The Ice Road on History Channel

[tony barnhill]

Anybody else watching it? About big trucks driving north of Yellowknife in Canada on a road of frozen ice over water!!!

 

[rick_ingram]

I watched about four episodes yesterday.

While they drivers are to be commended.....I don't think it's a position that I will be applying for in the near future...WHOA! CRACK!

 

[AweMan]

Can you immagine, running a truck in those conditions with NO heater! {I saw one episode where the guy was running in just these conditions} BURRRRRRRR!
Then hearing a loud crack and feeling your truck suddenly sinking O.M.G.!!
Even if you managed to get out of it before you got wet, what to do until someone comes along and provides you a place to get warm BURRRRRRRRRRR!
NOT a job for the faint of heart!
Deffinately not a job for fair weather critters such as himself!
NOPE NOT ME! I get cold just watching on T.V. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/lol.gif

 

[Sherlock]

I've never been that far north here in Canada, but know lots about them... I had a friend who lived in Fort Chipewyan (northern Alberta) for a couple of years... Their only "road" access was in the winter over the frozen ice... I was told that lots of people would drive their cars down south to the nearest major city (Fort McMurray, still the far north of Alberta) just before spring melt, so that all they had to do was fly down and then do any traveling from there

I also saw a documentary once about some Native reserves in northern Ontario, they have about a two month window per year of road travel to get all their supplies in before it's too late for the year.

These areas are the part of Canada that actually looks forward to the cold winter, as that is when they can be more mobile and drive around almost anywhere, where they can't drive the rest of the year.

 

[Tinster]

Some of my kinfolk moved from northern Scotland
to Sudbury, Canada and later to Toronto. My grandmother
moved to Philadelphia and the Fraser gene pool finally
improved enough that one of us got smart enought to move
to the warm tropical weather of Puerto Rico.

Those guys driving trucks on ice roads have not evolved
enough to know any better, is what I'm thinking!

Crazy folks.

d

 

[vping]

-40 some odd below degrees is not my cup a t.

 

[tony barnhill]

But I do love Yellowknife!!

 

[BIBBER]

Those of you from around the GREAT lakes are also accustomed to driving on ice. When I was working a project in Detroit and the lake freezes over it basically turns into an ice highway. They mark the lanes so the fishing tents can be left up for the season and fisherman have seasonal access...THEY EVEN PUT AN OLD CAR ON THE ICE AND WHEN IT FALLS THROUGH IN THE SPRING IT'S TIME TO SKIDDADLE...QUICKLY!!!

 

[lawguy]

Love that show- I start picking up a Canadian accet after about 1/2 hour.

Not enough money for me- sure it's more than regular trucking...but not enough...worse yet because you paid in Canadian dollars. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

 

[14dna]

Being from on the edge of Lake Erie, I really am enjoying this thread. Ice is a part of Canadian life. An example is HOCKEY!
You have bugs year round and we have ice and winter. I agree with Tony, Yellowknife is COOL! There are things about your world that are great, but when every season provides a chance to improvise, then how much better can life get, and isn't owning an LBC lessons in improvisation? Ask Tinster, as he has rebuilt and improved a TR6 strictly on his own abilities to improvise.
Just one man's opinion.
Dave

 

[Shinsen774]

I saw the iriginal show about the ice road truckers a couple of years ago and also enjoyed watching this one. I complain about working in my garage in the winter in Virginia when it's cold (bought a space heater last winter). Can you imagine working outside on your air hose couplings in sub zero weather with bare fingers with the wind blowing?

 

[PAUL161]

-40 some odd below degrees is not my cup a t.

I was dating a girl back in the fifties who moved to Johnstown New York. I went up to see her in the winter in my 1947 Plymouth. Over night the temp dropped to around 40 below. Even the people who lived there were shocked. Amazingly, it didn't feel that cold at first when I went outside. I tried to start my car and it was as if someone welded the crankshaft to the block. I had it towed to a garage,(Heated) and it took over 2 hours to warm it up enough to get it started. Once running, I headed back down south. Needless to say, I've never been back! You guys can have your super cold weather. 40 above is cold enough for me.

 

[mailbox]

FYI. Ice road trucking was used in WWII. The Russians used it to save Stalingrad (I think) by driving over a frozen lake or river (I remember the show, just not all the details). /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif

 

[bugimike]

We did a lot of "ice road LBCing" in the winter in Pa. (Red House Lake, Allegheny State Park) /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
Back in the day of course! I doubt they even allow that kinda shenannigans now days! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/whistle.gif

 

[YankeeTR]

I remember my brother ice racing (actually closer to Autocross) his Morris Minor back in the early 60's. The lack of power was a big advantage as he usually timed quicker than many Corvettes and Jaguars.

 

[lawguy]

-40 some odd below degrees is not my cup a t.

Celsius would be horrible, but Fahrenheit wouldn't be as bad. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

 

[DrEntropy]

How would one tell th' diff'rence without a VERY expensive thermometer... and a willingness to actually stand in it and CHECK?!?!

...I'll keep to my Florida hovel and marvel at th' footage.

WAH! Just thinkin' on it gives me numb extremities.

 

[Nunyas]

-40 some odd below degrees is not my cup a t.

Celsius would be horrible, but Fahrenheit wouldn't be as bad. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

are ya sure? I seem to recollect that at that temp they're the same /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif

F to C conversion