“winter”
hello once again everyone. I have noticed that Spencer has run a muck over the blog last week. I guess I will have to talk to him about that! At any rate on to this weeks blog, the question that I have is how does a truck driver know it is winter? The answer is when an other driver tells you that the road is shutdown ahead of you do to snow, ice, and an accident. However that is 200 miles up the road! I don’t know about you but me I think I will go check it out myself. I’m not saying that the other driver is being misleading but I do have to question that driver on why he would report that. I figure that the road just might be open again by the time I get the 200 miles! I heard basically the same thing in Joplin earlier in the week. the conversation on the c.b. Was it was going to snow heavily over nite in Joplin. That any driver that needed to make a delivery should go now to beat the white stuff!! as it turned out all Joplin got was a little rain.( While the Cascade handled so well last year I anticipate the handling to be much better this year do to the fact that I have had a full year to get used to how the Cascade handles.) The c.b. Can be a very reliable tool if used properly. I try not to let the c.b. In my head when the weather turns nasty. If a driver is reporting an accident in front of you is one thing, but the other is uncalled for. At that point you have to just tune it out and pick out what is fact and what is fiction. And know your truck and your ability to handle that kind of weather. Above all you must be safe not only for yourself but the rest of us on the road with you. If you are unsure than simply park it. Another thing I don’t understand and maybe one of you can help me with it, is why would you say on the c.b. That some one is going to fast and you will see him in the ditch or median on down the road? Myself I wouldn’t wish that on anybody. I for one am never really ready for winter and all that it brings, however I want to test some of the tires that Michelin has put on here for me. They are more aggressive than what I am used to running but supposed to get better tire life. I will keep you posted. Until the next truck stop all of you be safe!
Kurt and Spencer
