Big Poppa Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 No, it'll be COLD. All the way cold. Wind chill was supposedly good for -7 degrees. I fought this crap for 2 days, got stuck where I didnt want to be 2 nights in a row... And when I finally made it out of Colorado and thought I was home free... The wind showed up. Causing a whiteout for three hours, closing the interstate. My best guess was 75-80 mph winds. The closest town that I saw on the news recorded 65 mph, but I was on the open plains in northern NM where nothing impeded the wind. The wind was so strong that at one point it moved my trailer sideways while I was sitting still. I started to worry that the truck and trailer would be blown over. This is where I sat for three hours, and all of the awesome landscape I got to see. This picture does no justice to the ferocity of the wind and the complete lack of visibility. So I sat for three hours waiting for the wind and blowing snow to clear. Once it did, I was able to make it another 40 miles to Las Vegas, NM, where I am now. Pissed off. I was supposed to be home by now. The roads are still frozen solid with ice, and I have to try to drive through the mountains north of Santa Fe tomorrow morning. This is what the road looked like all 40 miles. Please note the 2 inch thick solid layer of ice on the road below the blowing snow. 35 mph in this wasn't spooky, it was flat out scary. There were a handful of times that the truck got far enough out of shape that I thought I was gonna eat it. I was in my Dodge Dually with an empty 30' enclosed trailer behind me. That means that the trailer didn't have the weight to anchor me, but had all the surface area to act as a sail pushing the truck all over the damn place in the wind. This guy (it was a girl actually) wasn't so lucky. The road was littered with scenes like this. This oughta about seal the deal on any more deliveries to Denver in December. My contact in Denver when I asked her "Is it snowing"? said "No". I wonder now what the hell she thought I meant. Everyone cross your fingers that I make it home tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Y Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Dude! Scary stuff. Drive safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Yeah please be careful dude... And I thought we had it tuff this morning when it was low 40's.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Ape Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Got you some of the nasty stuff there brother. Been there done that and it ain't no fun neither. Good luck to you getting home and be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51tj Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 You best be safe for you own me money! Now really, be safe and hope that RAM brings you home safe and sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marana Rich Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Another day is not a big deal as long as you arrive safe. Don't push it, especially with that big wind sail you are pulling. And invest in good chains all around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ok, since everyone else has told you to be safe and hopes you get home... ...all you gotta do is sit in that trailer and it will have plenty of weight to anchor it down. Just need someone to drive after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie44 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sounds like you'll be able to do your own version of a Lexus commercial cause this is definitely a "December to Remember". Good Luck and be SAFE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChadC Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 been there done that, shaved years off of my life because of it. THAT is why i live in AZ. look at the bright side, If you wreck and the truck starts on fire. .. then you will be warm. if it takes an extra day to get home. So be it. "Get-home-itus" kills many people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Well, I think I should make it. Gonna saddle up again and try to make it through the mountains to Santa Fe. Once I'm there, I should be home free.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sidewinder Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Drive fast, take chances. You'll be okay wussy, it's only frozen water. Ever heard of "lake effect snow?" Be SAFE man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertdawg Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ever heard of "lake effect snow?" Let me take a wild guess.... it's snow thats affected by a lake ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sidewinder Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ever heard of "lake effect snow?" Let me take a wild guess.... it's snow thats affected by a lake ? Isn't there a choo choo track broken somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOXXOH Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 If slow is safe, then go slow. Turtles outlive rabbits. Damn global warming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZYDMND Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Be safe.... I love the snow but I would not to be driving in that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F22trainer Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 DUDE - FIND A HOME DEPOT OR LOWES! Buy a pallet full of play sand in the bags - they'll use the fork lift to load it in - save your reciept and then return it when you get back. It'll keep that trailer from trying to turn you into a hang glider. Had a buddy in Oregon used to do that every winter, had them load a pallet in his pickup in late october. He'd cover it up real good with a tarp and drive around with it for 3 months then go back and return it. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quicksilver98 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hey man....keep it between the lines...if you can see the lines! If not, keep it between the ditches! Make it home safely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 We got screwed by that wind too, up north...sure aint fun, is it? Wind damage at my restaurant and just about everywhere up there. Got a hotel room, wind blew out power, had no heat, lights, and even worse, no TV. And how bout the guy hunting elk? Tree lands on his tent and kills him? Note to self....dont hang around trees when it's real windy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccaneer Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Driving in the snow sux, driving in the snow with ice under that sux even more. Now add in the wind and chill factor to top everything off. Sounds just like when I lived in NH for six years...I hated the winters. Take it easy and be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 OMG - this brought back lots of memories. . . been there, done that - this is why I am a RETIRED trucker. Be safe, late is better than wrecked. Remember, "there ain't no coffee pots in the ditch. . ." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Poppa Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Made it home safe. Tired... That was scary.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstrutt Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Glad you're safe and sound BP. Reminds me of the crap we drive through more often then not. It's always better to keep a full tank, the window open a bit and just pull over and wait it out. Also hoping no dumb ass rear ends you while you're parked. Glad you made it!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevyguy1969 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Good to hear was wondering how your adventure was going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 GLAD YOUR BACK HOME TO YOUR FAVE PLACE, TUCSON!!! muhahahahahaaa!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedfastvette Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Chris, I was coming home from Michigan and hit the same stuff! We were in New mexico at the same time, saw 6 semis turned over in New Mexico and 1 in Flagstaff. At least I was only pulling a flatbed trailer, glad you got home safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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