The day my moving truck got stuck in the snow at the top of Groat Road

This was last Tuesday during that heavy snow. I was driving a 26-foot truck full of furniture for a downtown job. The hill was a sheet of ice, and the truck just stopped moving forward, right at the peak. I had to call for a sand truck, and the client's new couch sat there for an hour while we waited. Has anyone else had a vehicle just give up on a hill here?

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beth5598d ago

Wasn't there a news story last year about a truck sliding backwards on that exact hill? Calling the sand truck was the ONLY safe move. That ice is no joke, and a big truck with no grip is a danger to everyone. Your job was to deliver the couch, not wreck the truck or cause a pile-up. Waiting an hour for help was the right call, full stop.

alice99110d ago

Groat Road is pretty steep but a sand truck seems like overkill. Couldn't you just put on chains or wait for a plow to come by? An hour for a couch isn't the end of the world.

murray.betty10d ago

Have you ever tried putting chains on in a blizzard? That couch could be ruined if it sits wet for an hour, a sand truck is just being SMART.