I should have known when I made my turn on this road I hit some black
ice and came within less than a foot from hitting a bolder. But being as
hard head and driven as I am, I proceeded anyway down the road. I knew
half way up I would not make it and my speed was just way to slow, but at
this point it is just too late and I am already committed, saying some pretty
profound words too. As I was thinking I am really in trouble, I lost all
traction and started sliding down the mountain backwards with NO control.
Now mind you the trailer behind me is 30ft gooseneck trailer. I tried to get it to a
point to get it up or down and well now you see, I am stuck. Oh ya there
is no service on the cell phone. So it is time to do the heal toe express. Oh ya
one more ting it is 20 degrees out and the wind is blowing on the side of
a mountain ion Virginia.
This is going up the mountain, I will get back to this picture later.
Just wanted to give you an idea. I had to walk 4 miles in 20 degree
weather with wind howling, and 1/2 a mile is up this mountain.
This is the drive way, now remember I am to pick up a 65 horse tractor
plus six implements
This is what you see when you look out the window of the car, just
giving you the whole picture of this ordeal, (If you are wondering I
had them drive me down later to get pictures it is one of those things you
have to see and I knew no one would believe me on how bad it really was)
This is where it gets good, imagine you can not feel your legs or
feet, you
have been walking for about 3 1/2 miles and you come to this, why do you
say you have to cross this, well the drive way is UNDER water, you see in
the next pictures... Oh do not let me forget that this bridge is covered
in ICE and I have to carry a 40 pound puppy across this.
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This is why the tractor is still there, look at where the drive goes,
INTO THE WATER. If you notice the brake in the water that is the drive
way. On either side it dropped off 4+Ft. So needless to say, I was not
getting a one ton 4 door truck with a 30ft, trailer around that
corner and over that bridge.
Back to the story. I finally get to the house that is at least 1/4 mile
from this in the snow. I felt a grandpa telling a story, I went to school
in 10ft. of snow up hill for 5 miles both ways, lol..
So we get their vehicle and go to get my truck un stuck. It gets better, as we are going to the truck, there is a man walking telling everyone that there is a truck stuck in the road and his truck is stuck now too. His truck slide over 60ft and missed my truck by just 1 foot. That is why I say God was with me. So there just happened to be a 4x4 truck (that oh course God sent to get me out) and he got this man out and then mine. So we drive down and parked my truck on the street because as you can see I was not getting down that drive way. See the thing is even if I did get the tractor, I would not be able to get it out from that mountain. This one heavy tractor with 6 implements to. So now you see the tractor is still there and I am still alive. Oh, I must not forget that I was almost out of diesel. They said there is a place right on my way that has diesel. I thought I was in the clear, but NOOOOOO. 15 minutes before I got there some one bought all 2000 gallons that they had, yes you are right no diesel. So I think they have farm diesel and will not sell it to me, unless I have a gas can, so I buy one and get some stuff and I am finally on my way home. I got home after 10pm that night.
