Feb 12, 2024
What happens when you touch your tongue to an ice-cold pole:
Also, what happened to me today. I had to go up to Williams to fix our heat, and once I was done, I decided to try some of the snow-packed roads. I took Pittman Valley road until the pavement ended. That had well-packed snow on it, and was no problem. Around three miles after that, the road sort of ended, or at least the packed snow did. I continued driving in the tracks left by a few vehicles, but after maybe 300’, I ended up sliding sideways off the road and getting high-centered. I figured I’d better call my wife, in case I was trapped, but there was no cell service.
I used my shovel to clear away some of the snow, but I couldn’t get any traction. So, I unspooled the winch line, and wrapped it around a tree, and using the winch and the crawler gear, I was able to pull myself more-or-less back onto the center of the road. I pull the winch line back, and was able to back out. I had to stop a few times and pull forward to get enough speed to keep going in reverse, but I was able to get my self back to the packed snow.
So, two big mistakes:
1) Going alone.
2) No cell service.
I was too busy trying to get myself free to take photos. My wife said that was the smartest thing I said about the whole mess.
Also, what happened to me today. I had to go up to Williams to fix our heat, and once I was done, I decided to try some of the snow-packed roads. I took Pittman Valley road until the pavement ended. That had well-packed snow on it, and was no problem. Around three miles after that, the road sort of ended, or at least the packed snow did. I continued driving in the tracks left by a few vehicles, but after maybe 300’, I ended up sliding sideways off the road and getting high-centered. I figured I’d better call my wife, in case I was trapped, but there was no cell service.
I used my shovel to clear away some of the snow, but I couldn’t get any traction. So, I unspooled the winch line, and wrapped it around a tree, and using the winch and the crawler gear, I was able to pull myself more-or-less back onto the center of the road. I pull the winch line back, and was able to back out. I had to stop a few times and pull forward to get enough speed to keep going in reverse, but I was able to get my self back to the packed snow.
So, two big mistakes:
1) Going alone.
2) No cell service.
I was too busy trying to get myself free to take photos. My wife said that was the smartest thing I said about the whole mess.
rws, Laura