Anyone else SICK of this winter??

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Bumpy, Jan 27, 2011.

  1. Sequoia

    Sequoia Road Train Member

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    Between freezing rain and road salt spray I've gone through about 5 gallons of windshield wiper fluid in 4 weeks. I'm glad I'm heading south right now!
     
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  3. VIDEODROME

    VIDEODROME Road Train Member

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    I quit my job a few weeks ago. Yeah hanging out at home not driving through all that crap sitting here having a beer.

    Have fun.
     
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  4. Sportster2000

    Sportster2000 Road Train Member

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    Kind of done something like that. Flew up to Yellowknife to work on/fix a truck in -40 and then drive it home in the states. :biggrin_2554: That was an experience, first and only time I drove a loaded truck over ice with no pavement under it. That same year I went and found a place to work on a truck that had 128 degree temps. Don't know which extreme I like better.
     
  5. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    I haven't really run in the snow much this winter...I've been pretty much running in AZ, NM, TX, CA, Southern NV, this winter...I have a brand new set of chains that I hung on the truck that haven't been on the ground yet this winter.


    I'm OK with that.
     
  6. Licensed to kill

    Licensed to kill Heavy Load Member

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    The Western Star has a set on since Dec 12th and they won't be coming off for a couple weeks yet, perhaps we can trade this spring:biggrin_25519:
     
  7. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    Gonna be 50 here tomorrow. I'm wearing shorts and flip flops.
     
  8. Dionysus

    Dionysus Medium Load Member

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    I'm finding this winter difficult. Just when you expect solid ice that you can at least drive on you get seas of mud. I'm thinking of burger flipping; anything to get out of this crap.

    It even RAINED today. I sat and watched while my trailer slid into the ditch while the truck was standing still. To hell with this.
     
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  9. SheepDog

    SheepDog Road Train Member

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    Personally, I think it is fun...
    I hate the cold but snow don't bother me. My wife says; "they kind of go hand in hand".. yeah, yeah, but it can be descent out and still have snow. I grew up in MI so I know snow...LOL
     
  10. Dionysus

    Dionysus Medium Load Member

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    Happy birthday. Oh, you meant temperature! There's me thinking you had treated yourself to a trip to Hawaii.
     
  11. brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

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    Other than the fact that I have had to throw eight complete shovelfuls of snowthus far this winter, yeah...I'm pretty darned tired of being cold...I'm gonna move somewhere between here and alligators, I tell you what!
     
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