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I offered to tow a race car that I found in the local
wrecking yard,down to Fremont,CA,for gas,+ $200.I thought
that I'd come out ahead on this deal - Wrong!
I hit a snowstorm about 1-1/2 hours South of here.I've
never seen snow in March on Highway 101.
After the snow stopped,major rain storms,almost all of
the way to Fremont.I stayed in Woodland,just North of Sac-
ramento.
In the morning,I called the 800 number for road condit-
ions - "Chains required East of Redding".
As I left Redding,the billboard read "For road -conditions tune your radio to 1610AM"- Nothing on the radio.
Then I drove about 20 miles West,& was greeted by a Caltrans
pickup,& a sign reading "Chains Required".
I drove back to Redding,bought chains ($97+),topped of
with gas (3 gallons), & returned - NO pickup,the road was wet,
but clear.I never used the new chains (NO refund),& made it
home in under 3 hours ( I made good time).
Good news is that I made it home.Bad news is that I wasted
1-1/2 hours + $97,+ $8/gas,for nothing.
- Doug
wrecking yard,down to Fremont,CA,for gas,+ $200.I thought
that I'd come out ahead on this deal - Wrong!
I hit a snowstorm about 1-1/2 hours South of here.I've
never seen snow in March on Highway 101.
After the snow stopped,major rain storms,almost all of
the way to Fremont.I stayed in Woodland,just North of Sac-
ramento.
In the morning,I called the 800 number for road condit-
ions - "Chains required East of Redding".
As I left Redding,the billboard read "For road -conditions tune your radio to 1610AM"- Nothing on the radio.
Then I drove about 20 miles West,& was greeted by a Caltrans
pickup,& a sign reading "Chains Required".
I drove back to Redding,bought chains ($97+),topped of
with gas (3 gallons), & returned - NO pickup,the road was wet,
but clear.I never used the new chains (NO refund),& made it
home in under 3 hours ( I made good time).
Good news is that I made it home.Bad news is that I wasted
1-1/2 hours + $97,+ $8/gas,for nothing.
- Doug
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