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Towin' in the wind
30-40 mph constant head wind takes its toll. Leaving Medora, ND and heading to Lewistown, MT with a full tank of fuel 38 gallons, I wasn't worried about getting there. Then the head wind hit. Mile after mile into the wind. About 40 miles out of Lewistown, I had the "Empty in 50 miles" warning pop on. No sweat, only 40 miles to go. No towns no fuel around. The last 150 miles to Lewistown on MT200 is a lonesome trail.
When I got 30 miles away, the "to empty" read 28 miles. Consternation!! "We aren't going to make it, Dianna." Oh, by-the-way, cell phones are marginal at best. I had one bar....sometimes. We began to try to call Coach-Net, our emergency road service. Calls were dropped four times. Angst, now 20 miles to go, 15 miles of fuel.
Finally got on a hill with 3 bars and stopped. We finished the call to Coach-Net. Thirty minutes later, tow truck to the rescue with five gallons of diesel (ULSD). I paid for the fuel, but Coach-Net paid for the delivery. Five gallons was $21.00, the delivery was $175.00. Real glad I had Coach-Net.
When I filled up in Lewistown and added the five gallons they brought, it came to 40 gallons. I was 2 gallons short of the amount of fuel for the trip. A head wind can get you in a bind. So today, I bought a 5-gallon diesel can to carry to cover a miscalculation through desolation.
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