Broke Down 69...The Adventure Continues

Have you downloaded MyRadar? If not, do it. It's my "go to" app for making routing decisions on the fly, especially in Tornado Ally.

 

The wind can be your friend if you use it correctly. Had a lumber tarp to take off one time windy as well! drivers side windward, took all the bungees off on the passengers side and started working forward on the drivers side. All bungees off went over to passengers side forward corner, gave it a tug and ran down wind of the passengers side. Tarp went right over load and on the ground. Being on the leeward side of the truck will make it easier to roll up.

 

I was pulling my tarps off yesterday when a day cab flatbed driver gets out of his truck and states.....don't you just love to tarp! I said I do! he said you do? I said yup....love it. A little while later he said "Well at least you got a nice looking truck" I said thanks, pulling tarps paid for it.

 

You don't have to pull those cords and have the bat wings deploy do you?

 

No, I didn't have mine equipped with that feature when I bought it new.

 

Went along I-80 on Sunday, Cheyenne to Elk Mountain was closed for light high profile vehicles.
Wind gust 60+ miles, worst part was from Cheyenne to the Lincoln monument, trucks parked everywhere.
It was really bad, had 79000 gross and the wind still pushed me like crazy.
I always take the route thru Provo Canyon heading South to Cali, nice drive. Short before Provo when you get out of the canyon there's a sign I-80 right, don't take it, go straight thru Provo, lots of traffic lights but still faster than the detour. When you're back on I-15, next exit there's a Flying J at exit 261 and a Love's at 260, nearest to Spanish Fork.

 

If you run an iphone, or other ios device,
weather underground has a few apps that are good.
check the web site or the app store

I use the Storm app. the free versions have small not obnoxious ads

 

Bad timing on the Army's part. Was barred from re-enlistment while deployed (I didn't play politics, and mileage was taking a very noticeable toll on me physically), and had about 90 days from redeployment till terminal leave. So, there wasn't time to get enrolled in Troops to Transport on Fort Hood. And bills don't stop because you leave the service, and dump all your savings into renting a house because the bank failed you at getting a home loan. Did what I had to do to pay them bills.