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Friday, 4 June 2010

How many Mistakes do i need to make before i hit myself

Full of the joys of spring and ready to work after a very enjoyable couple of days off.Truck sorted i headed off to St George New Brunswick for a load of fresh fish,3 drops Montreal and 2 drops Toronto.A quick appology for the lack of photos lately i keep forgetting to buy some batteries for the camera (proverty stricken and all that)which was a shame because the run out to St George is really nice, so i have smacked my little handies and stuck a post it note on my forehead.Anyhow all along this coastline of New Brunswick is very quaint a bit like Nova scotia so i was really enjoying myself.Eventually i find the place i was heading for i turn into the gate, wrong gate, next door i was told i go there, nope next one down derr.Loaded pretty handy, notes sorted, i look for a suitable way to go and decide to head towards St Stephen, then shoot off towards highway 3, Mr tom agrees, the map looks good some small roads but you know nothing i cant handle so i thought.Quite happily motoring through the New Brunswick countryside i then hit a problem a very big problem,as i turned onto the highway3 in which it had taken my about 25/30 mins to get there,all in its glory 1 13foot bridge (the only sign telling me it was there was about 25 yards before nice to get some warning) theres no way i can get under that,so about turn quick look at the map turn south straight down to St Stephen onto the highway, then i can turn onto highway 6. So off i go, all going to plan then problem number 2, very big problem, me not noticing on the map that the highway actually goes into America (this is a very big no no you just cant cross the border like this) and where do i find out about 1 mile from the border and i have just passed the last exit ARGGGGG.Hussing and cussing to myself i slowed down to see if there was anywhere to turn around but nothing, then in the no mans land bit i see a turning in the centre so i head for that.Unfortunately i still have to go through the Canadian border crossing now from experience these guys aren't the most approachable people i have met, so i was actually s***ing myself.Trying to fumble some words out to the guy of what a pratt i am and how im actually not even supposed to be here, probably made the thing sort of pleasureable for him,his response was no problem mate i saw you turn round what a nice chap, then said well who's gonna win the world cup,which really through me of guard, sheepishly you can guess who i said with a big grin ENGLAND (who did you think im going to say).I have a cross of St George (for all those unaware the patron saint of england) on the front of my truck and he saw it,i then spent the next 5 mins chatting about football with him, sorry for all the guys waiting to cross behind me he couldn't chat enough, i said my goodbyes and set off, easiest way back head to St Johns and then head north, taking in driving past the place i had loaded at, this little jaunt had only cost me 2 hours (ONLY)making my big day a very big day oh well you live and learn.So i eventually got back to the Trans Canadian and headed for montreal.Just dropping down through Woodstock down to where the i95 starts (this road takes you down to the border) there is a massive hill and obviously me in a bit of a rush just let the truck go for it, half way down in the centre median in the pitch black a state tropper with a speed gun, as i pass his lights come on and my thoughts were here we go, heres my first speeding ticket i was doing about *5,luckily for me a car had come flying up behind me, as he turned off the highway Mr Policeman shot after him, one very lucky escape,i was a little hestitent on the hills after that.

6 comments:

  1. Sounds like one of those days, but alls well that ends well.

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  2. I took one look & went back to St John....

    That little dip in Bangor is a nasty little thing? just b4 the I-95.... But what were you doing there enroute to Montreal....

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  3. Alan,I love those roads unfortunately low bridges are a problem,i have rewritten the part about the hill,on the tc 2 just after murrays there is a massive hill just before you shoot of onto the i95 for houlton.

    Chris yeah you live and learn but i do have a habbit of taking these smaller roads never mind.

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  4. its about time you got rid of that car GPS and got a truck one like mine. you will never have those problems again lol p.s. Cobra or the Rand McNally

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  5. Thanx for the advice dave i must admit this tom tom does try some very strange routes so i have to constantly keep checking the map maybe thats not a bad thing, i will weigh those up,hope you are well, how is the pr going?

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  6. Its going good thanx, we are on vacation in the UK at the mo, so i have just bought a couple of England world cup flags for my truck. It will be easy to spot me then. if you are going to get one of the GPS's. go to pilot truck stops. they are the cheapest. Have fun drive safe.

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