Ice Road Truckers

[chubster]

Any of you see this show on the History Channel?
Basically, these truckers cross over 350 miles of frozen lakes in Canada to deliver mining equipment weighing up to 30 tons a haul to the De Beers mining camp near the Arctic Circle.
The dangers are obvious: being stranded in 40 below weather, white outs, rolling in a ditch of snow, and most of all falling through the friggin' ice in you big rig. Oh, and your driving shift is abou t12-16 hours at a time, and that's only half way. So you can't sleep!
All that for about $75K for two months.
And I thought Deadliest Catch was crazy.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

There was a superb feature in Car and Driver about this. Can't find a link ... sorry.

But it helped turn me to the series. Good stuff.

 

[slappy4428]

First couple of episodes were fine... second verse, same as the first -- it's dangerous, they crash... they live.

 

[bueller]

When it's 105 outside, there's something to say for watching a show set in minus-30. To butcher a Satchel Paige quote, that show helps you "think cool thoughts."

 

[Batman]

The wife loves this show. She's been glued to the TV all day watching the marathon.
I enjoy it, too, even though after six hours I'm starting to talk with a Canadian accent. Know what I'm talkin' aboot?

 

[Sam Mills 51]

The wife loves this show. She's been glued to the TV all day watching the marathon.
I enjoy it, too, even though after six hours I'm starting to talk with a Canadian accent. Know what I'm talkin' aboot?

Go back oatside. :)

 

[Batman]

Hey Sam, you're starting to be a bit of a deck ;D

 

[JR]

Good programme or what, eh? :)

 

[Armchair_QB]

When it's 105 outside, there's something to say for watching a show set in minus-30. To butcher a Satchel Paige quote, that show helps you "think cool thoughts."

I watch that show and I think I'm glad I don't live somewhere where it can get to -30.

 

[JR]

When it's 105 outside, there's something to say for watching a show set in minus-30. To butcher a Satchel Paige quote, that show helps you "think cool thoughts."

I watch that show and I think I'm glad I don't live somewhere where it can get to -30.

It's OK as long as it's a dry cold. :)

 

[farmerjerome]

Dr. J and I love this show. I'm drunk and watching Jeepers Creepers 2 right now, but I DVR'd it so I can watch it when I sober up.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Good programme or what, eh? :)

Eh? It's oatstanding. :) The centre of my current programming.

Sounds like I'm talking to the hockey team again.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

There are some people with weird jobs in this world.
I mean us, of course.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

Someone needs to fall though the ****in' ice already. Stop teasing me! Or someone needs to breakdown at 1 a.m. on the ice in the middle of nowhere in -30.

They say it's dangerous, but everyone is OK so far.

For the record, I stopped watching because I was tired of the same tired story. So maybe some of this has since happened.

 

[Birdscribe]

Between this and Modern Marvels (the history of mattresses the other night?, are you KIDDING ME?), the History Channel has completely jumped the shark. And this is all that's on.

Thank goodness for History Channel International and the Military Channel. They still show actual, you know, history and stuff like that.

 

[Colton]

Interesting show.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

I'm with Bird. Gimme more history, less crap.

I don't know. I can occasionally use a break from WWII.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Between this and Modern Marvels (the history of mattresses the other night?, are you KIDDING ME?), the History Channel has completely jumped the shark. And this is all that's on.

Thank goodness for History Channel International and the Military Channel. They still show actual, you know, history and stuff like that.

Kinda like the Travel Channel always finding time to show ****ing poker shows.

 

[cougargirl]

I was surprised to see this show on the History Channel - it's more suited for Discovery Channel, a la Deadliest Catch. It is pretty intriguing, though, to watch thousands of pounds of truck and cargo drive across a layer of ice, but I tune in every week just waiting for disaster.

 

[OTD]

I watched the finale last night even though I missed a few of the shows in the middle. They mentioned one of Hugh's drivers was fired by the Logistics company, but I never heard for what. Does anyone know?

That Hugh looks like a big stinkin' butthole to work for, eh?