From The Portable Curmudgeon, attributed to JB Priestly: “One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is the pleasure of Not Going.”
In my younger days, I preferred driving at night. A fresh pack of cigs, stop at Dunkin Donuts for a couple jelly filled, and a big cup of coffee, and I could drive all night. Nowadays, it’s more than a hazard of not seeing well at night. We live in open range country, and the ranchers favor Black Angus. Those coal black bastards are invisible at night!
here in the hills of pa. it is the damn deer on the road.
8 years now and I came close a few times. but hitting a damn deer at 45-55 mph is not something I want to do.
wife says I have really fast reflexes is why we have yet to hit one of them so far. but yeah, used to do a fair bit of night driving myself
back in my younger years. and I like driving 4runners now instead of sportscars. more metal between me and whatever I might hit.
was driving a 87 4runner back in the late 1990’s. got hit by a tractor trailer sitting a light. really fucked up the truck. but I did walk away from it. not well or steady. but I walked away from that wreck.
bent frame, broken rear axle and more. still I walked away.
been driving one ever since.
I don’t wear glasses and my vision is pretty good but I tried a low-cost version of the yellow tinted sunglasses. They work great on overcast days and driving at night. The difference is very noticeable.
From The Portable Curmudgeon, attributed to JB Priestly: “One of the delights known to age, and beyond the grasp of youth, is the pleasure of Not Going.”
In my younger days, I preferred driving at night. A fresh pack of cigs, stop at Dunkin Donuts for a couple jelly filled, and a big cup of coffee, and I could drive all night. Nowadays, it’s more than a hazard of not seeing well at night. We live in open range country, and the ranchers favor Black Angus. Those coal black bastards are invisible at night!
here in the hills of pa. it is the damn deer on the road.
8 years now and I came close a few times. but hitting a damn deer at 45-55 mph is not something I want to do.
wife says I have really fast reflexes is why we have yet to hit one of them so far. but yeah, used to do a fair bit of night driving myself
back in my younger years. and I like driving 4runners now instead of sportscars. more metal between me and whatever I might hit.
was driving a 87 4runner back in the late 1990’s. got hit by a tractor trailer sitting a light. really fucked up the truck. but I did walk away from it. not well or steady. but I walked away from that wreck.
bent frame, broken rear axle and more. still I walked away.
been driving one ever since.
I don’t wear glasses and my vision is pretty good but I tried a low-cost version of the yellow tinted sunglasses. They work great on overcast days and driving at night. The difference is very noticeable.
Yup.
Who me?
Save on plowing, too.