Been stuck for 2 1/2 hours on Highway 89 between Jackson and Alpine, Wyoming

August 01, 2019, 10:37 PM

BB61

We are all waiting for the Wyoming Dept. of Transportation and the Wyoming Highway Patrol to decide who and how they are going to clear off multiple mud and rock slides that have blocked the highway. I’m at the very last slide that is just outside of Alpine twiddling my thumbs waiting for them to figure out what to do. I imagine a local farmer and/or contractor could have plowed our blockage in about 30 minutes. But that would have been too easy. The local deputy seems frustrated too as Wyoming Highway Patrol are in charge. At least I have the internet, Mrs. BB61 is sleeping and Miss BB61 is reading. Food, water, blankets, sleeping blankets are a check but I, like an idiot, decided not to fill up on the way out of Jackson to save a few pennies so the motor is off to conserve fuel at least we aren’t cold. But still, I knew better.

August 01, 2019, 10:41 PM

zipriderson

Can't reverse out of there? That sucks.

August 01, 2019, 10:44 PM

BB61

quote:
Originally posted by zipriderson:
Can't reverse out of there? That sucks.

No. The local deputy told me they have to clean off the road in multiple areas behind us. So we are stuck.

August 01, 2019, 10:47 PM

Beancooker

I wish you the best brother. I hope your sit on the highway is over soon.

August 01, 2019, 10:47 PM

BB61

I should add everyone is calm and nobody is giving LEO a bad time. The truck in front of us knows the local deputy and he is hanging out there so we get pretty good updates.

August 01, 2019, 10:50 PM

BB61

A snowplow from Jackson just drove by and is at the slide now. The deputy had just told us WDOT had contracted with someone from Thayne to clear everything off so I’m glad to see the snowplow at this point as Thayne is about 20 minutes away and counting loading and traveling time he and I were guessing we would be waiting an hour before they showed up.

August 01, 2019, 10:54 PM

Beancooker

Since you’re bored and sitting, I’ll share a sitting story with you.
I had been at a logistics conference all week. Friday night a few of us went to the club at the hotel. (Hotel was Hard Rock Hotel, San Diego).

One if the vendors starts buying us drinks, then another vendor, and so on. Later in the evening, one vendor that owns a large trucking company, Gary, gets a bunch of us bottle service and we end up in a private seating area with nice couches and a couple of pretty ladies that bartender just for our group. The drinks they made went down like water.
Fast forward to closing time. We all head to Gary’s suite and continue to drink. It’s now 4 am. I have to be at the airport by 7.
Make it to the airport, sleep in the flight home and wake up with a hangover.
Wife picks me up. Trying to hide that I’m hungover and still drunk from the night before, we get stuck on I-5 from Seattle to Olympia. Fatality accident that closed the freeway for a few hours. My wife hates AC. It was about 85 degrees outside. I thought I was dying.
Anyways, that’s my sitting on the freeway story.
Sounds like yours is a more enjoyable time.

August 01, 2019, 10:54 PM

BB61

A big front end loader just drove by too. Things are getting serious.

August 01, 2019, 11:00 PM

BB61

quote:
Originally posted by Beancooker:
Since you’re bored and sitting, I’ll share a sitting story with you.
I had been at a logistics conference all week. Friday night a few of us went to the club at the hotel. (Hotel was Hard Rock Hotel, San Diego).

One if the vendors starts buying us drinks, then another vendor, and so on. Later in the evening, one vendor that owns a large trucking company, Gary, gets a bunch of us bottle service and we end up in a private seating area with nice couches and a couple of pretty ladies that bartender just for our group. The drinks they made went down like water.
Fast forward to closing time. We all head to Gary’s suite and continue to drink. It’s now 4 am. I have to be at the airport by 7.
Make it to the airport, sleep in the flight home and wake up with a hangover.
Wife picks me up. Trying to hide that I’m hungover and still drunk from the night before, we get stuck on I-5 from Seattle to Olympia. Fatality accident that closed the freeway for a few hours. My wife hates AC. It was about 85 degrees outside. I thought I was dying.
Anyways, that’s my sitting on the freeway story.
Sounds like yours is a more enjoyable time.

For sure. As far as we know, nobody was hurt. They are moving the cars at the front so they have room to maneuver. We are talking about getting a hotel for the rest of the night — if we can find one.

August 01, 2019, 11:19 PM

PCWyoming

Hope you don't have a long wait. Enjoy the stars is all I can say.
You are a bit too far from me otherwise I would let you bunk at my place.

PC

August 01, 2019, 11:43 PM

Sigmanic

Must of had some serious rains? Not quite what you might expect in early August.

August 02, 2019, 01:13 AM

Excam_Man

Look at the bright side... at least you are not under the slides and are still on the highway.

And have access to SigForum.

August 02, 2019, 01:47 AM

BB61

We're back to the cabin. It took Wyoming DOT a little over 3 hours to get a one-way path cleaned. A different deputy told me they will have to work on the deeper side in the light with heavy equipment. I'll post a picture or two later today

August 02, 2019, 03:59 AM

Balzé Halzé

Once again, why I always carry a flask.

August 02, 2019, 05:00 AM

CQB60

Glad it worked out for ya...