Thanks, Chuck H!

I went to visit my pals on Saturday, Kristy, Stacy, Ryan, and Craig. It was, of course, fabulous, and I am seriously aggravated with myself for not taking any pictures. I even remembered my camera this time. How like me. (To forget to take pictures after making sure to remember the camera. Oh geez.) I had to drive a new route there, because obviously I've never gone there from here before. That was a trick and a half, let me tell you. It took me on all these little roads in the middle of nowhere, roads that weren't even county roads. None were labeled. I was a mess, I can assure you. So, I had Chuck find me a better way home. The way he had me go took a little longer, but I was able to stay on actual roads with names. This helped a lot, as it was dark and snowing at this point. Oh, and it saved my life. Apparently, it was really bad on 74 just before I got to it. When I made it onto 74, traffic was crawling (people averaging 35 mph.) I saw two cars that had flipped over, and I lost count of all the cars I saw that had slipped off the road. There were emergency vehicles scurrying all over the place, and I was more than a little nervous. Then I realized that if Chuck had not found this way for me, I would have gotten to 74 in the middle of the mess, and I could have been one of those cars that had slid off the road, or worse, one of the cars that had flipped over. I am so grateful that my family didn't have to get a phone call like that, and so I say: Thanks, Chuck H.

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  1. Mimi CollettDecember 25, 2008 at 8:42 AM

    Wow, I'm way glad that you are okay! What bad weather driving conditions. I'm glad we got off the phone. Chuck H is like a superhero! :)

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  2. Mimi CollettJanuary 7, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    So, I know Chuck H. is not related to Chuck, but I found the site with season 1: http://watchepisodes.org/category/chuck-season-1

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