Pulling in to my apartment complex tonight I got blocked by a van in front of me. The driver got the front wheels over the first speed bump but seemed to have a problem getting the back wheels over it. Now take into consideration that we had a wintery mix going for about 30 minutes w/ an accumulation of perhaps 0.2 inches. It was a moderately sized speed bump so of course I wasn’t surprised that the dumb ass had to stop before he tried to take his rear wheels over that Mont Blanc of an obstacle.
I figured he was going to get out and put on the snow chains but he was wise to that realizing that putting them on the rear tires of a front wheel drive van would have been pointless. Accordingly, he put his vehicle in reverse probably figuring to return back over the speed bump, put the chains on his front tires, and then motor his way over the speed bump using his chained front tires to pull both front and rear wheels over it like Hannibal crossing the Alps.
Dumb ass…I passed on the left and pulled into my parking spot. I was a bit breathless from the high altitude when I got out of my car and had to wade soul deep through the “wintery mix” to get to my lofty, snow graced apartment but after a strenuous 30 seconds was able to successfully make my way to warmth and safety. Thankfully, I did not get stranded in a “wintery mix” drift and have to chew my arm off and drink my urine to survive.
Wasn’t there a movie?