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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 4128369" data-attributes="member: 52145"><p>The last five years I worked had the same run where the meet point was in the middle of no-where. It was called Newall up near the Oregon border. It was really nice because the stars would be super bright and it easy to sleep up there. Some drivers carried a small bag of tools and parts like lights and that short air hose for the dolly just in case. Otherwise it was a long wait for a tow truck to come out there to help.</p><p></p><p>Winter could be a bear with the mud and such. A couple times we would have to throw on a drive chain just to get out of the dirt parking lot because of snow or mud. </p><p></p><p>That was a great run. It was all 2 way highway . About 4:15 run time each way but very little traffic, mostly trucks. There is a little town called Alturas that was kind of nice to stop for a break and talk to someone. Otherwise It was a lonely trip in the California high desert.</p><p></p><p>Funny , I sort of miss it sometimes and could not believe I was paid well to make that trip. The only downside was in the winter because there was sometime snow and there was one chaining point but out in the middle of no where we would try to make it without chains with the power divider. The CHP was hardly around. Plus we had to be back to the hub by 7 a.m. for sort . That could be a challenge sometimes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 4128369, member: 52145"] The last five years I worked had the same run where the meet point was in the middle of no-where. It was called Newall up near the Oregon border. It was really nice because the stars would be super bright and it easy to sleep up there. Some drivers carried a small bag of tools and parts like lights and that short air hose for the dolly just in case. Otherwise it was a long wait for a tow truck to come out there to help. Winter could be a bear with the mud and such. A couple times we would have to throw on a drive chain just to get out of the dirt parking lot because of snow or mud. That was a great run. It was all 2 way highway . About 4:15 run time each way but very little traffic, mostly trucks. There is a little town called Alturas that was kind of nice to stop for a break and talk to someone. Otherwise It was a lonely trip in the California high desert. Funny , I sort of miss it sometimes and could not believe I was paid well to make that trip. The only downside was in the winter because there was sometime snow and there was one chaining point but out in the middle of no where we would try to make it without chains with the power divider. The CHP was hardly around. Plus we had to be back to the hub by 7 a.m. for sort . That could be a challenge sometimes. [/QUOTE]
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