The story of my adventure

One week - 7 days - 168 hours - 10,080 minutes - but hey who's counting - LOL!

 

I was coming north out of Idaho Falls one day. Just starting out too. There was about four inches on the road and it was coming down hard. I called my partner who was about a quarter mile behind and said I think we should get off the road, seeing as we could see nothing at all. He agreed so I hit the ramp at Dubois Id and told him. "I hope nothing is coming because I am not stopping" Well nothing was coming. We rolled into the lot of a restaurant/store there, where there were already a half dozen trucks stuck. Being Canadians and used to driving in the white stuff we went around them and parked. Upon going inside for coffee we learned that the road was closed about five miles farther north from where we were. Good timing. The restaurant even bought us drivers dinner. And stayed open for us. They usually closed early and Sundays too. We sat for two days there. My boss was pissed but the load was delivered intact.

 

There was another time on I5 coming into Canada at Surrey BC, it was dumping snow and there was a foot of it on the road. I called in and told them I was shutting down. Well, I let them talk me into keeping on. Ok...dumb. I crossed into Canada and went about five miles to the TransCanada At a set of lights, just before I turned onto highway 1, the four wheelers had slicked up the road badly. So I could not get moving again. Time to chain up. Well...I had just gotten my chains on, in the middle lane, and climbed into the cab, when I felt a hefty thump. I looked into my mirror and saw a car had rear ended me. He kind of slid sideways into my left corner of my trailer. I walked back and discovered that both occupants of the car were ok but the car was a write off. He had hit my trailer in such a way that he had knocked his rear axle all askew, and caved in the side as well. LOL I love British Columbia. The cars owner asked for my info. I said take the plate numbers girl. When she asked for my drivers license? I said "Girl. I don't know you, so I'm not telling you anything" And I left. She was out of province(state), had rear ended a 'parked' vehicle and was entirely on her own. It was entirely on her shoulders. I essentially had nothing to do with the whole affair. Later I called the gestapo and told them about it. They told me they didn't care and they didn't even go to accidents unless there were injuries. BC. Ya gotta love it!!

 

Happy Anniversary and Happy New Year Celtic!

 

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY <shouted from Sacramento, CA> If you drive anywhere near here I have a whole pot full of peas (with ham) and a pan of cornbread - I'll bring it out to you - or there is parking on the street if you want to swing by