Stuck in a rut

OK, it wasn't a rut, it was a long gravel driveway covered in 6 inches of very slick snow, but I've skipped a bit.

When we went to set up the auction we had already been there, we knew better. The driveway was long and steep and we had no business setting up an auction there on a snowy day.

The appointment was on the schedule, and we Auction types are schedule driven people, so we went. My 21 daughter, Ali said "I don't think I would drive down this driveway". What did she know? Did she have my years of experience? NO! My masterful driving skills? NO. My cat-like reflexes? NO. Did she get us stuck right by a tree that wanted to eat my van? NO, but I did.

We slid right up next to that tree, and then the fun began. We tried to shovel our way out, and we slid closer to the tree. We tried shoveling, putting boards under the tires, pushing, using a ATV to plow, using a 4 wheel drive to pull us out, a wench, and all we did was slide closer to the tree (actually several trees) break ropes, and straps, and get the 4 wheel drive stuck.

Then we got a guy with a tractor to pull us all out. It was a 4 hour ordeal.
And people think all an Auctioneer does is talk fast. When I meet new people they always ask if I can talk fast, the seldom ask if I can get myself extricated from a slick road.
Rob