Man what a ride

[Martiangod]

Last night about 9;30 blizzard conditions, was doing ok, running on four lane, cars behind were content to run along 50 mile an hour, At that speed wasn't outrunning headlights.
Friggin oil tankers, these guys running the patch could care less about anyones safety.
Blew by me on the snow covered lane, left me 100% blind, can't hit the brakes cause cars behind. then I felt her go through the bank and started going downhill, snow sliding across hood. I cut her in the direction I thought I needed to be pointed and came to rest. When the snow cloud subsided and I got my head about me I realized what had happened.
Caught my breath then forced my way out of the truck.
Snow up to the windowsills. But I was still upright as was the trailer. At least a 200 foot run or more down a low elevation center medium on a divided hiway.
Ford roadside assistance came through, took an hour and a half for winch truck to get there, was a tough pull in deplorable conditions. Those tow truck guys have balls of steel out there in conditions like that.
By the time they got there, I had dug out the sides and front of the truck and winching went good,
Ya'll can say your not building a tank, but i'm glad I did, she kept her feet planted, stayed straight as an arrow and came out without a scratch.
I know exactly what would have happened to a store bought trailer.....It would be spread over a mile.
Needless to say, got to the next town, wove my way through all the parked for the storm hiway tractors, found a out of the way parking spot and swallowed a couple quick beers and went to sleep.
Sorry no picks

[GuitarPhotog]

Glad you, and the trailer, are OK

<Chas>

[S. Heisley]

WOW! Glad you came out of that one okay. It's good you kept your head. It's also good that nobody behind you followed you down that hill!
You did good in bad conditions. Pat yourself, your truck, and your trailer on the back; then, give yourself another pat on the back and maybe a beer!

[tony.latham]

YOWSERS!!!!

[Martiangod]

I've never gone off the road unintentionally, its always been planned
I can strike that one off my bucket list now.

[pchast]

Glad you are ok.

[Vedette]

You need to start travelling in the summer!
Besides....Beer is better when it is colder than the outside temperatures.
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[David S]

I remember following your build thinking man that is one stout trailer.a thin aluminum skin would not have faired as well plowing snow as your deck plate did.
Glad you came out ok.

[mezmo]

Wow, you're getting too old for that kind of excitement!

'Glad to hear you were unscathed, and the truck and trailer
came through fine.

They should have a common sense test administered to those
truckers too. But then, too many would probably not pass...

Cheers,
Norm/mezmo

[Martiangod]

Wow, you're getting too old for that kind of excitement!

Cheers,
Norm/mezmo

No frigging kidding.
don't think the ride was quite as smooth as I remember...
A few aches . Luckily that's all, could have been much much worse
That was the half way point of what was supposed to be a 8 hour drive, turned into 18 hours.
Got home, had to shovel a 1 1/2' of snow to get truck and trailer in, been packing and loading since
Hope the 8 hour run back up to Peace River tomorrow goes better then the run down

Have been living in the trailer for the last 2 weeks, hitting lows of -30....Would have hated to loose my little HotRod

[Mary C]

Glad nothing significant was hurt will be praying for your return trip!

Mary C.

[deleted]

Yikes! Very glad you, your truck, and trailer are ok. Very scary!

There was a time a year ago that I wanted to follow my travel plan but pulled up short because the rain was torrential, it was getting dark, the highway was under construction so they were running traffic both directions in two lanes side by side, and every time a trucker passed coming towards me I'd be blind for a few seconds until my wipers could catch up with clearing the windshield. I thought, this is not worth it, it's too dangerous. I realized I was done for the day and stopped at the next place it was safe to stop and spent the night in a parking lot.

[canned o minimum]

What an "adventure" ! Drivin in the snow is never easy, especially whilst towin a trailer.Now and then ya jus gotta make the decision... to drive or not to drive. Stacie had the right idea...Sure am glad to hear that y 'all made it outta this in good shape...

[lrrowe]

Martiangod,

I have had a trailer accident over 20 years ago. Lost my trailer when it flipped on it's side and went sliding by me. I know how you must have felt as you were sliding those 200 feet. It all happens in a heartbeat and certainly is not fun. Glad you made it ok.