I've been trying to get myself to post less here on TE because I think I'm getting addicted or something. But then things happen or I have more questions and I just can't control myself!

Anyway, tonight I almost got hit by a car. This is the closest encounter I've had with a car so far. I was going about 30 mph and this lady in an SUV decided to turn left into her gravel driveway right in front of me. I couldn't believe she was actually turning...then I realized she WAS turning...then I screamed NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! at the top of my lungs as I slammed on the brakes...I can't believe I didn't go into a skid and crash. I don't know if she saw the look on my face or heard me screaming or what, but thank goodness, she finally stopped. Her front bumper was nearly on the white line (on my side of the road) and I think there might have been 18" between me and her right fender as I went by. Then I instinctively turned back towards her and yelled "YOU BLEEPING B****!!!!"

Afterwards, I got that nice adrenaline rush where your body feels like it weighs 500 pounds and you're shaking like a leaf. I also had kind of an amusing thought...I wonder if anyone was out BBQ-ing in their yard and suddenly heard a woman screaming bloody murder...and then that same woman yelling obscenities! I hope the driver was scared as bad as I was. I guess there's a chance she didn't see me, but I was wearing fluorescent orange and she was driving away from the sun, so I don't see how she could've missed me. Because of the speed involved, I think if she hadn't stopped, I could've been killed. So I'm very glad to be alive tonight!