Driving through Iowa recently, I missed a GPS turn and as usual, the Garmin "recalculated" and gave me a new route. Not to worry, I was barely off the interstate. The GPS is all knowing, sort of. Well, 10 minutes later I was in the middle of a corn field. Sure, it was paved, but the road was barely 20 feet wide with steep shoulders. No backing up, no turning around. The occasional farm house had a culvert into a narrow driveway. So, I kept driving.

15 minutes later, there was a small sign, "10 Ton Bridge Ahead". Ooops. What now? Again, it was a very narrow road, no backing up (I had a toad) and no place to turn around. I proceeded slowly with caution to see if there were any alternatives ahead.

When we finally arrived at the bridge, I saw that it was very short, perhaps 20 feet total, and really only a drainage ditch, perhaps spanning 3 feet. It was clear to me that although the coach weighs more than 20 tons, the front axle only about 7 tons and the rear, well... so we went for it.

Absolutely nothing happened. We crossed and went about our way. I didn't like it and hope to never do it again. But, this is a confessional so....

-fred