How’s the weather?
- Thread starter The Masked Shadow
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John...."Love, I've got the truck stuck in a ditch."
John's long suffering poor wife...." Not again, do you want me to drive next time love to avert such a disaster."
John (looking all sheepish)....."Yes please love."
I think that's what the bridge was designed for?
Comedians...everywhere, comedians...
Comedians...everywhere, comedians...
Now be honest, if I'd have posted a pic like that, you would have crucified me.....and rightly so, lol.
"Crucified" is a pretty strong term...but it's just barely possible that I would have taken a few mild pokes if the roles were reversed.
But, of course, they never could be reversed. If Blighty (dang, I love that term!) had a similar amount of snow on the ground...well, you yourself have referred to such conditions as "savage". You'd likely have skidded a few feet onto the soft shoulder, come to a gentle stop, and then leapt out of your vehicle yelling "Blimey!" or some such quaint expletive.
It takes a Canuck to get the whole full-sized 4WD pickup truck right down to the bottom of the deep ditch, sideways, and almost underneath the bridge! No half measures here!
On the plus side, those large river rocks look like they would be a great addition to a tank! lol
Funny thing, I was thinking exactly the same as I clambered around down there retrieving all the gear that had been in the truckbed before I went offroading. I found most of it, too! I had a snowblower in the back, which fortunately was tied down...everything else was scattered along 100 yards of ditch.
And for the record: the bridge in the pic is a private one spanning the ditch, with a private drive accessing the farmhouse in the background. It, and my truck, are perpendicular to the roadway on which I had been driving, and from which I took the pics.
I'm looking at the bright side; in May, there will be 5 - 6 feet of turbulent, rushing icy water in that ditch.
"Crucified" is a pretty strong term...but it's just barely possible that I would have taken a few mild pokes if the roles were reversed.
But, of course, they never could be reversed. If Blighty (dang, I love that term!) had a similar amount of snow on the ground...well, you yourself have referred to such conditions as "savage". You'd likely have skidded a few feet onto the soft shoulder, come to a gentle stop, and then leapt out of your vehicle yelling "Blimey!" or some such quaint expletive.
It takes a Canuck to get the whole full-sized 4WD pickup truck right down to the bottom of the deep ditch, sideways, and almost underneath the bridge! No half measures here!
Seen as our wintry weather is almost as brutal as yours now, what with our recent -8°C temps and 2" of snow, lol, I thought it was high time I got myself a suitable vehicle for such treacherous conditions!
So I now have a Ford Ranger. But I can assure you it won't be going in any ditches anytime soon, lol.
