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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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Don't srew around on my driveway ...

A couple of months ago I came home from work to this ... (I'll give you one guess which of the 3 people in the pic was driving )




Last night, my wife had a little problem ("I only looked down for a second ...").




The slopes are a lot steeper than they look in the pics ... I'm surprised the Kia didn't roll!
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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so were you able to yank them out or did they need a wrecker?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 02:53 PM
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The Kia wasn't my problem ... she got a wrecker (you can see the cable on the ground behind the car).

The Subi I easily pulled out w/ my 150, but not before I connected a strap from the back corner to a tree to keep it from rolling.

My poor wife was completly traumatized by the whole incident ... bet she drives a little more carefully on the road from now on. I've driven the driveway probably 5000 times and have never once even come close to going over, but every time I walk down it I see places where people have dropped tires over the edge.
 

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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 02:58 PM
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I only looked down for a second...........but somehow it's your fault! Am I right?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jgger
I only looked down for a second...........but somehow it's your fault! Am I right?


And no boogity boogity boogity either
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 03:06 PM
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jgger
I only looked down for a second...........but somehow it's your fault! Am I right?
Where do you know my wife from?
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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Just stating the seemingly universal response!
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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So was the kia driving on your driveway?

p.s. Pave that driveway and get a fun car. Would be so sick to come home!
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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That's a hell of a driveway.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 05:02 PM
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And no boogity boogity boogity either
Naw ... she's all happy I saved her beloved Subi from rolling down the hill

So was the kia driving on your driveway?

p.s. Pave that driveway and get a fun car. Would be so sick to come home!
The Kia was driving down and went off the driveway at about the furthest spot you can see in the Subi pic. Momma was driving up and went off about 50' from the house.

When I was a kid we had a similiar dirt driveway, about 1/4 mile long that wound up a hill. I had a '65 MG Midget (1500 lb two-seater "sports"car), that was loads of fun on it.

That's a hell of a driveway.
Keeps the door-to-door salesmen away, that's for sure ...
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 05:05 PM
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Fairlaner, that is awesome driveway and I am willing to bet they pay more attention now.


Originally Posted by the_cosworth
p.s. Pave that driveway and get a fun car. Would be so sick to come home!
Just go get a Suburau Imreza WRX STI and screw paving the drive way!!!! I would have my own little rally race when I get home from work every night.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by fairlaner
Keeps the door-to-door salesmen away, that's for sure ...


That is a pretty cool driveway.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Fairlaner, that is awesome driveway and I am willing to bet they pay more attention now.




Just go get a Suburau Imreza WRX STI and screw paving the drive way!!!! I would have my own little rally race when I get home from work every night.
That is what I would do, I just didnt think anyone on this site would appreciate that idea
 
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