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Old 11-07-2022, 01:26 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Truck drives were a tradition with my daughter where we listen to classic rock, eat a piece of candy, and enjoy the drive. My brother in law is driving the truck at the moment, so we've been cruising in the Mazda.

We discovered the first snow today on our drive. Circled back to pick up my wife and other daughter to hunt for more snow to play in. On the drive, going a bit fast at about 55 MPH and cresting a hill, came upon a down tree.

The video doesn't show the excitement of full braking not slowing enough, which resulted in me letting off brakes and veering left. Fortunate to have that option ideally placed.

I trimmed the part where I helped a local with a cigarette in his mouth saw the tree into sections and haul it off the road. We had the road cleared in under 5 minutes.

... apparently there was a marathon or something at Silver Falls today, as the parking lot was packed with miserable folks trying to warm up.



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