Snow days

Indiana DOT truck driver: WTF? Why the hell is there a giant hunk o' metal on my damn truck?
Indiana DOT worker: Its a snow plow.
Indiana DOT truck driver: What's it fer?

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Today I learned...

That one can fit a Potiac Sunbird, in its entirety, in the blind spot dirrectly behind me.

You know the blind spot normally exclussively reserved for running over little kids in the drive-way? Now the question is... how did I learn this?

Well on my way to work today I was cruisin' along at my normal speed I set on the interstate (somewhere between 70-75, the limit varries between 65-70) passing a semi. I check my mirrors make sure nobody is in the way, check my "normal" blind spot for the lane I'm going into and I move over. Its at that point I notice that there was a car sucking on my tailpipe.

Very disturbing. Especially if for some reason if I had to break for anything...

Guess the winner of this matchup

Today's vehicle deathmatch is the 3/4 Ton Suburban versus Nissan Sentra.

So here's the story. I was coming back from Bloomington after seeing a Rose-E perform (Brandon Javella for those who may know him, he's pretty good actually) when to my surprise I was rounding a bend in the road when I saw headlights in my lane. At first I couldn't believe it and the first thing I asked by girlfriend was if I was in the right line, could I have turned onto a one way or an opposing turn lane?

Nope, I just was up against a vehicle that had three (likely illegal since the one guy that went to the hospital didn't have a license that match) hispanic men that smelled of alcohol. In fact I performed all the correct avoidance procedures by the book and hit at about 25-30mph. Oh yah and the two other guys left the injured guy there are the scene before the cops and paramedics showed up. Okay so how cliché is that?

So now I have a vehicle that could be totalled (it should be), it all depends on how severely the frame is bent (hydroformed front end can't really be repaired) and if it did any motor damage. I'm probably going to pay the $500 deductible since I doubt they are insured. But both of us are okay, though I have a nice bruise on my leg. Oh at a little a stiff.