Ouch I say! If I have the story right, Dad was driving to Salt Lake to see mom. And the weather was bad.
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--I need to clarify something--
OK. I just called mom and she says he wasn't coming to see her. He was travelling to Cody from Yellowstone and the road curved and his car didn't follow that curve. It went off the side of the road.
No, they weren't married yet. Not even engaged. But these are the only photos from 1960 I can find (other than the marriage photos). And I'm going to try to go through each year of Mom and Dad's history together and post some snap shots and stories to chronicle the 50 years of fantastic-ness they and we have had. So while they were not yet married, I still think it counts.
For the sake of sharing memories, do any of you want to share some harrowing car experiences?
I'll share for Boyd. One night, on his way home from our house he fell asleep. (Yeah, I think it was between 2 and 3 in the morning. Yes, I know it is terrible to stay up this late. With my boyfriend/fiance or not. You don't need to tell me again.) This was going south on 9th east which turns into 7th east in Sandy. He veered to the left (east) crossing two lanes of opposing traffic, narrowly missed a large brick business sign and went through/underneath a chain link fence before stopping. He was maybe 2 minutes from his home. When he came to pick me up for church the next morning I wouldn't believe he had been in an accident until I saw his car. What lessons do we learn from this experience? #1--Don't stay out so late! I admit Boyd and I were terrible at this. #2--Guardian angels do watch over us. Don't make them work so hard by staying up so late.
I'll share for me! When I was expecting Marcus I was getting off I-15 on the Bangerter exit. Traffic was backed up and I had to stop a little quickly. I prayed the people behind me would be able to stop in time. One car went by me down the shoulder. Another car went by me on the shoulder. The third car hit mine, flipped over, landed on it's top, hitting another car on it's way. I was fine. The guy in the upside down car was fine. My girls, who were strapped in their car seats in the back were fine. Amelia's comment was, "What was that big bump mom?" What lessons do we learn from this experience? #1--Leave LOTS of space between you and the car in front of you. #2--Guardian angels watch over us.
Mom might remember more details than I do, but I was driving from Salt Lake to Provo to go to work and school. There was a big snow storm going on. At the point of the mountain I started to see the cars completely stopped. I pushed on the brakes, started to slide sideways, ended up about 2 inches from the car in front of me (or would that be to the side of me, because it was essentially at my left elbow). The cars behind me didn't hit me either. Everything turned out fine, even though I was scared to death. What do we learn from this? #1--Go to college and stay there--none of this commuting garbage--why do you think you need a money pit (car) anyway? #2--Guardian angels watch over us.
ReplyDeleteOooh. I hadn't heard this one. Scary! And I totally agree with you on both lessons learned! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and Dave reminded me of when I was run over by a semi. I was driving home from work in Scottsdale, zipping along in my tiny little car (with no air-conditioning--in Phoenix!), about to turn right. As I come close to the turn, I suddenly see the right turn signal go on from the semi on my left (to turn right, it had to make a wide turn so it was in the next lane over). I remember thinking "Does this guy think he's turning right?" Well, when a semi does something, it doesn't matter what the driver of a teeny tiny little car thinks. So he turned, and took me with him. I thought, "I'm going to die" as the frame of my car crushed in near my head. If I hadn't been wearing my seat belt, I would have been trying to climb out of the car on the passenger side. Thank goodness, only the car was totalled. I just had lots of stiffness and soreness. I also had very generous employers who helped us get a really good deal on a replacement car (I wouldn't be surprised if the dealer sold the car at cost or worse just because we were sent by Dave and Jackie Gilbertson). Lessons learned: #1--Semi's make WIDE turns--watch out. #2--Rich people often use their influence for good. Let all mankind earn as much as they can and spend it any way they want. #3--If you await too long to replace a piece of junk car, God will make sure you get in an accident so you'll finally get a descent car.
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