Well, I'm back to the wonderful city of Lewiston to become an official trucker now...at least a hired trucker. Swift Orientation starts tomorrow morning and ends at noon on Wednesday.
What can't I get away from? Snow. There was nearly a foot of snow in Spokane, and more falling, when I left this morning. It took nearly 45 minutes just to leave the parking lot (although most of that time was spent putting on my chains just so I could get enough traction on the deep snow). Once I actually got going it wasn't too bad (although it wasn't great). The roads were sort of plowed, although since snow kept falling the roads were never clear. I was going 30-40 most of the time, at least until I got farther south and the roads got better. I helped a guy just outside of Spokane on Highway 195. He had stopped to help someone else, and then his battery was dead, so I gave him a jump. When I got to Colfax I stopped to stretch my legs and I ran into a guy who I gave a lift for about 6 miles, and then jumped his car (someone else, who didn't have cables) gave him a ride to Colfax so he could possibly find some other help). But I finally made it to Lewiston, the city that hardly ever receives snow, or at least if it does it doesn't stick or anything. And what is it doing in this wonderful city? It is snowing quite hard, and sticking to roads, sidewalks, grass, cars, etc. It isn't anywhere as bad as it was in Spokane, or at least yet, but if it keeps it up, it very well may become as bad. It just seems like no matter where I go, there goes snow.
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i here ya with the snow. the drive back in to town today was brutal in spots - 904 was a nightmare i didn't think my car would survive. But I made it all the way into cheney only to get stuck twice in the last mile. Ha! But school is canceled tomorrow for the first time in like ten years so that's one silver lining...
It's snowing here as well, just not as bad. Of course when you consider the response time of Tacoma/pierce counties officials and the normal road conditions, it's still a little better when over there. Of course I've been driving on city streets with hills. I can proudly say I didn't spin my wheels once or slide at all, which is a small miracle considering I'm driving the truck and the snow is actually STICKING to the road way. Have fun tooting your horn.
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