I though I was going to die....

[mudski]

Seriously.
On our way home yesterday evening around 6pm from camping with our new camper in tow. My two beautiful girls in the back playing Uno and the missus chatting away to me. I came thundering down a long downhill run ( just before the Flowerdale pub, coming from Yea) and just started to turn into a long sweeping right hand bend at 100k's and the wife said something to me(can't remember what it was), I looked at her and then the look of terror came over her face and she screamed. I looked ahead and some dickhead was heading towards us in our lane! I had no where really to go except for off the road and into the dirt, I flashed my lights with the spotties and 40inch light bar beaming and swerved. Now my trailer weighs in at just over a tonne empty, we were fully loaded, car and all.
I tried to swerve quick but smooth to avoid flicking the trailer out and having it drag me sideways. For some reason the big fella upstairs must have been looking over me that evening as I really don't know how the fcuk I got out of it. This bloody shook me up and I couldn't stop thinking about it all the way home and even today. Hence why I am still up now at nearly 2am.
If we had hit that car head on, the other driver would have been killed for sure and I dare to say we would have been too.
Luckily my kids were too busy playing cards to notice and see what happened as this is something you don't want to experience with your kids.
Just take care everyone out on the roads this chrissy. Especially on the single lane country roads.

Cheers.

[NP99]

Not good mate......I know the feeling, I was involved in a full head on 3 years ago. Over the next few weeks you and your wife will go through a lot of emotional turmoil. Talk about it often to each other, it will help. Good outcome for you and your family.

[Wine_maker]

Damn its horrible! You all are lucky! Be careful and save. God give you one more birthday today as Christmas present.

[oncedisturbed]

holy crap, not good to hear. Great to hear you all got home in 1 piece though

[growler2058]

Bloody hell mate!
Glad your here to tell us about it

[sil3nt_dr3ams]

Hey mate , here's my drunkin response. I'm 28 with no children, but I can imagine how precious your kids are to you. Its something I cant comprehend in a real sense but still my stomach dropped reading your post. People treat motor cars on roads like its their right to be on the road, cars are metal weapons in the wrong hands. I wish you and your family a good Christmas mate

[macca]

my stomach dropped reading your post. People treat motor cars on roads like its their right to be on the road, cars are metal weapons in the wrong hands. I wish you and your family a good Christmas mate

That's exactly how I feel, glad you all are OK.

[Bloodyaussie]

Glad you are ok mate......... speak to you later!!!

[Tank]

I am so glad to hear that you are all ok. I live a bit on edge this time of year as I am a volunteer with the fire and during the next few days/weeks all I seem to do is find myself listening for the siren

[Drewboyaus]

Bloody hell mate. Scary sh!t. Glad to see you're still here to tell us mate. Take it easy and as someone else posted, make sure you talk about it and what it means for you with the missus.