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White Knuckles
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White Knuckles |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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When the rain turns to snow and it is dark thirty in the morning and even doing twenty on a county road that’s slicker than snot on a door knob, white knuckles are bound to happen. When you get to the highway and you are trying to determine what speed to go in the snow, and the speedometer hits forty about the time you see a car in the ditch. It is easy to decide that is fast enough because your knuckles can’t get any whiter. Eventually I noticed in my rearview lots of impatient headlights wanting me to go faster. However they weren’t willing to pass my white knuckle mobile. Finally, some big bad semis braved the slushy mush of the passing lane and led them all to the promised land of open highway ahead of me. I was unfazed. The needle didn’t move one iota until I reached the exit ramp. The same over pass I totaled my car on a few winters ago. Knuckle status: White and tight. My adventure is drawing to a close, in town traffic is light with no red lights to impose. I find my parking place and pry my knuckles from the wheel. I heave a big sigh of relief as the adrenaline escapes my body and I realize I’m exhausted. Now all I can think about is wrapping those knuckles around a hot cup of coffee. LGR©1/22/20 |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
What a traumatic experience. I spent about 7 years living in the mountains here in california and I had more than enough of those white knuckle drives for a lifetime. Easy and "your" own pace...that's the only way to get through it. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Ah Lori I love it when you wax poetic, "snot on a doorknob" it certainly gets the point across. Made me smile, however, I truly understand those driving conditions living up here in eastern Canada. You described it well! Eric true love never looks after it's own interests |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Lori...I understand what you are going thru, but being from the South I don't have to deal with Ice & Snow on the roads very often. Be safe dear lady...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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