While driving as I was earlier this evening, u should ALWAYS keep one part of ur thought process on how fast u are goin when the road is ending and u must make a turn. If ur thoughts are where mine was, and I wont say where to remain lady like LOL, u then realize fairly quickly that there is NO WAY u are gonna be able to turn at the rate of 70mph. So when u realize u better brake harder than u have EVER braked in ur life (which I never had to brake even close to that in my 12 yrs of driving!) u say a lil prayer that it works just enuf to get u around the bend cause ur other options would be wreck and end up in the field or else roll ur top heavy blazer like a barrel with just the slightest mistake. And here is the lesson.....please do know that when u hit that brake pedal with every fiber of ur body, u can pretty much bet that in those very few seconds U WILL JUNK A BRAKE COMPONENT!!! I actually got to feel when my component broke since the wonderful pop u feel in the brake pedal when ur master cylinder goes out is like none other. Then it poured salt in the wound all the way home by hissing (squishing noise) at me every time I pressed the brake with fingers crossed it would give me enuf to stop me LOL (but even though I am making light of a VERY BAD, SCARY situation...I was not driving that way for fun. I was tryin to locate my husband who had experienced a medical issue while driving home from work. I was scared and not payin attention to the road enuf. But to deal with life I ALWAYS try to find humor where ever I can) So i hope u take something from this lesson and always remember...brakes will stop at nothing to be a pain in ur daisy petal and when its over..U WILL STOP FOR NOTHING ROFL

 

That's an intense story, and I'm glad you made it home ok. I trust your husband is ok as well? lol

I love that last line...

Everyone ok? Blazer fixed? Are you now minding your speedometer? lol

 

It was an intense day lol so I had to make sure that while reading it that it was felt as well LOL and he is decent..not ok but decent..still really worried about him quite abit. And blazer is sittin with no brakes n the driveway...the master cylinder is under warranty so wont cost to replace but my "mechanic" for that kinda stuff is not allowed to get off the couch til further notice LOL And I knew what the speedometer said..it was minding the road and how close I was to the turn that I decided to ignore LOL but I learned MY lesson for sure!! And I am proud of that last line..it gave me the giggle I needed after a day such as this one HEE HEE

 

I was visioning your story in my head, WOW.

 

Ive always loved writing, and sometimes I get a lil carried away lol Sorry if it was a lil much lol but it DID scare the sh*t outta me

 

Yer quite the character... Now trying to figger which hollers you are most likely from..

West Liberty

Hazzard

Morehead {that's sorta fringe but could be considered holler hilljack by some ex-pats.}


I'm guessing West Liberty

 

no doubt about it... I'd have **** my pants.

 

Im actually from Columbia, KY, about 30 from the Tennessee line in the central part of the state. Im for SURE not the average chick cause I still used an outhouse til I was about 6-7!! Im for sure a unique individual and people say Im entertaining LOL In short...IM A HAND FULL + MORE ROFL but I sure do have fun

 

Glad to hear you made it through with everything pretty much in one price.

 

Glad everything turned out alright, though sounds like your hubby is laid up for a bit.

But I think that hissing sound you were hearing was not the master cylinder but the brake booster. Is the brake pedal getting a bit stiffer? If so, it is the diaphragm that let go, thus losing vaccuum thus causing the hissing noise.

You might get lucky and the vaccuum hose split or pulled a little lose, but I doubt it.