It's half way through the grueling ice road season. Six hundred truckers have ferried more than 4,000 loads to the northern mines. They still have 6,000 left to go, but everyday roadblocks threaten their progress. Going a few miles over the speed limit is one thing on a regular road, but on ice it's a different story. Blowouts are appearing in the ice as a result of reckless speeding. Other trucks come to a standstill when a fuel tanker overturns on the Ingraham Trail. The wreck not only blocks traffic, but it's a potential environmental disaster. Rescue crews race to prevent a diesel spill from contaminating the Yellowknife River, the only water supply for this entire outpost.
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:53:27 -0600, Rocky wrote: > Here is what History.com says about it:
> It's half way through the grueling ice road season. Six hundred truckers > have ferried more than 4,000 loads to the northern mines. They still have > 6,000 left to go, but everyday roadblocks threaten their progress. Going a > few miles over the speed limit is one thing on a regular road, but on ice > it's a different story. Blowouts are appearing in the ice as a result of > reckless speeding. Other trucks come to a standstill when a fuel tanker > overturns on the Ingraham Trail. The wreck not only blocks traffic, but > it's a potential environmental disaster. Rescue crews race to prevent a > diesel spill from contaminating the Yellowknife River, the only water > supply for this entire outpost.
> I watched part of last night and saw the person that left but not much > else.
I found it interesting how people are fined for speeding - instead of paying a big cash fine, they're shut down for a certain number of days. Imagine if the states worked like that. Instead of having to drive even harder to make up for a fine, the driver would get a rest. Also, it would remove the incentive for states to (ab)use truckers as a revenue source.
The other major "event", if you're into wrecks, was TJ clipping the back end of a pickup truck during his first few miles in that shiny new Volvo loaned to him by another driver. It was just a fender-bender, maybe because the pickup could slide sideways on the ice when struck. There weren't any injuries but there may be one when the Volvo's owner sees his truck!
> Anything cool besides the tanker on it's side?
Just seemed like more of the same - long commercials periodically interrupted by brief over-dramatized segments of not much happening, interspersed with clips that have already appeared a dozen times in an attempt to drag the show out even more so they can sell still more commercials.
I'm debating whether to even bother watching the next one.
>> It's half way through the grueling ice road season. Six hundred truckers >> have ferried more than 4,000 loads to the northern mines. They still have >> 6,000 left to go, but everyday roadblocks threaten their progress. Going a >> few miles over the speed limit is one thing on a regular road, but on ice >> it's a different story. Blowouts are appearing in the ice as a result of >> reckless speeding. Other trucks come to a standstill when a fuel tanker >> overturns on the Ingraham Trail. The wreck not only blocks traffic, but >> it's a potential environmental disaster. Rescue crews race to prevent a >> diesel spill from contaminating the Yellowknife River, the only water >> supply for this entire outpost.
>> I watched part of last night and saw the person that left but not much >> else.
> I found it interesting how people are fined for speeding - instead > of paying a big cash fine, they're shut down for a certain number of days. > Imagine if the states worked like that. Instead of having to drive > even harder to make up for a fine, the driver would get a rest. Also, > it would remove the incentive for states to (ab)use truckers as a revenue > source.
> The other major "event", if you're into wrecks, was TJ clipping the back > end of a pickup truck during his first few miles in that shiny new Volvo > loaned to him by another driver. It was just a fender-bender, maybe > because the pickup could slide sideways on the ice when struck. There > weren't any injuries but there may be one when the Volvo's owner sees his > truck!
>> Anything cool besides the tanker on it's side?
> Just seemed like more of the same - long commercials periodically > interrupted by brief over-dramatized segments of not much happening, > interspersed with clips that have already appeared a dozen times in an > attempt to drag the show out even more so they can sell still more > commercials.
> I'm debating whether to even bother watching the next one.
the documentary was excellent. but the series is second rate.
-- "Sarah, if the American people had ever known the truth about what we Bushes have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." --- George Herbert Walker Bush, in an interview with Sarah McClendon, 1992
> >> It's half way through the grueling ice road season. Six hundred truckers > >> have ferried more than 4,000 loads to the northern mines. They still have > >> 6,000 left to go, but everyday roadblocks threaten their progress. Going a > >> few miles over the speed limit is one thing on a regular road, but on ice > >> it's a different story. Blowouts are appearing in the ice as a result of > >> reckless speeding. Other trucks come to a standstill when a fuel tanker > >> overturns on the Ingraham Trail. The wreck not only blocks traffic, but > >> it's a potential environmental disaster. Rescue crews race to prevent a > >> diesel spill from contaminating the Yellowknife River, the only water > >> supply for this entire outpost.
