Being snowed in wasn't enough. Now we've caused a friend to wreck his car! One thing I'm sure he's learned: Being a good Samaritan doesn't always pay off. It's more like the old proverb (or whatever it is) that no good deed goes unpunished.
We asked a friend who has a 4 wheel drive vehicle & was able to get around fairly well if he'd drive up & down our driveway a few times to make a path for the propane truck that was due to come & fill up our propane tank. Like the good friend he is he came right over, but he had some trouble keeping on the graveled driveway once he came down through the woods from our community road into the open. Then, on the second run, going up the incline to the road he stopped, which was a big mistake. Underneath the snow was ice & he started sliding backward, unable stop. The car back ever so slowly into a big Douglas Fir tree off the side of the driveway. You wouldn't think the impact at such a low speed would do much damage but it smashed the whole back end of the car, popping the rear window with a sound like a rifle shot.
He promptly called his insurance company expecting a tow truck to come out shortly, but with storm problems all over the area they told him they didn't know when they'd be able to pick the car up. So now, even if the propane truck comes they have no way of getting close enough to fill the tank. David goes out every day to check on the amount left & luckily it is not going down fast. However, if I had it to do over I don't think we'd ever opt for propane again.
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