So much for my safety record

[valarltd]

You know it's going to be a bad day when you have to throw your underwear away first thing in the morning. (No great loss, they were ratty nylon ones I'd bought in an emergency in Mishawaka a couple years ago)

We had ice storms here.
Hence I was in no big hurry today and took my time.

I made it as far as Jonesboro. As I was pulling into the lot, I went under a wire I've gone under more than 300 times before.

Today, I didn't clear it. The ice had it so weighed down I hooked it.

There are few things more embarassing than calling 911 and saying "I'm trapped in my truck by a downed electrical wire." One of them is calling your dispatcher and having him tell you that in 15 years of trucking he's never had THAT particular call. Another is being trapped and having to pee.

The cops came out. I refused to get out, because...well, electrical wire on metal truck frame.

The only thing more embarassing than telling your dispatcher you're trapped is telling him you're trapped by






wait for it...


A phone line.

It took two cops to get it over my cab (I didn't break the wire).

By this time I'm stressed, scared (I've been very cool through it all) and really have to pee.

So I delivered the two stops and went home.

One of THOSE days.

Comments

[sunfell.livejournal.com]

I'm glad it was a phone line, and not an electrical line. If it helps for future reference, phone and cable lines are always lowest on the poles.

((hugs))

If you need a dose of normal, come down to Little Rock. We didn't get any ice or snow at all.