The area involved is a part of road I had navigated in the past many times. A part that was notorious for whiteouts on blustery windy days.
On this one particular day as I was inching my way through the whiteout and hoping that I would not meet another car traveling in the opposite direction; especially one going so fast that neither one of us would be able to stop in time to avoid hitting one another.
After being inside the whiteout where visibility was at best 5-10 feet for a few seconds, I came upon a Dodge van stopped off to the right of my truck. Approaching the vehicle I was curious if anyone was inside and when I stopped to look sure enough as I pulled up along side I could see a Lady sitting behind the steering wheel.
I pulled ahead and to the right as far as possible and went back to talk with her.
She told me she was stuck and unable to move. I told her that I would try to pull her out and proceeded to hook up a 20 foot chain I carried in my truck. I attached a loop around my tow ball and hooked the chain, then hooked the other end underneath the front end of her vehicle. I then instructed her not to do anything and just let me pull her till we were both out of the whiteout. I told her to just sit tight and that I would unhook our vehicles.
She did a very good job of remaining calm and I was able to tow her outside the whiteout where we could see again. I unhooked our two vehicles and told her to have a good day.
She followed me along cider street and finally turned off onto Mill street in Westmoreland.
That day I felt like someone's rescuer and I was happy that I was able to be in the right place at the right time. Thank you Jesus.
