"Driving to work one morning in late winter, I lost control of my car. After a short spin on the ice and slush, the back half of the car had jumped the curb and was stuck in someone’s front yard. Ten minutes later, the car is in Drive, and I’m standing in front of it, hands on the hood, rocking the car back and forth. I’m pushing and retreating, pushing and retreating, trying to get the car over the curb."
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