How to easily achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour... We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this when it rains heavily. This method was told by a police friend who had experienced and confirmed it.
Note: It is useful, even when driving at night. Most of the motorists would turn on high or fastest speed of the wipers during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in front of the windshield is still bad... Don't do it.
In the event you face such a situation, just try your sunglasses (any model will do), and miracle of miracles occurs! All of a sudden, your visibility in front of your windshield is perfectly clear, as if there is no rain.
Make sure you always have a pair of sunglasses in your car as you are not only helping yourself to drive safely with good vision, but also might save your friend's life by giving him this idea. Try it yourself and share it with your friends.
We are more aware now of driving in the rain because our good friends hydroplaned across 4 lanes of the freeway 2 weeks ago and first crashed into the bridge on the right, deploying the air bags, then away they went to the far side and hit the concrete divider in the center of the freeway. Also they had on their cruise control. So when they were slowing down, the car automatically tried to compensate and speed up. This also is a no-no. Turn off your cruise control!
Needless to say, our friends car was totaled but worse than that, the man who was stricken with polio when he was 10 years old and is quite crippled, was driving. He is in the hospital with a cracked femur and can't wear a leg cast due to this happening to his 'bad leg.' So 7 to 9 weeks he has to lay with the leg extended and no weight on it.
Both he and his wife are lucky to be alive.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Back again......
It has been awhile since I've written. We took a trip from our place here in northern California to southern California, but we did it the 'easy' way this time; flew down! Flying makes travel so much more enjoyable. Except getting to your plane and then getting to your luggage. That is always a hassle! If one could just walk in and get in your seat, it would be a 'piece of cake.'
Since posting, my dear friend (mentioned in the post before this one) has had her surgery and most of the cancer was removed. She is recuperating at home and her prognosis looks fairly good. They are hoping for a remission soon.
Rain and more rain has been our weather here. The hills, though, are soooo green! Beautiful!
Not all has been good though with the rain; some of our friends had a car accident on the freeway, hitting the center divide and ruining their car. They are banged up also. Then I read today that in a city near us, a huge old tree fell on the cab of a truck, killing a 2-year-old boy and injuring his parents on each side of them. They were just sitting in their truck waiting for someone or something. Terrible!!
Time marches on; we are still in our house and no idea when we are supposed to move. We are hoping for the '30-day-notice' whenever the time comes. In the meantime, I am packing boxes, filling them with things in dresser drawers that we don't use and also getting our big closet thinned out. My project this week (I hope) will be to empty drawers and shelves in the cupbouards in our big hallway down to a bare minimum. I hope to just leave enough sheets available to use for us and guests for the present time and also save out some sheets to wrap pictures and fragile things that are too big for a box. This is an effort in trying to be ready when we are required to get out. Especially trying to get personal things confined in boxes so if we come to a 'big push,' others could come (I hope I don't have to ask anyone) and just put things in boxes and not worry about 'going through' them and discarding what we don't need. I have sold one huge set of china on eBay and have shredded bags and bags of paper to nestle dishes and vases in. Also drinking glasses.
Our hearts are with our friends in Haiti these days and I feel so silly having so much 'stuff' when these poor souls have the clothes on their backs and that is all. So far all our friends are accounted for!
Well, the week begins and lots to do.......
Since posting, my dear friend (mentioned in the post before this one) has had her surgery and most of the cancer was removed. She is recuperating at home and her prognosis looks fairly good. They are hoping for a remission soon.
Rain and more rain has been our weather here. The hills, though, are soooo green! Beautiful!
Not all has been good though with the rain; some of our friends had a car accident on the freeway, hitting the center divide and ruining their car. They are banged up also. Then I read today that in a city near us, a huge old tree fell on the cab of a truck, killing a 2-year-old boy and injuring his parents on each side of them. They were just sitting in their truck waiting for someone or something. Terrible!!
Time marches on; we are still in our house and no idea when we are supposed to move. We are hoping for the '30-day-notice' whenever the time comes. In the meantime, I am packing boxes, filling them with things in dresser drawers that we don't use and also getting our big closet thinned out. My project this week (I hope) will be to empty drawers and shelves in the cupbouards in our big hallway down to a bare minimum. I hope to just leave enough sheets available to use for us and guests for the present time and also save out some sheets to wrap pictures and fragile things that are too big for a box. This is an effort in trying to be ready when we are required to get out. Especially trying to get personal things confined in boxes so if we come to a 'big push,' others could come (I hope I don't have to ask anyone) and just put things in boxes and not worry about 'going through' them and discarding what we don't need. I have sold one huge set of china on eBay and have shredded bags and bags of paper to nestle dishes and vases in. Also drinking glasses.
Our hearts are with our friends in Haiti these days and I feel so silly having so much 'stuff' when these poor souls have the clothes on their backs and that is all. So far all our friends are accounted for!
Well, the week begins and lots to do.......
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