Thursday, November 20, 2008

Paw Paw, MI

I wanted to see snow, and I've seen it. My day started off well enough. I got up and made it to the shipper in Kalamazoo at 8am to pick-up the load that was supposed to be ready yesterday. We've seen this movie before. So, I drop my empty trailer and they're supposed (there's that word again) to bring my loaded trailer to me. Nine hours later they bring the loaded trailer-the same trailer I dropped this morning, despite that when I arrived there was already an empty trailer of ours there. Whatever. I hook up and get on my merry way west. As soon as I get on I-94...snow. The roads are wet, the temperature is below freezing, snow is blowing sideways, and I could barely see the stripes on the road. It didn't help my nerves to hear other drivers, who presumably are more experienced than me, over the CB say things such as, "Looks like it's gonna be a fun night" and "Oh shit, I don't wanna be a truck driver any more." Apparently, a few miles up the road that snow turned to ice, because at least one truck got stuck trying to go up a hill. Traffic was backed up over 6 miles, so I got off and set up camp for the night. I decided to check the weather forecast, and below is what I found.

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