Oh What Fun

Posted on Wed, Feb 14 2007 @ 5:42 PM [CST]

I had the joy of driving in some of the snowstorm that rolled across the central part of the country. I delivered in Kansas City,Mo on Monday and picked up a load in Blue Springs,Mo. Well that wasted the whole day.Delivered at 1100 and couldn't pickup next load until 1900. Well as luck would have it I sat there until 2300. By that time the weather went from rain to freezing rain to sleet and then a nice coating of wet snow on top of the ice. Needless to say I didn't travel too far with my 9000# load. Now here it is Weds afternoon near Chicago and I'm still sitting on the load. I can't deliver until 0600 in North Chicago. I'm getting pretty good at sitting this week. I wasn't about to try driving through blizzard conditions yesterday. I spent Tuesday night near St Louis. The roads were still kinda nasty on I-57 between St Louis and Bloomington,Il this morning. Some areas traffic was down to 30 mph.

Category Posted: General

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Only 9,000 pounds call me when you want to run with the big dogs with a 51,000 pound load...Man thats a wuss of a load thats almost empty..It must have been fun being so light on the snow covered ice..I'm just joking with you..My truck tares at 29,140..And when I leave its usually damn near 80,000...So running heavy is easy for me..The only problem I have is I have no jakes on my tractor and Pacheco Pass is a bitch with no jakes...Vm-out!!

Comment By:
VM on Thu, Feb 15 2007 @ 12:44 AM [CST]

Uh-huh, hey superman I thought you had driving in that type of minor bad weather solved years ago or at least that's the impression you gave VM and I. Hmmph, I am so disappointed in you because you gave us the impression you live just for this type of weather. By the way, I am sitting in my nice, warm house on days off.

Comment By:
Lyndon Nutt on Thu, Feb 15 2007 @ 7:43 AM [CST]

Well I don't want to out drive you guys all the time! Need to let the whimps from the west coast have the spotlight once in a while so they don't get discouraged!! The main ones are those pencil pushing wanna be drivers!

Comment By:
Roadhzrd on Fri, Feb 16 2007 @ 9:53 PM [CST]

I've got to admit I HATE the cold weather give me the hot weather anyday thats what I'm used to and I'm just busting your chops with the above statement so don't take it personal..I see now we have another player in the insult battle a kind of free for all on Hwyblogs...COOL..That builds friendship when you can have a verbal slagging match on here..By the way I am back to driving so no more pencil pushing for me until my boss goes on vacation again...Vm-out!!

Comment By:
VM on Sat, Feb 17 2007 @ 5:53 AM [CST]

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