ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN MN!!!!

SOOoooo.. In Minnesota here, we always have horrid road construction being done.

That is fine.

What I am NOT fine with.. is that when they move the road over, and tear down the old road, they don't always cover the old lines. Then instead just paint down new ones. So it ends up just looking like one big cluster

Again, oh well..

BUT.. now I am ticked off.

I am a good driver.. yes.. a woman that can drive :P I have never hit a deer, never hit a car, never gone in the ditch. EVEN in our crappy winters.

Until last night

I was on my way to test drive a car (so I can go back to working part time) It is raining, not pooring, but raining decently.

I am following an SUV, so didn't have a great view ahead of me.. Driving down 35E, which I am used to, but coming to an intersection (694) that had been completely re done since last time I was thru there.

I see a sign.. says 694 e with an arrow to the right.

Shortly after this sign, I see the lane goes right.. so I follow..

AND DOWN I GO INTO A HUGE 40 FOOT MAN MADE DITCH/TRENCH, with its own river now because of all the rain, and how deep it is.

yeah, sounds lame, but when the tow truck driver got there to pull me out, he said he saw the lines and completely saw how it happened.

The mud was a foot deep, and we had to have a second tow truck come out to pull me out because they didn't have enough cable to reach my car.. yeah.. THATS how far in I was.

Anyone in this area can CLEARLY see my mess. ha ha ha ha

I know, I am at fault for not knowing better/paying more attention. But I am really frustrated with how those lines are there, as well as many others.

I had to rant.. cuz my car is in the shop as we speak.

On a better note.. I think I am gonna buy the car that we went to look at. LOL