> >> I watched part of last night and saw the person that left but not much > >> else.
> > I found it interesting how people are fined for speeding - instead > > of paying a big cash fine, they're shut down for a certain number of days. > > Imagine if the states worked like that. Instead of having to drive > > even harder to make up for a fine, the driver would get a rest. Also, > > it would remove the incentive for states to (ab)use truckers as a revenue > > source.
> > The other major "event", if you're into wrecks, was TJ clipping the back > > end of a pickup truck during his first few miles in that shiny new Volvo > > loaned to him by another driver. It was just a fender-bender, maybe > > because the pickup could slide sideways on the ice when struck. There > > weren't any injuries but there may be one when the Volvo's owner sees his > > truck!
> >> Anything cool besides the tanker on it's side?
> > Just seemed like more of the same - long commercials periodically > > interrupted by brief over-dramatized segments of not much happening, > > interspersed with clips that have already appeared a dozen times in an > > attempt to drag the show out even more so they can sell still more > > commercials.
> > I'm debating whether to even bother watching the next one.
> the documentary was excellent. but the series is second rate.
The following was posted about the "Ice Road Truckers" not too long ago:
"NEW YORK - The series premiere of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, which debuted June 17 on The History Channel, hauled in a record number of viewers, making it the No. 1 original telecast in network history, based on Nielsen's Fast Cable Ratings."
>>> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:53:27 -0600, Rocky wrote:
>>>> Here is what History.com says about it:
>>>> It's half way through the grueling ice road season. Six hundred
> truckers
>>>> have ferried more than 4,000 loads to the northern mines. They still
> have
>>>> 6,000 left to go, but everyday roadblocks threaten their progress.
> Going a
>>>> few miles over the speed limit is one thing on a regular road, but on
> ice
>>>> it's a different story. Blowouts are appearing in the ice as a result
> of
>>>> reckless speeding. Other trucks come to a standstill when a fuel tanker >>>> overturns on the Ingraham Trail. The wreck not only blocks traffic, but >>>> it's a potential environmental disaster. Rescue crews race to prevent a >>>> diesel spill from contaminating the Yellowknife River, the only water >>>> supply for this entire outpost.
>>>> I watched part of last night and saw the person that left but not much >>>> else.
>>> I found it interesting how people are fined for speeding - instead >>> of paying a big cash fine, they're shut down for a certain number of
> days.
>>> Imagine if the states worked like that. Instead of having to drive >>> even harder to make up for a fine, the driver would get a rest. Also, >>> it would remove the incentive for states to (ab)use truckers as a
> revenue
>>> source.
>>> The other major "event", if you're into wrecks, was TJ clipping the back >>> end of a pickup truck during his first few miles in that shiny new Volvo >>> loaned to him by another driver. It was just a fender-bender, maybe >>> because the pickup could slide sideways on the ice when struck. There >>> weren't any injuries but there may be one when the Volvo's owner sees
> his
>>> truck!
>>>> Anything cool besides the tanker on it's side?
>>> Just seemed like more of the same - long commercials periodically >>> interrupted by brief over-dramatized segments of not much happening, >>> interspersed with clips that have already appeared a dozen times in an >>> attempt to drag the show out even more so they can sell still more >>> commercials.
>>> I'm debating whether to even bother watching the next one.
>> the documentary was excellent. but the series is second rate.
> The following was posted about the "Ice Road Truckers" not too long ago:
> "NEW YORK - The series premiere of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS, which debuted June 17 > on The History Channel, hauled in a record number of viewers, making it the > No. 1 original telecast in network history, based on Nielsen's Fast Cable > Ratings."
Premiere-- based on the documentary's popularity.
Likewise with the documentary soon followed by a series about catching fish.
-- "Sarah, if the American people had ever known the truth about what we Bushes have done to this nation, we would be chased down in the streets and lynched." --- George Herbert Walker Bush, in an interview with Sarah McClendon, 1992
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