What if it Snows?

Ya need ya cut down on the jalapeño’s and chocolate ice cream before bedtime.

 

Can’t believe I did it.
Sent the boss a text this morning..
I’m about to drive into a 10 inch snow forecast. Over the Rockies. With a single axle drive only. On super singles.

His response...
A list of three runs. Right in a row. Can’t waste any time.

I still can’t believe I did it.
I was doing 20 in Vail pass. CDOT pickup following me. Am sure he was watching for any sliding of my trailer tandems. When he left. I got the impression he thought: “He ain’t no fool”. I sure ain’t.
Had vehicles slid off frwy. Fools. I’d tell them: Speed on! The emergency truck ramp is only half full!
Saw a cop blocking east bound. Driving about 35 in center. Slowing traffic to a safe intelligent pace. They were getting tired of hauling vehicles back onto the shoulder.
What a day!

 

10 inches of fresh snow? Sounds like a Fun and Slow day puttering through the mountains.

 

Meanwhile, down here in Mississippi.....

 

I thought I hit a snow flurry in North Texas yesterday, but it was just cotton from a loose bail. Sure glad I got my air conditioning working again.

 

would only worry about that smell from those cattle farms. toxic ! they might as well just build more for all those empty spots to kill my nose

 

That toxic smell of cow #### is what bull haulers say is the smell of money. If you don't like that smell, then never EVER take a 10 in Dodge City.

 

Love that smell... Reminds me of my childhood on the ranch. Any cow man would agree "Smells like my next pay check."

 

Update...

The last two days I took full advantage of my Hazmat and tanker endorsements. Three loads on a power only basis, pulling customer trailers from a filthy, slick, deep mud bog about 150 miles to get loaded with a Hazmat substance you aren't cleared to know about.

On the last load there was a downpour. The "pad" (the normally road graded, compacted, and aggregate on top and then compacted AGAIN) was still a work in progress. I arrived with the loaded Hazmat tank I to the slurry on the pad.

I had to unhook my trailer, then hook another trailer to get it out of the way, then rehook to my trailer and put it where the other trailer was. About 45 minutes to get all that done. It featured more high rpm work, sometimes in high range reverse to as delicately as possible avoid tall mounds of mud, hazmat containment, and the company man's Ford pickup (which he refused to move on account he would have to get the interior of his truck muddy).

In short, a couple of fun days. In two days I made as much as I average for a week. Hazmat and tanker endorsements are really really valuable when you get paid a percentage or have your own authority. It was stupid money.

Signing off ribeye for dinner.