newbury
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Nope, but I remember one of my extreme but good "driving on icey road" experiences.
About 1967 or 68, Northern Vermont, lived a mile back on a poorly maintained county one lane dirt road. Had a Toyota HiLux, truck sat very high in the rear and skittish as all-get out.
I worked at a small pet store, which mainly sold tropical fish and supplies. Colored gravel for fish tanks was a big seller. We had it in most of our tanks, red, green, yellow etc. If the fish in the tank got diseased we would normally toss the gravel.
We had LOTS of gravel. I carried about 200 lbs in the back of the truck. One very ICY morning I HAD to go to town despite the ice. I virtually crept along the road but kept sliding off into the snow banks. I'd get out and throw some gravel under the tires and creep out. I must have slipped off a t least 7 times in that one mile.
I left multicolored patches that existed throughout the spring, but I got to town.
About 1967 or 68, Northern Vermont, lived a mile back on a poorly maintained county one lane dirt road. Had a Toyota HiLux, truck sat very high in the rear and skittish as all-get out.
I worked at a small pet store, which mainly sold tropical fish and supplies. Colored gravel for fish tanks was a big seller. We had it in most of our tanks, red, green, yellow etc. If the fish in the tank got diseased we would normally toss the gravel.
We had LOTS of gravel. I carried about 200 lbs in the back of the truck. One very ICY morning I HAD to go to town despite the ice. I virtually crept along the road but kept sliding off into the snow banks. I'd get out and throw some gravel under the tires and creep out. I must have slipped off a t least 7 times in that one mile.
I left multicolored patches that existed throughout the spring, but I got to town.