Plan B Forum

Lynn had a dentist appointment today at1pm but I got stuck in the driveway yesterday and had a tough (but successful) time driving the car out. She'll not be able to do it. I say; "Don't worry, my sweet! I will drive you and the car out to the road where I'll jump out to get the mail and you can drive off".

(Yes, we'd already been thru: "Do you want me to come with you?" Well, only if you want to. It's not necessary. "Thanks, now there's no choice... if I don't come, I don't love you" Not at all, dear. You don't have to come. It's just an x-ray. I don't need you to come. "Well if you don't need me to, that's OK." Yes, it's a waste of your time and you don't have to come if you don't want to. "!")

Fast forward. I'm successful in backing the car into the drive and on to the turn-out; I'm wonderful at bringing it onto the driveway facing the road and I prepare to back up, into the garage to get a good run at the snow-plough wall at the end of the drive.

Quick look in the mirror as I start to reverse - there's Lynn blocking the way and walking up to the car to get in. I stop the car. OK, no problem... can't get a run-up but no problem; I'm so good I can drive a golf ball out of here. She gets in.

The car tyres slip and we are stuck. Time to demonstrate why I'm behind the wheel and not her. So it's back and forth with the auto-shift, D, R, D, R getting a little rocking action going. But it will not budge. Five minutes; she's running out of time.

"Should I get out and push?" Yes, please get out but don't push, Lynn. Just don't stand behind me as you did earlier which prevented me from reversing into the garage to get a run-up. The run-up is the key here. A good snow-free start and we'll not get stuck like this. OK?

"OK. Sorry, I'll wait by the back door". Off she trudges, chastened and anxious to please. Right, let's get this baby rocking! But first... maybe I should release this hand-brake.

Your project sounds like it was shovel ready.

I tried. She won't shovel.

I do hope you told her about the handbrake.

my better half said she could handle driving the other day, after the snow was ploughed. I watched her try to get thru the snow berm for about five minutes. finally, I went out and told her to just wait for me to get my boots on because traffic was picking up and I was worried about her getting hit. I went out and took over. I asked why she didn t shift into four wheel drive. silence. I said, no big deal, you don t really need it. you were going too fast and the tires were spinning. just put it in reverse and let off the brake and it will slowly pull itself thru. it worked like a charm. as I turned the car back over to her I asked if she saw what I did. she said, yeah, but you told me to get a running start to get out....oops!

Yeah... I told her... after all, it was on FB where her daughter, our grandchildren, her Aunt Judy and all her friends could see it...

Yeah... see, we're like that ain't, we?

MajGenl.Meade wrote:I tried. She won't shovel.

When did you all leave South Africa?

I can go pretty much anywhere in my Jeep. It's been such a blessing this winter.

liberty wrote:

MajGenl.Meade wrote:I tried. She won't shovel.

When did you all leave South Africa?

That would be April 30th 2014, lib.

You could hear the cheering from here