraying onto my windshield and freezing there. So feeling the safety of my caravan, I turn on my hazards, beep my horn to alert the lady in front of me in the caravan and pull over to scrape the windshield and hope someone has some extra wiper fluid.
The caravan kept going.
They did not stop, slow down or help in way whatsoever. They left.
So off I go on the worst adventure of my life. I'd drive a few km, then turn on my hazards, pull over and scrape.. then repeat. Over and over and over again.
I cannot tell you how many times I pulled over and scraped because I couldn't see at ALL. But what I can tell you is during these numerous stops not only did no one stop to help the lone woman in the breakdown lane with her hazards on scraping the window, but 3 people actually gave me the finger as the passed, the snow plow drove by me and sprayed me with snow and an RCMP drove by me and completely ignored me.
Eventually I made it to a rest stop where I had a miniature nervous breakdown, left a voice mail for my husband and then saw a Perto Canada station which I managed to pull into by driving looking out the side window because I couldn't see through the windshield. (Naturally the gas station had to be on the opposite side of a divided highway which required some tricky navigation of on & off ramps considering I couldn't see where the hell I was driving.)
There I bought windshield washer fluid, had another minor breakdown, nearly bursting into tears telling the cashier my story and continued on my way.
The drive is 130km. I left at around 10:45am.. I got home at 1:30pm.
My relaxed and pampered feeling was completely demolished and pretty much destroyed my day and any remaining faith I might have had in society.
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Submitted by sideshow (user info) at 2005-09-01 15:40:22 EDT (#)
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The worst is when there is a fog that sticks to the outside of the window, so you hafta stop and scrap it off every few minutes. Or drive at like 40. Cause any faster, and it is so cold that the wind takes away any heat that was gonna keep the window clear. It is best to be stoned for this, then you don't care that it takes you 3 hours to do a 1.5 hr drive.
Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-12 12:01:40 EDT (#)
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Submitted by mockidol (user info) at 2005-08-12 10:47:28 (#)
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it didn't snow last night.
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Wow.. someone knows how to read dates! It isn't February either.
Submitted by mockidol (user info) at 2005-08-12 10:47:28 EDT (#)
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it didn't snow last night.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2005-08-11 11:06:01 EDT (#)
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I miss snow...
Submitted by Insanethemind (user info) at 2005-08-11 00:16:24 EDT (#)
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nice.
Submitted by Davros (user info) at 2005-08-10 23:07:13 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Acarnis (user info) at 2005-08-10 17:28:16 EDT (#)
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That was the worst adventure of your life?
That makes me snicker as much as the 3 birds you got....That was pretty funny, too.
Submitted by ih8u2man (user info) at 2005-08-10 17:22:00 EDT (#)
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For being a fellow Canuck.
Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-10 17:08:49 EDT (#)
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I think you went to the same school my Grandmother did.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2005-08-10 16:24:43 EDT (#)
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When I was a kid, we had to walk to school in that snow. It was uphill both ways.
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-08-10 16:17:36 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-10 16:14:13 (#)
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Yeah.. the title isn't terribly accurate, but I came up with it on the fly. Besides, any truely horrible days i've had - just were not funny.
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When your life is funny everyday, it's tough to choose the highlights
You've got your fan club Deidra
Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-10 16:14:13 EDT (#)
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Yeah.. the title isn't terribly accurate, but I came up with it on the fly. Besides, any truely horrible days i've had - just were not funny.
Submitted by Unabonger (user info) at 2005-08-10 16:05:14 EDT (#)
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"...and an RCMP drove by me and completely ignored me."
Radio Controlled Military Police?
Submitted by Sassmasterr (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:55:56 EDT (#)
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kilometers?
what is this? crazyland?
Submitted by nrduncan (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:55:11 EDT (#)
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Oh you poor baby.
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:44:50 EDT (#)
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It reminds me of my childhood...
throwing snow balls that weren't quite hard enough so we froze them at cars passing by
I miss last year
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:43:53 EDT (#)
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Wah, I had a great time and then had a hard time getting home, wah.
Adam said it right...if that's the worst day of your life then you need to get on your knees and give the Almighty a little head sauce, because you're not doing so bad on the 'win/loss' column of life.
I can't wait for tomorrow's post: "My Worst Dining Experience Ever - The Day I Received Water Without Lemon in it, Despite Asking Repeatedly for Lemon."
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:41:56 EDT (#)
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I don't know how you Canadians deal with all that snow crap. We get a half an inch here (Georgia)and it's like Armageddon. People completely lose their shit.
Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:37:55 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Vulva (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:36:01 (#)
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Can I come to Calgary ubercon eh? I really need a vacation and I still ahve all of my days left.
WooT Canada!
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Only if you promise to drink like a Canadian.
Submitted by Vulva (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:36:01 EDT (#)
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Can I come to Calgary ubercon eh? I really need a vacation and I still ahve all of my days left.
WooT Canada!
Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:33:14 EDT (#)
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If that's your worst day ever consider yourself pretty fucking lucky
Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:25:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:18:10 (#)
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Sooooo
Every car has heat. Were you driving a car from the 1940's? In the winter? In Canada?
I find it hard to believe you didn't have heat (unless your heater core went). I also find it hard to believe you would drive a car without heat in the winter. That's either real hardcore or hardcore stupid.
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Not every car has working heat. During the last winter of that car's life it had what i liked to call "random heat" sometimes it worked.. sometimes it didn't. I took it to the mechanic and he quoted me more to fix it then the car was worth. So I sold it.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:24:11 EDT (#)
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Seeing as how I am in San Diego, your post makes absolutely no sense to me.
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:18:12 EDT (#)
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That would have been a nice feature in that car. Any sort of heat would have been quite nice actually. Thanfully I sold that peice of crap. I also keep cases of windshield washer fluid in my trunk now.
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You keep it in the trunk...so that when your car freezes up, you can't get to it
silly Canadian
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:18:10 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:08:41 (#)
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Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:05:44 (#)
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Two words: Window Defrost
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That would have been a nice feature in that car. Any sort of heat would have been quite nice actually. Thanfully I sold that peice of crap. I also keep cases of windshield washer fluid in my trunk now.
Sooooo
Every car has heat. Were you driving a car from the 1940's? In the winter? In Canada?
I find it hard to believe you didn't have heat (unless your heater core went). I also find it hard to believe you would drive a car without heat in the winter. That's either real hardcore or hardcore stupid.
Submitted by Deidra (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:08:41 EDT (#)
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Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:05:44 (#)
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Two words: Window Defrost
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That would have been a nice feature in that car. Any sort of heat would have been quite nice actually. Thanfully I sold that peice of crap. I also keep cases of windshield washer fluid in my trunk now.
Submitted by earth_collapse (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:08:13 EDT (#)
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I've had a similar experience.
Submitted by Xcuses (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:07:18 EDT (#)
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hahahaha
I would of helped...
for a small price
*smirks*
Submitted by Sphagnum (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:06:34 EDT (#)
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Damn.
You should move to Sydney, no Snow here.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2005-08-10 15:05:44 EDT (#)
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Two words: Window Defrost