I Almost Died Today

Okay, so not really. But I did go skidding through the ice on an overpass (getting onto I-430 going toward Maumelle). The car in front of me was going about 20 miles an hour, even though there was no current sleeting action, just slightly wet and (apparently) slightly slick roads. I slowed down (I did NOT slam on the brakes, just a gentle push) and went spiraling out of control and my car was moving sideways toward the guard rail. The funny part was, I was on the phone with my mom, and I never put the phone down. What she heard was something like, "Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on, oh, oh, ah, hang on, hang on, okay, hang on, let me regain my composure." I ended up steering out of it, but then headed in the other direction toward the other guard rail. But, I was fine. I did, however, turn around and go home instead of going to work.