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I'd love to hear the full story on how the Boise State softball team bus
Bronco7454@bronco7454
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#1 · April 18, 2023, 2:51 pm
Quote from Bronco7454 on April 18, 2023, 2:51 pmgot stuck in a ditch behind the Saint Mary's softball field yesterday. According to the guy who was the announcer for yesterday's game (on the webcast?) the driver of that bus drove on an access road that leads to the field despite the fact that large vehicles - like buses - are not permitted on that access road. Probably because they end up getting stuck in the ditch.
If you watched the game online yesterday - as I did - you saw it took a huge tow truck to get the front part of the bus out of the ditch but just as it did that the back part went into the ditch.
The game - in comparison - was fairly uneventful. The only home run - hit by Sydney Groves - just barely cleared the fence in the outfield. Lots of walks and hit batsmen but that was about it.
got stuck in a ditch behind the Saint Mary's softball field yesterday. According to the guy who was the announcer for yesterday's game (on the webcast?) the driver of that bus drove on an access road that leads to the field despite the fact that large vehicles - like buses - are not permitted on that access road. Probably because they end up getting stuck in the ditch.
If you watched the game online yesterday - as I did - you saw it took a huge tow truck to get the front part of the bus out of the ditch but just as it did that the back part went into the ditch.
The game - in comparison - was fairly uneventful. The only home run - hit by Sydney Groves - just barely cleared the fence in the outfield. Lots of walks and hit batsmen but that was about it.
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Wcaudill@wcaudill
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#2 · April 18, 2023, 10:25 pm
Quote from Wcaudill on April 18, 2023, 10:25 pmPilot error. Tried to turn around and got stuck in the ditch behind a tree. Took a heavy duty tow truck to get it out.
It was able to be driven out of the area after being towed out of the ditch (by a different driver).
Pilot error. Tried to turn around and got stuck in the ditch behind a tree. Took a heavy duty tow truck to get it out.
It was able to be driven out of the area after being towed out of the ditch (by a different driver).
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#3 · April 19, 2023, 11:55 am
Quote from BSUBass77 on April 19, 2023, 11:55 amI did watch the game but had the sound off for work reasons. I never knew there was a problem, but it seems pretty minor compared to other bus stories over the years.
I did watch the game but had the sound off for work reasons. I never knew there was a problem, but it seems pretty minor compared to other bus stories over the years.
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#4 · April 19, 2023, 2:50 pm
Quote from Bronco7454 on April 19, 2023, 2:50 pmWhat I know about this is the Boise State softball team arrived at the field two hours before the game and that is when the driver drove the bus into a ditch as a result of trying to drive the bus on a gravel access road where vehicles like busses are not allowed. Rather than parking the bus in the parking lot and having everyone walk a few hundred feet to the field. But that is just my understanding of what happened and that could easily be incorrect.
It was about the 2nd or 3rd inning (roughly 3 hours later) that the webcast announcer for Saint Mary's detailed what had happened on the air. And it was roughly another 1/2 hour before the very large tow truck got the bus out of the ditch TWICE. First the front half of the bus and then the back half - which slid into the ditch when the front half was pulled out.
I also know that the bill for that tow job was nothing minor. I once had a tow job that cost $17,000 + but I won't bore you with the details on that.
What I know about this is the Boise State softball team arrived at the field two hours before the game and that is when the driver drove the bus into a ditch as a result of trying to drive the bus on a gravel access road where vehicles like busses are not allowed. Rather than parking the bus in the parking lot and having everyone walk a few hundred feet to the field. But that is just my understanding of what happened and that could easily be incorrect.
It was about the 2nd or 3rd inning (roughly 3 hours later) that the webcast announcer for Saint Mary's detailed what had happened on the air. And it was roughly another 1/2 hour before the very large tow truck got the bus out of the ditch TWICE. First the front half of the bus and then the back half - which slid into the ditch when the front half was pulled out.
I also know that the bill for that tow job was nothing minor. I once had a tow job that cost $17,000 + but I won't bore you with the details on that.
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