Posted by Super H Mike on January 14, 2019 at 14:29:37 from (76.164.155.241):
This morning I was expecting a delivery from a well known shipping company. I was in the shop when I hear a terrible racket outside, looked up to see the delivery truck barreling into my driveway. He was running a tractor trailer with a very tall wind faring on the cab and even taller stack, 30ish foot trailer, looked almost new. He preceded to snap off large branches on my tree lined driveway, and then snagged my overhead electric lines to the barn and outbuildings and tore them all down before he realized something was wrong and stopped. Now before you say it was my fault because the lines were too low, those lines have been there for probably 75 years or more and never happened before. Many , many farm and delivery trucks have been here over the years with no problems. I have moved small buildings in on hay racks pulled by tractors,various elevators ,combines, large loads of hay, feed delivery trucks, etc. The point is the lines were not that low. I think the stack caught it. He also had scratches on the cab and dents in the trailer from my trees. He then tells me its his 3rd incident in a year and will likely be dismissed over this. I can't help but think that might be the best thing. It also busted off my yard light. So I called local electrician and he mended the whole mess for me in timely fashion. Called the delivery company and they say they will cover the damage so that's good news. This was a middle aged regular guy, what was he thinking? Any other time a tractor trailer has been here they have backed into the drive to avoid damage and unloaded on the driveway. BTW the item being delivered was not big enough to warrant the size of the vehicle, and when opened the trailer was pretty much empty. Anyway, I sure didn't need that headache today...
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