The Holtonian

Driving by faith and the force

So on my way home I start hoping that the rain comes so I don't have to mow my lawn, something I generally loathe as it takes a good three hours to do it right. So my hope comes true and the rain comes much to my joy....

Or so I thought... so I turn my on my wipers and they make one last valiant swipe at the rain... then alas they could wipe no more. They conked out in the heat of the rain storm while I'm on broad street. So I can't see where I am, can't see whats to my right, left, or strait ahead. I see the liquor store and turn in. Inspect the wipers... and they're dead...

So i turn the car to the Penzoil next door and ask them to check it out. Their mechanic is out, so they check the fuse, its fine... so the motor or something else is busted and they can't help me.

So I thank them and figure to go back roads to the mtn and figure once I get to the mtn the trees will cover me from the rain. Well turn on the back roads... flooded.

So i get on Broad and make my way slowly... I can't see a thing out my window, luckily most people had their lights on. I make my way to the road up the mtn and sure enough I'm in a huge train of cars. I'm trying my best to go the speed of everyone, but with people behind me, people in front of me, and zero visibility. I try to pull off numerous times but can't see if i'm pulling off into a ditch or a pull off. Finally I recoginze a big turn and remember there's a pull off after the turn, i make a turn on faith and providentially i made it.

I sit there trying to decide to call the wife to come pick me up or not... a bunch of a cars pass me, the rain lets up a bit, and a single white SUV with its lights passes me... I make my move and follow him up the mountain. As my guide the SUV helped give me a good guide... the only problems were when idiots were coming down the mtn with out their lights on... but i stayed in my lane and made it up.

It was intense, the most scarry driving experience I've ever had. I'll try to get the wipers fixed but until then I have some rain away stuff I can put on there that might help for the mean time. I had a friend in college that used the rain away religiously and never used his wipers even in the heaviest of downpours. Its a good thing I know the mtn as well as I do because I couldn't have made it up with out the familiar turns and the grace of God.