VERY ANGRY

[LeapinLizards]

I'm going to start out by saying sorry for this rant...but I am MAJORLY P.O. :shout:

Danny and I went over to my fathers house to watch the new Batman movie (even though we saw it in theaters) on his new flat screen and surround sound that he is oh-so-proud of

At this point let me mention that Danny and I live 10 miles outside the city, on the other side of the river. In the winter, almost every night, it is instantly foggy as soon as you cross the river.

I was driving along, going 65 in my little Honda Prelude, a low car to begin with, but is lowered a bit more:

...and through the fog at the LAST second (it's so thick you can't see 10 feet in front of you) I see a row of BEER CANS lined up in my lane of the highway - about 5 or 6 of them. Well at that speed, you can't swerve away, it's too foggy and I didn't know if there was oncoming traffic. So I plow through them, my cars bottom tags them all (man I wish I was in the truck) and it is a shower of BEER ALL OVER MY WHOLE FREAKIN CAR.

Now, if you know me at all, my car is my BABY. It's 15 years old, has over 200k on it, but I love it to death. I got home and was so mad I was about in tears. Then, realize it's so cold all the hoses are frozen, so I have to drag buckets of hot water out of the house...and my car STILL smells drunk

WHO DOES THAT? HOW IS THAT EVEN FUNNY??? :main_angry::bomb:

 

[SLY]

And a waste of beer.

 

[THE WHISPERER]

Sorry about your baby. My suggestion, next time your visability is only ten feet you might want to go a little under 65 mph. I am very greatful for you that you hit beer cans and not a traffic jam, or animal.

 

[LeapinLizards]

Lol how did I know someone was going to say that?! I could CARE LESS about the beer...my car now has a dented bumper and scratched off paint.

 

[LeapinLizards]

Sorry about your baby. My suggestion, next time your visability is only ten feet you might want to go a little under 65 mph. I am very greatful for you that you hit beer cans and not a traffic jam, or animal.

Oh, it's the same road we drive 15 times a day, we know it like the back of our hands...and I probably over-exaggerated the speed a little :main_rolleyes:. Probably more like 55. And what I mean by fog, is you can't see the lower road, the fog thins at about eye level, meaning you CAN see in front of you, just not what's ON the road...if that makes sense

 

[THE WHISPERER]

:main_thumbsup:

 

[LeapinLizards]

Thanks for the concern though Rick. There are a LOT of accidents out by us when it gets foggy. Last year a woman died trying to pass a car on a curve in the fog...got into a head on with a semi right in front of our house :main_no:

 

[THE WHISPERER]

Awe man that's a bummer. I hate how many people lose their lives in vehicals. I get mad when my truck gets dinged up, but I try to remined my self that I got out of it and was able to walk away. So sorry about your car but glad no one's hurt.

 

[SLY]

Lol how did I know someone was going to say that?! I could CARE LESS about the beer...my car now has a dented bumper and scratched off paint.

Haha. Sorry, it does suck, what road were you on? I know the fog on 20 has messed with me on several occasions.

But hey, beer was lost, and who wastes a perfectly good beer? Well...actually, it was canned, so couldn't have been that good.

 

[Mel&Keith]

What is wrong with people?!! I've never heard of anyone putting beer cans in the road before. I'd be beyond upset too. At least you didn't get pulled over on the way home..."I swear officer, it's the outside of my car that smells like beer".

 

[gaparicio]

I feel your pain! I baby my car as well and it's not new either. It's a 13 year old Buick Roadmaster with 160K on the odometer. I also get PO'd when people mess with her. Some jerk once put bananas in my tailpipes. Why do people do things like this? How is it even funny? All you can do is not dwell on it too much.

 

[PacHerp]

At least you didn't get pulled over on the way home..."I swear officer, it's the outside of my car that smells like beer".

I must laugh at this... thanks Mel for making Heathers crappy situation a little bit more livable with your great humor...

I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to you Heather, I still can't believe that someone would do something like that! I'm just happy you are safe and that there isn't too much damage to the car.

 

[nevinm]

talk about alchohal abuse!!!

 

[LeapinLizards]

Haha. Sorry, it does suck, what road were you on? I know the fog on 20 has messed with me on several occasions.

But hey, beer was lost, and who wastes a perfectly good beer? Well...actually, it was canned, so couldn't have been that good.

I was on Highway 226, right off Highway 20 (heads to Scio and Stayton if you know where those are). It gets REALLY foggy out here...to the point of people not going anywhere it's so bad.

It was canned Budweiser, in the 16 oz cans. I know this because my car wouldn't have hit the 12 oz-ers :main_angry:

 

[LeapinLizards]

What is wrong with people?!! I've never heard of anyone putting beer cans in the road before. I'd be beyond upset too. At least you didn't get pulled over on the way home..."I swear officer, it's the outside of my car that smells like beer".

LMAO Mel, I love you for saying that! I thought about that the rest of the drive home...good thing we are close friends with the two cops that patrol out by us! I would NEVER have gotten anyone else to believe that it was my CAR that was drunk, and not I!!!! :main_laugh:

 

[LeapinLizards]

I must laugh at this... thanks Mel for making Heathers crappy situation a little bit more livable with your great humor...

I'm so sorry to hear that this happened to you Heather, I still can't believe that someone would do something like that! I'm just happy you are safe and that there isn't too much damage to the car.

I cracked up too. The car's front bumper has a few dents to it (lower obviously) and some black paint scratched off. I plan on getting it repainted in the next few years, so I'm not going to start bawling over it...but man did it piss me off! All could have been avoided if someone had realized they are not 5 years old and do not need to play a stupid prank like that!

I mean, what would have happened if I has swerved to avoid it, and plowed into an on-coming truck?

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

Best Post

This is one of the best off topic Rants that I have ever seen since joining the GeckoForums.

I have to say that Sly is right in that it was a waist of perfectly good beer but, what do you expect of someone who is Irish.

I am 50% German and there is no Beer that rates like good ole German Beer but, that is besides the point.

Leapin you live in Oregon. I guess that there are some people who have a lot of time on their hands.

If you ain't fishing, hunting or logging then, you are not doing anything.

However, it is a terrible waste of Beer.

 

[Snowy & Petra de Gecko]

Hey

Hey, I am a Bender so go fishing at Bender's Landing.:main_yes:

That is my GrandPa and he knew how to fish!!!:main_thumbsup:

 

[earls413]

I know how you feel Heather, me and a lot of other people got hit with Pepsi cans one day while driving on the interstate. A truck ahead of us had two pepsi machines strapped on his flat bed and was going about 80 when something came unhooked and the machines started unloading its contents. Imagine full pespi cans flying at your wind shield at 80 mph, the seen was horrific people were swerving all over the road trying to miss them, some of them were busting on the road in front of people and throwing pepsi all over their cars blinding them temporarily. The driver of the truck was completely unaware of this and it took forever and a lot of horns to get his attention and he didn't stop. If I hadn't been there and was watching from afar this would have been hilarious. Luckily I didn't have car damage, but many did. I just had a sticky car.

 

[LeapinLizards]

Oh WOW Amy!!! I would have been absolutely LIVID. Can you imagine that coming through your windshield and hitting you? I'm so glad no one was seriously hurt. I had a similar situation happen with oranges lol. Car smelled nice, but the driver or the orange truck paid for a new hood on my car!!