Deliverance

The other day at work my partner and I were sent to a call. We had a hard time locating the address, but finally found a long, muddy, dirt road (for those that know the song Red Dirt Road, this was it). This road had deep ruts and standing water/mud puddles about the size of a small lake. We could see several 4-wheel drive tire tracks heading down the road and new that a Geo metro would sink down to the windshield in the muck. We confirmed with dispatch and the batty neighbors (that's another story), and had an idea we where at the correct location.

I was driving and my partner and I were a little hesitant to go down the road because we have an over four ton vehicle that might get stuck. Because we still adhere to the old Postal Worker adage (Neither snow, nor rain, etc.) we new that we had to do it (plus, for those of you that know me, I enjoy getting my truck muddy every once in a while).


As my partner and I drove down the road, we both thought it was something from out of the movie Deliverance. In fact, I swear that I heard the banjos playing in the background!! When we got to the shanties, my partner was scared to get out of the truck, so she blew the air horn a few times. Eventually, some people came out, drunker than a skunk, and said they did not need us.

Back out the Red Dirt Road we went. Luckily, we did not get stuck at all. We just had to head back to the station and clean all of the mud off. Not before taking some pictures (although they do not do much justice).