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Winter driving, 23 January 2009
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I'm parked at a Petro truck stop in Fargo ND waiting for sunlight and for the wind to slack up a bit.
Earlier, at 0230, I tried running west; but, turned around and came back to the Petro because the wind
was blowing at 40+ mph (with stronger gusts) sideways to the truck, and the roadway and driving lanes
were frequently covered by blow-in snow.
The load in the box is light weight, only 16,000 pounds. This is one run that a heavy load, 44,000 pounds, would be nice to have. Non-trucking folks may not know that a tractor-trailer rig can be blown off the highway by strong winds - sometimes, even in 40-mph winds if the road is slick or icy. Trying to correct the course of a wind-blown rig can cause the accident. Anyway, while waiting for sunlight and less wind, I have put together this page of photos taken during the few days. The first two were taken in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec (near Montreal); the others, yesterday while driving across Wisconsin and Minnesota. To view a larger version of a photograph, left click on that photograph. Reminder: When viewing a larger photograph, when your cursor is over the photo, the cursor initially displays a plus sign (+). If you left click on the photo, the photo will enlarge to maximum size. If you left click again on the photo, the photo will reduce to minimum size.
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Yea, kind of boring photos, right? Sorry about that. The really neat photos would be when something either
dangerous or exciting or both are happening . . . and I'd need someone else to drive the truck while I took
a snapshot....
;-)
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