My New Van Is Stuck In The Driveway! 2 pics-update

[borzoimom]

DAG-NAB-IT!!! My husband came home early- then took the van to the store verses his truck- coming trying to back in- my BRAND NEW VAN ( sniff sniff pout pout..) got STUCK on the ice! NOW WHAT? I said- now what?? well lets see- its a almost 7000 pound van- blocking us in- in the driveway.. Just peachy... JUST PEACHY!!!!

[TFTpwnsYou]

LOL! Now the weather needs to warm up. Don't feel bad I'm snowed in too.

[GreyhoundGirl]

Haha... you should install a chairlift

Half the doors here wont open.

[borzoimom]

Haha... you should install a chairlift

Half the doors here wont open.

He had to take the new van.. had to take it.. uh huh.. His truck has 4 wd- the van doesnt- and with that long wheel base.. on this ice- I hate to say " I told you so honey" - but the temptation is killing me! ( man from minnesota- ohhhh no its hard ice but not for a 7000 pound van.. uh huh... )

[GreyhoundGirl]

He had to take the new van.. had to take it.. uh huh.. His truck has 4 wd- the van doesnt- and with that long wheel base.. on this ice- I hate to say " I told you so honey" - but the temptation is killing me! ( man from minnesota- ohhhh no its hard ice but not for a 7000 pound van.. uh huh... )

ooohhh say it say it say it!!!!

[cassiesmom]

You might try pouring clay cat box filler under the tires - maybe that will give it some "grip" and get it unstuck. (Is unstuck a word?)

[borzoimom]

You might try pouring clay cat box filler under the tires - maybe that will give it some "grip" and get it unstuck. (Is unstuck a word?)

I dont have any kitty litter, but I do have ashes from the woodstove. We are going to try that.. But its pretty stuck- and too heavy to have his truck pull it out either.. ( mutter mutter- had to take the new van- just had to take it... mutter mutter- kicking ice balls- had to take it.. He just tossed some of that calcium stuff on it- but he said no popping- usually it pops when you put it down- so it must be too cold to work..

[Donnaj4962]

OH NO!!!! Men! Wadda ya gunna do wit em????

Sounds typical! He HAD to take the newer car!

Hope you get "unstuck" soon!

***We only got 8 inches of snow here, but the blowing made drifts up to 5 foot in some areas! I was literally snowed in yesterday. The blowing snow had created a drift so large that I couldn't open my front screen door. When I tried to get out the back door, I could open the sliding glass door, but the sliding screen door had too much snow in the track, and wouldn't budge. I finally was rescued mid-afternoon! And then the snow plow came through this morning before I left for work, and plowed in my car! I just can't win!

I made it to work today, and hope to take some pictures tonight before it gets too dark. I will try to post them tomorrow!

[catlover4ever]

Oh man.....I feel for you.....that was my story for being 2 hours late to work this AM.....my hubbies Sunfire stuck in our driveway. It took 2 hours to try to free it from the snow/ice bank it was stuck in.....then it was time to try to get my car up the driveway....

I so feel for you.

[borzoimom]

Now- it is soooooooooooo stuck-- nothing short of a major tow truck is going to move my van... So much for tomorrows activities.. pout pout...

[borzoimom]

OKAY THAT DOES IT- THIS IRISH/FRENCH SOUTHERNER IS MAD- ITS REALLY STUCK... Man- we need temps above like 20.. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE... ITS ROYALLY stuck! He is blocked in too.. uh huh!

[borzoimom]

Still stuck with AAA on the way sometime today. With all the ice and calls " it may take a several hours"..
Well- I guess you guys are stuck with me for another day... pout.. pout..

[borzoimom]

Finally- at 20F we finally get the van out- but it was touch and go.. lol. And the picture is the final result... lol.. View My Video and part two View My Video

[TFTpwnsYou]

LOL! After a few tries! Well at least it's free. And it didn't even have to get above freezing!...yay! And now we know not to take a van out in the snow...lol.

[borzoimom]

Yea more snow is coming again tonight. The ice is still so hard we can still walk on top of it.. I am glad he finally gave up. ... We have to put his truck in 4wd to get it out. You would think its easy since it looks flat- but thats drifting snow covered in a inch of ice.
This spring we will regrade the driveway. As you know, its really not bad but it wont work with the van. We both didn't want a 4wd drive because of the reduced gas mileage, and the van really doesnt have to leave. Also the price for a 4wd new one was like 10 grand more. Only damage is a bent antenea from when that ice chunk blew off a truck in town last weekend. ( don't worry 'tanker' ( the van), Mom will fix your antenea... lol)