Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

Heh... come out west if you want to see some shoddy roads. The four seasons of Montana: Almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction

 

I drive a day cab...

I almost envy you, cept you probably deal with alot of congested city traffic.... in which case you probably get more chances to stare at eye candy

 

So I had to drive through Montana this week. Turns out if you are right outside of Missoula, they got their annual "Testicle Festival"... aka Testy Festy. For those of you unaware of this event, it is to celebrate Rocky Mt Oysters.

On the other side, it really is just a massive drunk fest. It is a combination of Mardi Gras and Sturgis. But there is a ton of boobage and all kinds of other nasty acts of public indecency. I almost went one year for "educational purposes" to study the effect of alcohol in congested crowds... that is a totally different subject matter.

Anyway, I didnt get to go that year... nor this year. I DID get to deal with all the people departing the party for the night. Some of them seemed a bit drunk.

One guy did actually fine despite the fact that he was speeding. He must have been going at least 85 when he passed me. He managed to keep his truck in a straight line with no swerving or swaying. He even managed to keep his truck in a straight line after he entered the first left curve and went through a guard rail and into the wild blue yonder...

One guy I spotted didnt fare so well. He was doing 35 MPH when I passed him (I was pulling triple trailers). He swayed left, right, then left again... it was to the point where he almost ended up under my last trailer. Instead he swerved hard right and took out a police car that was already pulling someone else over.

This type of #### you usually see on YouTube or one of those stupid police shows that SpikeTV airs... Not in one night by a lone linedriver. Next year I will request to go into a different direction... or threaten my dispatcher to request time off... Maybe just to make it to the next Testy Fest to conclude my studies.

Don't believe me? Google it... but make sure your wive's/girlfriends/gay lovers arent around.

I've had enough ######### for the week. time to go have a few PBR and crash (into bed)

 

Yeah, I am glad you get to do that and not me. I used to run to Salt Lake City. The way they had my route planned was that I would hit it right at 0700 regardless how fast or slow I was going. That $.44/mile really doesnt meant crap when you spend 45 minutes traveling five miles dealing with morning traffic