After our little fiasco at the border, we were instructed to go to Renton, WA and drop the heavy haul trailer we had inherited when we made our last swap, and pick up a normal empty trailer at one of the businesses we service. Wouldn't you know it, upon inspection, Craig discovers a flat tire on the trailer, along with a broken clearance light. A phone call to Road Service and off we go to the TA truck stop in North Bend, WA to get those two things fixed.I have never seen that truck stop so deserted. Usually, it is packed, but with the uncertainty of Snoqualmie Pass being open or closed, and chains required, most truck drivers I'm sure made it down off the hill or over into the Seattle area as to not get stuck somewhere in between. It took about 90 minutes for them to work us into the work bay and change the tire while Craig replaced the broken light. Then we were off to Ellensburg for the night to stage for the pick up of apples in the morning in Selah, WA, about 30 miles away.
We have often wondered, being in Washington State so much, why we hadn't hauled apples before, and if you think about it, along with the celery we have hauled previously, all we need to haul is some walnuts and mayonnaise, and we have the makings for a Waldorf Salad. Yum Yum!We were all set to head out this morning, when Craig noticed the driver next to us having a hard time pulling out of the parking space. Upon further inspection, the tires of the truck were spinning and had nothing to grab a hold of for traction. Here is just one of the reasons my husband is such a great guy and all around decent human being.
Without being asked, he goes out to help the other driver, even though others were watching from the comfort of their trucks. Down on his hands and knees in 4 degree weather he tries everything his McGyver mind can think of to do, to try and get the driver out. Unfortunately, it was time for us to leave for our appointment time and we had to leave before we could sucessfully free the truck.
We arrived at Zirkle Fruit and enjoyed getting immediately into a dock and loaded. What was great, was that they also had an on site scale, which we gladly used to make sure we were legally scaled. Off we went, heading south, towards warmer lands. It will be nice to head to Salinas, CA for this delivery of apples to Fresh Express, and not have to worry about snow or ice covered roads............at least for a couple of days!
6 comments:
Hum, what was that other driver thinking? No chains? I vote for cat litter....but then what do I know? I haven't had Waldorf salad since my mother hosted Canasta parties!
Kitty litter (cheap non-clumping kind) works excellent for these situations. I try not to leave home without it during the winter. Enjoy your blog by the way.
Yep, Cat Litter might have helped had we been anywhere near a store. Besides the hole this driver dug by spinning the tires would have required quite a bit of litter.
We tried putting chains under the tire for it to grab ahold of, except that the tire spun it right out from under it because of the big hole! I imagine the driver eventually got out.
That's a whole lot of Waldorf salad.
We keep a 50# bag of sugar or flour in the trunk of the Mini Cooper. I don't think that trick would work very well for a big truck!!
The snow on the trees in the mountains is absolutely beautiful.
Welcome back to California! Not the warmest place right now but better than all that snow, I suspect.
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