WildRoseBeef
Range nerd & bovine enthusiast
BIG time!
A couple days ago, one because I was too tired and traumatized, and two because last night we had quite the electrical storm (got about 10.5 mm last night), I did something that I'm still feeling pretty darn guilty about. Even though everyone says "it's nothing, don't worry about it."
I buggered up the truck pretty good.
It was an accident really, and didn't how it happened, but somehow I had gotten distracted and went over the center line. Mom let me know but then stupid me over corrected and things went from there. The truck started fish-tailing, I panicked and didn't let my foot off the gas (which I should've), and into the ditch we went, and straight into the trees. We weren't going that fast, but still it was enough speed to ruin the front bumper and tear the little cow-catcher off on the front. AND put a nice big tree branch underneath.
So the truck's a write-off. Unfortunately, because I really liked it and was hoping I'd be able to use it when I got my driver's liscence. But as always, plans change with the unexpected.
And not to mention how sick I felt about it. Soon after we hit the trees and mom told me to take my foot off the gas and turn off the truck, did I start screaming and apologizing profusely to her. I wouldn't stop crying for a good 5 or 10 minutes, I felt so bad.
But fortunately, no one was hurt (except the truck), just a minor scrape from clambering thru the bush and trees to the ditch.
So now, we are borrowing my grandpa's van for the time being until mom settles on a new vehicle. The old car that we once drove is out of commission as well because the transmission is shot. And othe old Ford is too old and worn out to be on public roads, and our GMC truck has been apart for I dunno how long. So yeah, you could imagine our circumstances right now.
We HAVE been wanting to get a new vehicle, but not as sudden nor in this situation. (I've been vouching for GMC or Chevy, since I'm more partial to them than Ford or Dodge, even more so than Toyota or Nissan or those other "foreign-made" vehicles.)
I'm okay now, just wanted to share my little story with you.
A couple days ago, one because I was too tired and traumatized, and two because last night we had quite the electrical storm (got about 10.5 mm last night), I did something that I'm still feeling pretty darn guilty about. Even though everyone says "it's nothing, don't worry about it."
I buggered up the truck pretty good.
It was an accident really, and didn't how it happened, but somehow I had gotten distracted and went over the center line. Mom let me know but then stupid me over corrected and things went from there. The truck started fish-tailing, I panicked and didn't let my foot off the gas (which I should've), and into the ditch we went, and straight into the trees. We weren't going that fast, but still it was enough speed to ruin the front bumper and tear the little cow-catcher off on the front. AND put a nice big tree branch underneath.
So the truck's a write-off. Unfortunately, because I really liked it and was hoping I'd be able to use it when I got my driver's liscence. But as always, plans change with the unexpected.
And not to mention how sick I felt about it. Soon after we hit the trees and mom told me to take my foot off the gas and turn off the truck, did I start screaming and apologizing profusely to her. I wouldn't stop crying for a good 5 or 10 minutes, I felt so bad.
But fortunately, no one was hurt (except the truck), just a minor scrape from clambering thru the bush and trees to the ditch.
So now, we are borrowing my grandpa's van for the time being until mom settles on a new vehicle. The old car that we once drove is out of commission as well because the transmission is shot. And othe old Ford is too old and worn out to be on public roads, and our GMC truck has been apart for I dunno how long. So yeah, you could imagine our circumstances right now.
We HAVE been wanting to get a new vehicle, but not as sudden nor in this situation. (I've been vouching for GMC or Chevy, since I'm more partial to them than Ford or Dodge, even more so than Toyota or Nissan or those other "foreign-made" vehicles.)
I'm okay now, just wanted to share my little story with you.
