Snowy Roads

As opposed to spending it upside down? Or riding the next Greyhound out?

Hey kids heres the key word that will forever keep you alive in the world of trucking in bad weather, patients!!!
Theres nothing you or anyone one else can do about it so why the hell are you stressing out over it? Just be glad if you make it toa safe place and just wait it out.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...STRONG WINDS BUFFETING NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

.STRONG WINDS HAD QUICKLY SPREAD FROM THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE
PLAINS THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING.

OVERNIGHT...WINDS WERE CLOCKED TO 107 AND 114 MPH BY AN AUTOMATED
WEATHER STATION AT ABOUT 12000 FEET IN SUMMIT COUNTY. EARLY THIS
MORNING...PEAK GUSTS APPROACHED 60 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS
THE PLAINS...INCLUDING GREELEY...DENVER...BOULDER...AND STERLING.

THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER ACROSS THE
PLAINS LATER THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE QUICKLY
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. PEAK GUSTS REACHING THE 60 TO 70 MPH
WILL BE LIKELY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON.

THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY...WHILE ON THE PLAINS AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN SPOTS. TRAVEL
IN HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO
THE STRENGTH OF THESE WINDS. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE BLOWN OFF THE
ROAD. THIS WARNING INCLUDES INTERSTATE 76 FROM DENVER TO THE
NEBRASKA BORDER...INTERSTATE 70 FROM THE EISENHOWER TUNNEL INTO
KANSAS...AND I-25 FROM SOUTH OF PUEBLO NORTHWARD THROUGH
DENVER...FORT COLLINS...AND ACROSS THE WYOMING BORDER.

COZ038-039-010000-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120101T0000Z/
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD...LOVELAND...
NUNN...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT
843 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED UNTIL 3 PM. WINDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
AVOID TRAVEL TODAY IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. SEMI-TRAILERS MAY BE
OVERTURNED.

 

i thought about backing up to the cafe door here and filling my triler up with bs, lol to many 4 wheelers in the way.

 

I knew what you meant Efon, It has been very trying but hey i know the yellow book by memory lol

 

an even better word would be "PATIENCE"
Though, you don't want to become an ER patient, due to carelessness, caused by a lack of patience! lol

 

Nobrand, I feel your pain. Are you going to be compensated layover pay at least?

 

the reason i didnt go back was rght before i got to this exit i am pretty sure my l.s. trlr tires came off the ground, as far as compensated tell me more

 

I don't really have info on layover pay under the circumstances, however, I would be asking for it if I were you. How many days have you been sitting?