Slippy road

After dropping our Christmas visitors safely at the train station, I learnt why folks warn that roads can be dangerous following a small amount of rain, i.e. enough to spread spillages around without washing them away. I pressed the accelerator when the car must have been on top of an oily patch and the rear end did a little fishtail! Fortunately, my videogame skills kicked in and, without thinking about it, I eased off the gas and gently steered with the movement. Didn't leave the lane or go close to any other vehicles, but it still gave me a scare. Wasn't accelerating particularly hard. Checked the tyre tread when I got home and that's fine, too. So...a good lesson to come through unscathed. There's truth in them old warnings.