Union Pacific “Big Boy” 4014
Two tours this year. The West tour starts Sunday.
The Eastern schedule is, at this point, tentative but will include Pennsylvania.
The UP and the Norfolk Southern are holding merger talks which would form the first and only coast to coast railroad.
As is my habit (some call it an obsession) I will be somewhere along the tracks to watch it.
Rare Earths
Got Nothing
So many things are going on in the state and the world that my umbrage locker is overfull. Nothing I can write anything coherent about. You get another car story.
Car Story
The pickup came from our Grand Junction store inventory I decided to use after dropping off some vehicle I drove over from our Longmont store. My destination was Craig via Highway 13 when I decided to detour to a county road and take another route into Meeker. Boredom overrode judgment.
There was still snow on the ground and a few miles into the detour the county road was blocked. Rather than a sensible three point U turn on gravel I chose making a left into sagebrush covered with about a foot of snow. Mud underneath. No problem, 4x4, right? Turned out the 4x4 indicator on the dash showed 4x4 but the truck was in 2 wd. I was both stuck and fucked.
Did I mention I was in a cell phone dead area?
The next hour was spent crawling under the truck trying to get it into 4 wd. Finally, looked at the owners manual and got smart enough to start checking fuses. Suddenly heard a welcome "clunk". From that point easily drove out. After changing clothes, the rest of the trip was uneventful.
Did I learn anything from the experience? Hell no, on to the next bad decision.
As always, YMMV
