Yes, I caused a traffic jam. On a major interstate. Today. Before I tell you the story, remember to sign up real quick for the giveaways on the left sidebar! Now... for the good stuff. I am keeping my brother's dog while he is in Washington DC and I took her to the vet today. So she experienced this with me on our way home from work. She was just cruising along with me, listening to the radio...
when all of a sudden, the car in front of me slammed their brakes on! I know, you are thinking, OK, you rear ended that car! Nope. As a matter of fact, all was well, but traffic slowed. As it began to pick back up, my car did not. I was trapped in the left lane, and while everyone was gearing back up to 70 mph, my car just would not accelerate. I noticed the RPMs were going wild, and people were getting angry. I squeezed into the right lane, put my flashers on, and finally found a place to pull over, all the while not able to get above 20 mph. I waved an apologetic wave to the road-ragers flying by, and went to put my car in park. It was then that I realized something. Amid all of the confusion, I did not realize that when I initially had to brake the car for the slowing traffic, poor Hayley, the dog, slid forward and put my car in neutral! Now go laugh. It is funny. The not funny part is by this time, with my lane change and side of the road vehicle, I had caused a traffic jam! EMBARRASSED! Please share a funny story and make me feel better! I am still bright red, an hour later!