tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post114294993228618590..comments2024-03-22T05:55:48.117-04:00Comments on The Pervocracy: No brakes.Cliff Pervocracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-81784874238901564382010-03-10T07:47:53.528-05:002010-03-10T07:47:53.528-05:00People, people . . . I think we can safely conclud...People, people . . . I think we can safely conclude that she was kidding about that lady hormone bit. I was going to kid about it too, but now I'm thinking I'd better not.<br />:pDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-65727942008810358052010-03-09T22:36:01.657-05:002010-03-09T22:36:01.657-05:00Wow.
Just, wow.Wow.<br />Just, wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-64983106200831854102010-03-08T21:13:17.581-05:002010-03-08T21:13:17.581-05:00Holy balls!!
As a professional driver, I must sal...Holy balls!!<br /><br />As a professional driver, I must salute you. You kept things under control when just about everything possible went wrong. Damn few people can do that, especially after days of mind-numbing driving through winter wastelands.<br /><br />You rock.Black Icehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463313457370402499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-17778157113020975312010-03-08T16:04:23.782-05:002010-03-08T16:04:23.782-05:00*hugs**hugs*aebhelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-73496056733205735502010-03-08T15:42:37.475-05:002010-03-08T15:42:37.475-05:00Goddam... Very glad you're okay.
And I'...Goddam... Very glad you're okay. <br /><br />And I'll repeat it: very well done. I doubt I would have handled it as well.elmo iscariothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710846725911318970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-26894982268140370352010-03-08T15:30:37.411-05:002010-03-08T15:30:37.411-05:00Wow...that is a very scary experience and I'm ...Wow...that is a very scary experience and I'm glad you are ok! Good thinking/dealing with the crisis in the moment. Aftershocks are to be expected and not a reflection on your gender or toughness...you rock!Kaijanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-21257069937888278122010-03-08T13:38:02.784-05:002010-03-08T13:38:02.784-05:00Glad you're okay. Have an electronic hug (not ...Glad you're okay. Have an electronic hug (not as good, but better than nothing, I hope.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-11582606268166846222010-03-08T13:05:47.814-05:002010-03-08T13:05:47.814-05:00Holy shit! That must have been super terrifying. I...Holy shit! That must have been super terrifying. I'm so glad you didn't get hurt.quizzical pussyhttp://quizzicalpussy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-60587418127743592452010-03-08T12:32:42.032-05:002010-03-08T12:32:42.032-05:00What Jimbo said. Don't be all "must be b...What Jimbo said. Don't be all "must be because I'm a girl" over this. It's totally normal to freak out after something scary happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-12633822985958041812010-03-08T11:44:28.880-05:002010-03-08T11:44:28.880-05:00"Probably the lady hormones or something.&quo..."Probably the lady hormones or something."<br /><br />No, I think it's cause that was pretty friggin' scary... I handle emergency situations pretty well and I'd still be a bit shaky after something like that...Jimbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-34426037527443230322010-03-08T10:42:50.479-05:002010-03-08T10:42:50.479-05:00Glad you're OK. Good piece of driving. You k...Glad you're OK. Good piece of driving. You kept it together during the event, which is the important part. Getting shaky and emotional when coming down from an adrenaline dump is totally normal.zeeke42https://www.blogger.com/profile/13782810414231954138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-90484747673039974742010-03-08T10:00:14.139-05:002010-03-08T10:00:14.139-05:00Hey, having the presence of mind to manually shift...Hey, having the presence of mind to manually shift an auto keeps you way up there :-)<br /><br />Electrical failure should not kill the power brakes. It does kill the power steering on some cars, since they run that with a big-ass electric hydraulic pump to save fuel.<br /><br />But then again, what do I know of American cars...wrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102470737392693528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-37031703704484810632010-03-08T08:53:31.563-05:002010-03-08T08:53:31.563-05:00wrm - No, it's an automatic, you can respect m...wrm - No, it's an automatic, you can respect me less now. But even automatics let you manual-override into 2nd and 1st gears.<br /><br />I think it's an electrical thing and only the power braking technically failed; with a downhill and the extra momentum of the trailer, this made the brakes not 100% gone but practically useless.<br /><br />(Actually, I know it's an electrical thing because I got off the highway by being jumped, and during the brief period before my car died again, it braked correctly.)Cliff Pervocracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080142422250604406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-44764200015110188572010-03-08T07:35:58.715-05:002010-03-08T07:35:58.715-05:00*hugs* hang in there!*hugs* hang in there!Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616569697195574461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-71118816699646566332010-03-08T06:10:58.133-05:002010-03-08T06:10:58.133-05:00Hang on a bit. Downshifted? You're driving a s...Hang on a bit. Downshifted? You're driving a stick? *Even more respect*<br /><br />(Here, everyone drives a stick. Found that's not so common in 'merka)wrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102470737392693528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770580070906411828.post-54960401676558555942010-03-08T06:09:33.379-05:002010-03-08T06:09:33.379-05:00You lost your brakes and lights, downhill with a t...You lost your brakes and lights, downhill with a trailer in the dark? And you managed it all?<br /><br />You're a better driver than most.<br /><br />Glad you're OK, and you're allowed to be a bit wobbly. A nice big glass of perspective and soda will help.<br /><br />Let us know what went wrong, lights and brakes are not normally related, or shouldn't be.wrmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102470737392693528noreply@blogger.com