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Offline Double D

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January 8, 2009, Good Morning Montana
« on: January 08, 2009, 12:48:17 PM »
Good afternoon everyone.  Beautiful day today here in Cut Bank.  Left the house at 8 AM and headed for Kalispell.  Beautiful morning for a drive.  High scattered clouds bright blue sky.

Approaching Browning I noticed the mountains were fogged in.  I got to East Glacier and it starting to rain, but the road is clear.  I got to Marias Pass and it's snowing but it's not bad.  Starting down the other side from Marias things started to look real ugly. I slowed to 35-40 mph and decided that I better go back home before it gets too bad. I started looking for a place to turn around. Coming around a wide left sweeping corner I see the start of a long straight away and big turnout.  I took my foot the gas, and a soon as I did, the rear end started sliding down to the inside of the curve.  I slid backwards across the turnout doing a full 360 across the highwway and into the snow bank back across the right side of the road.  I remember thinking, "Gee, I hope there isn't a guard rail in that snow bank...there wasn't.  I got stopped and was crosswise in the road with my nose in the snow bank.  I tried backing out of the snow bank but the wheels just spun and the steering wheel wouldn't turn. I switch on the 4WD and got moving. Something was hanging up the steering but I managed to get out  snow bank and off the road.

Whe I got out to check for damage I found that the rain was sitting on top of ice and it was slick as snot.  I checked the truck over. No damge other than a wrinkle in the license plate. The steering problem was just snow piled up between wheels and frame and once I knocked it all out everything was fine. 

Sure glad the wife is in Maryland.  She thinks E rides belong in Disneyland...

Never did make it Kalispell.
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Re: January 8, 2009, Good Morning Montana
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2009, 04:04:56 PM »
Glad you made 'er alright Double D.  I always make sure I got my "Winter Kit" in the cars and trucks when I take off.  Things can and do change in a hurry here.  DP
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Re: January 8, 2009, Good Morning Montana
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2009, 04:44:03 PM »
Yep had my winter kit with me plus three dogs.  Kind of funny when we came to a stop all three dogs were in my lap. Glad they were Rat Terrier and not Labs or something.

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Re: January 8, 2009, Good Morning Montana
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2009, 03:20:15 PM »
Dogs are pretty smart about self preservation.   Were there two hands and six paws on the steering wheel when the truck came to a stop?   LOL
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Re: January 8, 2009, Good Morning Montana
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2009, 01:06:19 PM »
Double D you are having way too much fun over there.
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