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Cracklin Charlie

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3. It was really stormy around here Friday night.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2022, 10:14 AM

May 2022

Terrible lightning, dangerous wind, rain pouring like out of a bucket.

I wonder if their cruise control was engaged. I am forever warning my husband about the danger of using cruise control on a rain soaked highway. Notorious for causing hydroplaning.

The mother of a friend of mine was using cruise during a rainstorm. Her car hit a puddle, cruise control went crazy, her car left the ground, and when it came back down, she was going over 100 miles per hour. Luckily, she got it stopped and didn’t hit anything, but I’m pretty sure she never drove a car again.

Don’t use cruise control while driving in a rainstorm!

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Three OU meteorology students die in car crash Friday on way home from storm chasing [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP

How utterly sad. niyad May 2022 #1

Storm chasing Demovictory9 May 2022 #2

They were no longer storm chasing. TwilightZone May 2022 #5

It was really stormy around here Friday night. Cracklin Charlie May 2022 #3

Sad. The local news I watch loves to go live to crews driving around in really bad weather. tanyev May 2022 #4