The Big One is Coming!

[diluzio91]

Completely snow free at this point.... WOO La Crosse!!!! Side note, all this weather is really making me miss my Audi.... the Prius (borrowed) that I've been driving scares the piss out of me... Going from an AWD V6 with a manual transmission to an automatic with no power is very unnerving... not to mention that that audi successfully pulled itself out of 2 ditches. Note, only one of those was my fault (just got my first car and hadn't driven in winter much), the other was the safe alternative. Story if anyone wants it. lol.

[crenn]

If you mention that you have a story, you generally have to tell it

[x88x]

If you mention that you have a story, you generally have to tell it

Agreed.

[diluzio91]

First time in the ditch. I was up hunting with my grandpa, around eagle river, and all the guys decided to go to geroge youngs (kind of a YMCA combined with a bar and a restaurant ) The pickup was full, so i decided to take my car so i didn't have to cram into the back seat of the truck. The roads by the cabin were gravel, and covered in ice, so i was going somewhat slowly, following, until i hit a curve, now the curve was banked, however the genius that banked the curve went the entirely wrong direction, so it was a 90* turn, coated in ice, and sloping towards the ditch. The pickup with snow chains had no issue, my audi disagreed with the bank however and slid into the ditch. The guys in the truck see this happen and suddenly everyone stops, guys pile out of the truck, grab tow chains, ect. they hear my engine rev, and the audi pops out of the ditch and keeps driving. The guys look completely flabberghasted and are still laughing about it when we get there. Turns out that at that same corner some guy got his SUV stuck and couldn't get it out for about an hour. GO German Engineering!

Second time in the ditch i was on a rural highway, again in adverse weather (i lived in the middle of nowhere) the person in front of me spins out(popped a bald tire) and i swerve into the ditch to avoid him, get out, check on him and help him change the flat, then get in my car and pull out of the ditch again... God i loved that little car. lol

like this guy, except with a manual, and in awesome audi burgandy....

This color

[x88x]

What happened to it that you're not driving it anymore?

[diluzio91]

My parents sold it and kept the $$... Not a story I'm fond of...

[x88x]

I take it you didn't buy it? ..or is that related the story you're not proud of.. <_< >_>

[diluzio91]

it was a gift for my 17th Bday, i paid for everything on that vehicle. except the startup, i changed the entire exhaust system out on it to, and when i got into an accident i paid out $1200 to fix it up. It was upsetting that it was sold after i had spent so much time and money on it.

[crenn]

Were your parents having financial troubles at the time?

[TheGreatSatan]

I shoveled quite a bit today. My shovel needs to be replaced after all this too, it has taken a beating! I've been at several stores and Salt is still impossible to find as well.

Side note:

I am soooooo sick of going to stores that don't have salt, shovels or even sleds for my kids and it's still freaking snowing outside!! What do they have plenty of??

Bathing suits and shorts!!