Two stories, I should have learned the first time.............................
The Grand National had about 225,000 miles on it at the time. And she quit without a sputter on the 407, couldn't glide far enough for a safe landing. Stopped on the shoulder with traffic wailing past at 70mph. Being a dumb kid and cheap I chose to have the Mrs use her Jimmy 4X4 as a tow vehicle. The chain was 50ft unit and was zip wrapped in place to prevent the hooks from falling off. The GN had a handy plate on the front frame to hook onto. There was a lull in traffic and with 4-way flashers going on both vehicles. The wife proceeded to ease the slack INTO the chain by first backing up closer to the GN. Got a bad feeling already and started to wave and holler. The gap in traffic came and amide more/higher pitched,unheard and horrified screams to stop. I watched wide eyed as the Jimmy's rear suspension sank & the front rose with a full power launch made by every one of the 195 horses under the hood. In that brief and horrible 1/2 second I ducked behind the steering wheel for cover. And wondered maybe if I could get the wipers going in time for any extra protection, no matter how slight. Between myself and that chain that may come back to visit up close and personal. The Jimmy paused for a second in mid air as most of my body was crushed back into the GN's seat. With my neck and head wrapped around the headrest giving a clear but upside down view of the back seat........................... That 50ft chain in now 51ft long and the under frame of the GN still sports a curl shaped just like a 1/2" grab hook.
Last winter it had snowed more than expected over night. A quick dash up the lane with the blower and down the shoulder was in order. To save the mailbox from the (&%^*( snow plough driver. The snowblower was on the 1640 instead of the narrower 435. I backed parallel with the ditch as usual past the mailbox. The snowblower was in the same place as usual but..... the rear wheels are out about foot wider......... The decent into the ditch was slow, undignified and left the tractor almost stuck. Couldn't backup but could only inch closer and directly towards my mailbox. Plenty of waves and horn toots from early bird co-workers on their way past. All waiting to tease myself later that day about how buried the 1640 was. No problem, Mrs B&D in 4X4 crew cab with fresh grippy Michelin M&S tires all around. Tractor is chained to truck with that same 50/51ft chain. With the truck parked on the shoulder away from traveled portion of the road. Mrs B&D was told in my most polite, un-intrusive pleading voice. To wait for a gap in traffic and EASE up onto the road for both traction and to angle the tractor up out of the ditch. All was well and had made it with the tractor 1/2 way up to the road shoulder. Then Mrs B&D reaching the laneway turned off the highway and down our lane. No amount of pleading, screaming or waving kept the truck from sledding the 1640 and blower over my brand new mailbox.........
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