on the way down he drove so fast that he slid on some snow and almost hit another car and the other driver cursed at him and screamed and honked , and that seemed to bother him more than the near hit , and he yelled at cindy that it was her fault and then his anger seemed spent and he calmed down and actually apologized to her and said , quietly enough , that they were both chilled to the bone and soon they 'd be home and warm up .