Bad, bad, bad slippy, slidey car ride

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Now, Ivy don’t drive fast. She don’t drive well. But she gets us there.

Half-way down the highway to dialysis I was wondering why I didn’t take the offer to come and stay overnight and then be there. No weather surprises.

But, Alas, here I was on the icy rode in the outback of Arkansas with an iffy driver and feeling dizzy.

I’m looked out the window and saw a dog walking-with-a-purpose, on the shoulder. I’m thinking he’s got a plan, then he fell in a ditch.
Ivy said: “No, we’re not stopping to see about the dog, we’re late already!”
What? I never said a word. Jeez.

Ivy has to go to her own house while I’m being vampired. It always surprises me when she has plans. I don’t begrudge her them, I just never think about it. Someone asked me does she ever get a day off. I think she likes hanging with us. Except for the cats. (BTW, she’s calmed down about them)

She can go anywhere and when she pleases. I ain’t got a problem with it.
We eat good. We’re warm and dry.
Son-of-a-wrek is entertaining. Grandwrex are fun, usually.
Bigfoot is exciting to contemplate, as are aliens and ghosts.
Why would anyone leave this circus. Parades of ‘fun’ everyday. Yeah, baby. It’s great.

Then we face facts. Icy roads once a year ain’t too bad. No internet because of weather sends folks around the house in a panic. DirecTV fails and kids scream, adults gnash teeth til you find a decent DVR recording.
Thank god I like to record stuff.

And, god. Don’t run out of snacks. Ever.

The indoor/outdoor cats required extra heat in the garage last night. I placed electric pet warmer in the bucket bedroom. They did fine.
The Siamese didn’t like this. They think the pad is theirs. I told Bear I’m the one who paid for it. He has plenty places to warm. He basically cooks himself in front of the woodstove. Even Meeko stands away from that blower thingy.
The Chihuahua-shits like heat as well. This thoroughly grosses the Siamese out. So Bear howls in disgust. Causing all manner of people to complain to me about it. I can’t stop that. Write your congressman.

We did fine on the ride over. I’m sure we’ll get home safely…

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Be careful Beck. I know those Arkansas icy roads well. No fun to drive on at all. And before the northerners complain about southerners and their winter driving, remember, you guys have a salt spreader for almost every few miles of roads. Arkansas has like 3 total.

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Our family room is cold in the winter, the result of a 1960s design flaw (part of it is over an open crawlspace), so we’ve always used a supplemental space heater in that room in the wintertime. The current heater looks like an old-fashioned steam radiator, but it’s oil-filled.

Merry (one of our orange tabby hobbits) spends his winter days asleep right next to it, basking in the heat. His brother Pippin, on the other hand, doesn’t care to go anywhere near it.

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Merry and Pippin. It’s makes me happy to hear those names.

I’m sitting in Dialysis. I’ve been unhooked and am waiting on Ivy. She’s not back. I texted, but no reply. I assume she’s driving. Not concerned yet.

Maybe she’s bringing food.

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We’re literally not going out today because (1) our car got wrecked and we’re still in the process of replacing it and (2) we’d have to have my uncle drive us, and (3) we don’t trust him on these icy roads.

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Maybe she went back for the dog.

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Please tell me that when they’re being annoying you call them Moxie and Pepsi. (for those who don’t know, from the Harvard Lampoon’s Bored of the Rings)

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Road clearing in Arkansas consists of two pickups with sand and a guy in the back per county.

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Sometimes, though Pippin (who is generally the naughtier of the two) is also often called “You fool of a Took!”

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I’m not sure we have that out here. Doesn’t look as tho’ anything has been done.
I’m worried about later this afternoon. Seems there may be more waiting to fall on me. But I’ll be home.
Mr.Wrekker came in from the lake yesterday so if the power fails we’ll have the generator for a few things.

Ivy was at the grocery store. mid-Dau needed some things. Ivy told me she bought extra, hoped it was ok. (She has my card) I told her not to worry. No one else does.

She got food for me to eat from Sonic.
I’ll live now.

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Whoo-hoo!
Home.

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Congratulations to you, and Ivy, on successful navigation of the skating rinks.

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Definitely a keeper!

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Did you stop and look for the dog on your way back?

StG

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I looked. Never saw any sign of him. I was afraid he was in the hole and couldn’t get out because of injury, ice or both. But he was gone.

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Probably on the heating pad in your barn. :smiley:

StG

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I’ve seen the 3 salt spreaders. I think they stay in NW Ark to clear US 71 for the Walmart trucks.

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I suspected that…

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This, and stopping at Sonic. She’s got your number girl. :laughing: I’m glad you are home safe.

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I love these stories. I picture all this happening. And a happy ending!