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<blockquote data-quote="AKCoverMan" data-source="post: 1089228" data-attributes="member: 17867"><p>Fortunately here in The Last Frontier apparently our local and management have an understanding that the occasional towing call is a part of doing business here in the winter. Despite my best efforts to make good choices I have had to get towed out of snow four times over past six years and had assistance from customers getting unstuck a few times as well. As long as no damage, not an accident. And never been asked to pay for a tow, we always sign the invoice and the tow company bills UPS. </p><p></p><p>I think this is a good policy. One of the times I remember in particular I was trying to ease my way down a slick street during freezing rain conditions. I was running in and old P-500 no power anything one wheel drive wonder with chains on. I lost traction and begin sliding down the till toward a T intersection with no view of oncoming traffic. Rather than slide into the intersection and possibly hit cross traffic I used what little control I had to nurse the P-500 into the snow berm on the right hand side of the street and come to a stop. Called the center they called for a tow.</p><p></p><p>Tow truck got stuck as well trying to get to me, had to winch off of trees to get himself and then me back on the road again. Finally got down the hill and slowly back out to the main road; unchained and drove back to the center and sheeted remaining 30ish stops ECD. Once unstuck I had ODSd the center with my intention to do this..and there was no argument. Never heard another word about it. In that instance I think getting stuck was the best choice I could have made and it would be silly to charge me with an accident for avoiding a possible tier 3 accident with potential for serious injuries at the bottom of that hill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AKCoverMan, post: 1089228, member: 17867"] Fortunately here in The Last Frontier apparently our local and management have an understanding that the occasional towing call is a part of doing business here in the winter. Despite my best efforts to make good choices I have had to get towed out of snow four times over past six years and had assistance from customers getting unstuck a few times as well. As long as no damage, not an accident. And never been asked to pay for a tow, we always sign the invoice and the tow company bills UPS. I think this is a good policy. One of the times I remember in particular I was trying to ease my way down a slick street during freezing rain conditions. I was running in and old P-500 no power anything one wheel drive wonder with chains on. I lost traction and begin sliding down the till toward a T intersection with no view of oncoming traffic. Rather than slide into the intersection and possibly hit cross traffic I used what little control I had to nurse the P-500 into the snow berm on the right hand side of the street and come to a stop. Called the center they called for a tow. Tow truck got stuck as well trying to get to me, had to winch off of trees to get himself and then me back on the road again. Finally got down the hill and slowly back out to the main road; unchained and drove back to the center and sheeted remaining 30ish stops ECD. Once unstuck I had ODSd the center with my intention to do this..and there was no argument. Never heard another word about it. In that instance I think getting stuck was the best choice I could have made and it would be silly to charge me with an accident for avoiding a possible tier 3 accident with potential for serious injuries at the bottom of that hill. [/QUOTE]
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