A little six years ago my grandparents nearly slept themselves to death going southbound on I-15. As they were on their way to California to visit family, somewhere outside of Vegas my Grandmother wanted to take a little nap, so she let her dear husband take the wheel.
Maybe it was the drone of the tires as they hit the hot pavement, the monotonous desert scenery, the sight of Grandma’s head bobbing from side to side as she drifted in and out of consciousness, or perhaps just the mere result of being old and missing an afternoon siesta. Whatever it was… it forced Grandpa’s eyelids shut.
So now they were in a very precarious situation. No one was driving…
Behind them cars were attempting to pass but never quite mustering up the courage because of Grandpa’s unpredictable swerving~ they were backed up for miles and had slowed down considerably!
Imagining in my mind the scenario with both of them knocked out it’s both hilarious and terrifying. Hilarious because it seemed like something straight out of a national lampoon’s movie and terrifying because two very wonderful people were so close to ending their mortality.
Finally the car ended up driving onto the median popping all 4 tires at which point they woke up. It really was a miracle they came out of it unscathed! Had there been a different outcome perhaps I wouldn’t be as inclined to joke about it…
So there you go, if you must have a slumber party, try to keep it off wheels will ya?! ;)
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