Not as bas as the title would lead to believe, however, funny none the less.
So up here at school, we had a big blizzard, 1-2 feet of snow with 30-45mph winds all day leads to massive snow drifts. I am returning from campus about an hour ago, and there is a 2 foot drift in front of my spot. Since I switched into my all tires last week (because it was warm with no signs of winter returning) I decided it would be a little wiser to shovel the spot out.
So I shovel out an area about the same size as my car. However, because of the way I pulled in, I determined it would be a bit easier to back into my spot. The problem is I couldn't see out my back window, so I had to go with my side mirrors (and, this is at night, during a blizzard.) Needless to say, I miss the area by like 4 feet, and end up in a snow drift up to my rear tail lights. I try and drive forward, but no dice. Slightly hung up.
So here is where my brilliance shines. I decided it would be smart to just leave the car in first, and then get in the back and push it. Well it worked too well.
So it suddenly knock loose, gets traction and takes off, towards the corner of my 118 year old house. So I sprint to stop it. The car travels about 10 feet and just skims the side of the house. I run inside my car, and pull the ebrake, and stop it, as it runs into a 4 foot snow bank. I finally get into the driver's seat and put my car back into my spot. Now for the pics.
The snow bank were I was cought in
The path it took (pics taken about 45 minutes after the incident, so my tracks are kinda faint)
The car traveled along side of the house until the large snow drift at the end.
And now the damage
The moral of course, make sure there is someone in the driver's seat if you have the car in first gear. Although I am kinda pissed at the damage, it could have been much worse, and it defiantly makes for a funny story
So up here at school, we had a big blizzard, 1-2 feet of snow with 30-45mph winds all day leads to massive snow drifts. I am returning from campus about an hour ago, and there is a 2 foot drift in front of my spot. Since I switched into my all tires last week (because it was warm with no signs of winter returning) I decided it would be a little wiser to shovel the spot out.
So I shovel out an area about the same size as my car. However, because of the way I pulled in, I determined it would be a bit easier to back into my spot. The problem is I couldn't see out my back window, so I had to go with my side mirrors (and, this is at night, during a blizzard.) Needless to say, I miss the area by like 4 feet, and end up in a snow drift up to my rear tail lights. I try and drive forward, but no dice. Slightly hung up.
So here is where my brilliance shines. I decided it would be smart to just leave the car in first, and then get in the back and push it. Well it worked too well.
So it suddenly knock loose, gets traction and takes off, towards the corner of my 118 year old house. So I sprint to stop it. The car travels about 10 feet and just skims the side of the house. I run inside my car, and pull the ebrake, and stop it, as it runs into a 4 foot snow bank. I finally get into the driver's seat and put my car back into my spot. Now for the pics.
The snow bank were I was cought in
The path it took (pics taken about 45 minutes after the incident, so my tracks are kinda faint)
The car traveled along side of the house until the large snow drift at the end.
And now the damage
The moral of course, make sure there is someone in the driver's seat if you have the car in first gear. Although I am kinda pissed at the damage, it could have been much worse, and it defiantly makes for a funny story
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