I did once back into the corner of our garage trying to get out of the driveway, at my parents. The garage faced the back of the house and we didn't use it but parked two cars side by side. I was trying to back around the other car and not hit it, and instead hit the house. Oops.
Jayne: There's times I think you don't take me seriously. I think that ought to change. Mal: Do you think it's likely to?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
meara - Dec 27, 2017 5:18:03 am PST #20313 of 30002
Dana - Dec 27, 2017 7:18:12 am PST #20314 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Morning update from the house of chaos: cousin's daughter had to be taken to the ER in the middle of the night for altitude sickness.
Fred Pete - Dec 27, 2017 7:22:10 am PST #20315 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
In a very Buffista turn of events, my worst teenage car accident happened in the parking lot of the local public library. The library was built on a low hill, and the parking lot was under the library -- a bunch of pillars supported the library. One day, I was backing out of a parking spot and scraped the side of the car against one of the pillars. Luckily, no worse damage than loss of paint and a dent. Still, my parents were Not Pleased.
Laura - Dec 27, 2017 7:32:20 am PST #20316 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Grateful I didn't get my license until I was 21! Not that I didn't have my mishaps after that age.
Gudanov - Dec 27, 2017 7:39:24 am PST #20317 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Sorry to hear about Mac's crash. That sucks.
I remember my first accident. It was a super icy day and I stopped at the top of a hill when I noticed a Lincoln Town Car was sideways at the bottom of the hill, blocking the entire street. I actually got out of the car to go help move it and when I shut the door, my car starting moving downhill. I jumped back in and tried to stop it, but couldn't do anything on that ice. I ended up aiming for the Town Car's tire and hit it, causing no visible damage to the Town Car, but knocking some paint off of mine (oddly not at the point of impact, apparently the cold paint just fell off). It was a weird way to have a first accident.
DavidS - Dec 27, 2017 8:16:19 am PST #20318 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It was a weird way to have a first accident.
Very weird! Though it reminds me of the time Cindy ran over herself.
Dana - Dec 27, 2017 9:24:11 am PST #20319 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ha ha! Might not be altitude sickness! Might be the flu! Which would mean we're all exposed! And the flu shot is not especially effective this year! And MIL has a chronic lung condition!
Laura - Dec 27, 2017 9:26:55 am PST #20320 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Dang, well it could have been that contagious pregnancy stuff, to MIL's delight.
-t - Dec 27, 2017 9:28:42 am PST #20321 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Your holiday is getting epic, Dana. Wow.
Atropa - Dec 27, 2017 9:45:03 am PST #20322 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Ooof. I hope your holiday (well, "holiday") becomes less stressful really damn soon, Dana.
One of the reasons I don't drive is because when I was learning, when I was backing the car out of the driveway, I backed into a tree. Not very hard, but it freaked me out.
(The main reason I don't drive is that I've been sleep-deprived my entire life because of body clock issues, and I figured driving while the edges of my vision waver and sparkle is probably a bad idea.)