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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Long Lashes" data-source="post: 302494" data-attributes="member: 41">I can imagine how tough that must've been.   I love driving but once the snow and ice arrive it stresses me out.     Blimey!  <img src="http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/scared/scared0011.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":yikey:" title="Yikey    :yikey:" data-shortname=":yikey:" />   that sounds truly terrifying, its no wonder you remember that incident, how scary.  I'm so glad you didn't end up in the river my friend.    Nothing  that severe  has happened to me, but about 10 years  a driver behind me was travelling too close and I knew he wouldn't be able to stop in time if I applied my brakes, eventually we came to the end of the icy road and I gently and slowly applied my breaks to warn him I was stopping at the junction ahead and then BANG! he ran into the back of my car <img src="https://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sangry_fist_100-105.gif?w=150&h=84"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":a2:" title="Argue 2    :a2:" data-shortname=":a2:" />    luckily he accepted it was his fault and said he didn't realise the road was so slippy.    Since then I've been nervous of drivers behind me in icy conditions.You'd think so, but we once had windy weather and all the trains came to a stand still because of ... wait for it .....leaves on the tracks  <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/ssmile/fun/s0228.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lmao:" title="LMAO    :lmao:" data-shortname=":lmao:" /> Is this because of Christmas orders do you think?We are all good thank you.  The weekend was good too, dry weather for a change so we managed to get outside for a change ,  well wrapped up though as its chilly.You must be exhausted by the time Sunday arrives.</blockquote>

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