Overcoming fears

Well done Bags, I hope your recovery continues.
I broke my wrist 10 years ago falling on ice, and although nothing like as awful as your experience, I still am very fearful of icy roads and pavements.

Bags you have my greatest respect.
My only car crash resulted in my car being a write off during a blizzard in 1996; I have never driven on snow since then.

I haven't driven on snow for the last 30odd years. When I first moved down here I was told we didn't have snow! HaHa! The first winter the town was cut off and my Saab engine froze up!

Well done Bags High five!

Bravo!

In the notoriously prolonged big freeze of 1962-63, I was doing my Dip Ed in Edinburgh and my youngest sister was in sixth form there. We were allowed to take the family mini to the station and, with its then innovative front-wheel drive, it was one of the few cars that would take the hard-packed frozen snow on the Station Brae. That was good experience for both of us - she had only recently passed her test and, having spent four years at University, I'd not done a lot of driving. The car survived.

Well done! Have to admit my biggest fear is driving on icy/snow roads. I live at the top of a country lane and although the main road through the village does get cleared the lane doesn't. My DH used to clear the whole lane (and an elderly neighbours path) but I don't know if any of my neighbours will now take it on!

Well done. It took a great effort and you succeeded x

Woo hoo - well done Bags

Well done you! . I know how hard it can be to overcome such a fear. Give yourself a big pat on the back

Respect Bags! Having slid across two side streets on snow and ice, I can only guess how you have been dealing with the experience of somersaulting in your car. Scary!

Hats off to you Bags.

Well done, Bags! It terrifies me after a couple of horrid experiences on the M2..

Well done bags a hurdle overcome!

I once slid sideways down a steep slope only to see a lorry doing the same thing from the opposite direction. Luckily we both stopped just short of each other. I had no option but to drive again as I had to pick the children up later along the same road but I never enjoyed that drive again even in summer sun.

Well done that woman!

Phew, braver than I am

Congratulations, a result for the grannies!!

That's terrific! Well done you

Thank you, everyone! It has snowed a little since then and I have to go out to Cubs this evening. All together now: Fingers Crossed!! [I'll-be-fine emoticon] [makingprogress emoticon] [no, really, I can do this] etc.

Snowgran, Bags. Also Snowgran, Greatnan as she has posted her arrival at granjura's on Facebook.

Well done Bags.

Did you manage to get into 2nd gear, especially with your eyes shut!.

Back home successfully, dead chuffed. Nothing but having got to a time when I was ready made me do this, which is pleasing. I didn't want to have to cope with such a 'first' in an emergency – ambulances, unless they are four wheel drive, can't get up to our house - too much heavy equipment weighing them down; we know this from when DH's mum needed some treatment - the paramedics had to walk up and leave the ambulance at the bottom.

We made shelters at Cubs out of cardboard boxes and old sacks, and then played mad games involving spoons.

Thank you again for the encouragement. Gransnet is Grrrreat!

Bags - well done. I googled ' how to drive on snow and ice' and got some good tips but it sounds as if you don't need them now you have found your confidence.

Yes! Well done Bags, snow and ice can be very daunting even if you haven't had a nasty experience. Hope dd is happier too!