Snow and Ice

What a week after all of our sun in California!  We took a load into Wyoming and then headed for Minneapolis, but did not get that far.  We had a offer to run a short load over the weekend just south of Albert Lea, MN

We delivered Monday morning then were offered a load from Duluth, MN to Shreveport, LA, and the idea of warmth made us accept the load.  What we did not take into consideration was that we had to go north to Duluth and it was already snowing. What a mess snow, ice, and wind made for a slow treacherous trip.  We made it to our pickup and the shipper let us stay on the property for the night which was awesome as anyplace that would have had extra room to park had piles of snow.  In the morning it was snowing, but it was not a big deal on the roads and we had an easier time going south.

The ice really bothers me in a couple of ways.  It can be very slippery to walk into the truck stops and I always worry about slipping on the ice.  Broken bones and driving just do not go together.  I also learned one year that hot tires and ice do not go together.  I parked the truck and then in a few hours we got a load and the truck was stuck!  The hot tires had melted through the ice and formed a valley and it could not get out of it.  Bob had to get the chains out so we could get enough traction to pull ourselves out.  Now when I park on ice I let the truck sit for several minutes and then I pull slightly forward or backup a tad so if I do melt through I can get a running start at getting out of my rut.

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