Driving with no brakes.
But let’s take a step back
and share that once it was
proposed driving
with no licence
was the path.
Wrong.
Did that, done that.
Across the county and back.
26 states in total I think,
sleeping in a tent
out the back end
of a dodge pickup truck.
At the end of those 5 weeks…
(I repeated the attempt
the following year just
to make sure I wasn’t
missing something)
…nothing but overtired
with a bad case of saddle burn.
So back to the point.
Driving with no brakes.
Stupid. Yes.
Scary. Yes.
Exquisite. Yes.
Especially when you live
in the mountains.
The direct route is often
untenable
as you can’t traverse
downhills that continue
much more than a quarter mile,
so a trip to the store for eggs
might require a path
that triples your distance.
What one discovers
is there really are
different ways
to navigate this world.
Sure, go directly from point
A to B.
Or, drive to the corner
and flip a coin.
Heads turn right.
Tails turn left.
Continue that process
Until you reach your
destination.
Who needs brakes anyways?
I like how you’ve written this, Richard. It sounds terrifying to me, but then I’ve never been one for taking risks. I can’t imagine having no choice but driving without brakes, though. That’s a long old trip to get eggs! I love the photo you’ve included – it’s really effective 💜.
Slow and easy, slow and easy …
Hopefully the eggs arrived unbroken : )
They are all intact! 🙏
Looking for eggcitement again?
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