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2naSalit

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Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #24)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 07:33 AM

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I retired from the big rigs back in 1992 after about a million and a half miles, then there were the other vehicles, limos, repos and some heavy equipment in years following the road warrior days. Back before tattletales, satellites, 53 footers and automatic transmissions. It was an experience for sure.

There are many tales to tell and I am hoping to assemble a collection of short stories about those days and see if anyone will publish them.

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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 13 hrs ago #23

Woah...didn't know you were/are a trucker! TY for hauling goods around! electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #24

Thanks... 2naSalit 5 hrs 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 5 hrs ago #26

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

Post holes. Wonder Why 23 hrs ago #12

Between Cheyenne and Fort Collins the winds are bad Old Crank Yesterday #8

I tried to ride a bicycle once from Ft. Collins to Cheyenne RazorbackExpat Yesterday #10

Yikes RazorbackExpat Yesterday #9

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Okay, what idiot put the penny on the track? Wonder Why 23 hrs ago #13

Are we sure it wasn't a presidential coin? (ETTD) littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #20

It would have destroyed the engines! Wonder Why 16 hrs ago #22

All of the containers were empty jgmiller 23 hrs ago #14

Caught on camera: Watch as a semi flips over from strong winds along I-25 in Wyoming. riversedge 23 hrs ago #15

Woah! electric_blue68 18 hrs ago #21

There have been high wind alerts all week for the area. Rather scary. niyad 21 hrs ago #16

The average wind in the high desert and in Wyoming is 25 miles per hour every day.............. turbinetree 20 hrs ago #17

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on land... Rocknation 19 hrs ago #18

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

Climate change that isn't happening is happening /nt bucolic_frolic 4 hrs ago #27

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