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electric_blue68

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24. Woah...didn't know you were/are a trucker! TY for hauling goods around!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #23)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:35 AM

5 hrs ago

My underline

"One time I had a load of potato chips, and the wind was so strong"

This would be kind of funny if not for the scary reality!
But sure potato chips compared to way more heavy cargo, makes sense unfortunately!
I was thinking reading the original post about lighter loads affecting the train.

Wow, and net, pure cellphone service out!
Glad it's back! Be safe!

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Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne [View all] riversedge Yesterday OP

"...nothing can stop the wind on the prairie..." It isn't unusual for 70-80 mph crosswinds highplainsdem Yesterday #1

Wow. Never thought of that. electric_blue68 Yesterday #4

Typically... 2naSalit 8 hrs ago #23

Woah...didn't know you were/are a trucker! TY for hauling goods around! electric_blue68 5 hrs ago #24

Thanks... 2naSalit 44 min ago #25

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Yesterday #2

Winds are absolutely ROCKING here in Boulder #COwx riversedge Yesterday #3

Scary! Stay safe! electric_blue68 Yesterday #5

Early estimates of property damage ran as high as $35. COL Mustard Yesterday #6

Trees won't grow there... 2naSalit 39 min ago #26

That's astonishing. I've never seen such a thing. Wonder what they were carrying. Vinca Yesterday #7

Post holes. Wonder Why 19 hrs ago #12

Between Cheyenne and Fort Collins the winds are bad Old Crank 23 hrs ago #8

I tried to ride a bicycle once from Ft. Collins to Cheyenne RazorbackExpat 22 hrs ago #10

Yikes RazorbackExpat 22 hrs ago #9

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It would have destroyed the engines! Wonder Why 12 hrs ago #22

All of the containers were empty jgmiller 19 hrs ago #14

Caught on camera: Watch as a semi flips over from strong winds along I-25 in Wyoming. riversedge 18 hrs ago #15

Woah! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #21

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The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on land... Rocknation 15 hrs ago #18

So this is why the long-haul truck drivers are all losing their jobs? FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #19

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