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12/09/2003 Archived Entry: "DEAD MAN'S CURVE"

DEAD MAN'S CURVE

We refer to the north end of our driveway as Dead Man's Curve. The DUHHHH GUY who built this road knew nothing about road building and we tried to make the point at the time that you can't build a road in a hole. You put a road on the high ground in Kansas.

So, everytime it snows it drifts over and you can't negotiate the curve, although we always make a point of trying. I can't tell you how many people have become stuck there, including us and ours. George has even stuck his monster wrecker there and had to bring up other wreckers to free the wrecker wreckers. I think the record is three stuck wreckers on that curve!

We try to keep it open by bursting through it, if we need to get out, but after a time, we just rev the engine and blast through the snow going cross country. We've always made it going both ways, but coming back uphill takes a little more skill. You can't be hesitant or shy or you won't make that either.

And for the few times a year we might need it, that's why we drive 4 wheelers.