My wife went out plowing our neighbors' driveways, just to be helpful. And slid off the side. $250 to get a tow truck. AAA no longer tows on private roads. The first tow truck needed a second tow truck to get it out of its ditch before they could get to the TrailBlazer. Tow services were largely closed or incredibly busy today. Where's my global warming?
Ouch! That money could have gone toward a winch system for the Blazer, which is a very useful item for a 4x4 vehicle used in snowy/icy conditions.
ReplyDeleteIf that first towtruck couldn't get itself out of trouble, the driver would appear to be untrained, or the truck is not properly equipped, and quite possibly both. A further consideration might be company policy forbidding the driver from certain actions.
I ran a towtruck for the CHP around the South Bay (patrolled 101, 280, 85, 17, and 580 at various times), and I was surprised at how untrained the commercial tow drivers were. I encountered some that didn't even have heavy gloves with them, and few were interested in learning how to do a better job.