The "weather guessers" have been giving very exaggerated forecasts lately , so, I didn't expect too much snow this storm,[ they had forecast 8 to 12 inches in the valleys],
- We did have a winter storm after all, - kind of a surprise, - the weather forecasters had revised their guess, to about 5 to 8 inches of snow accumulation in the valleys, so I did not expect much snow at all -- it snowed heavily most of the day and into the night. It is still snowing heavily , [although the weather forecast tells me it is not] - we have well over a foot of snow in the yard this morning.[about 16 inches]
Yesterday about noon I drove the "kids" to work because I was concerned about the roads,and 4 wheel drive was needed to get up the drive to the highway - Tia [my daughter] has no experience driving on snow,or driving the "suburban" - it is a good thing i did, - the roads were terrible, incredibly slippery , the snow plows were not able to keep up with the removal process ,so about 4 inches of slush over the packed snow remained on the highway, we passed multiple slide-offs, and accidents. I drove the "suburban", it is 4wd, and large. - when I got back home I went out and chained up the tires on the "Toyota pickup" in preparation for the trip back to pick up the "kids" from work. [The Toyota has large aggressive tread tires ] although "the kids" got a ride home from work with a co-worker" - it was good I had chained up the truck, as two people came to the door looking for help after sliding off the highway and getting stuck... so, the "chained up truck" , was put to good use after all .
so much for my day
I wish you a blessed new year,
Michael
- We did have a winter storm after all, - kind of a surprise, - the weather forecasters had revised their guess, to about 5 to 8 inches of snow accumulation in the valleys, so I did not expect much snow at all -- it snowed heavily most of the day and into the night. It is still snowing heavily , [although the weather forecast tells me it is not] - we have well over a foot of snow in the yard this morning.[about 16 inches]
Yesterday about noon I drove the "kids" to work because I was concerned about the roads,and 4 wheel drive was needed to get up the drive to the highway - Tia [my daughter] has no experience driving on snow,or driving the "suburban" - it is a good thing i did, - the roads were terrible, incredibly slippery , the snow plows were not able to keep up with the removal process ,so about 4 inches of slush over the packed snow remained on the highway, we passed multiple slide-offs, and accidents. I drove the "suburban", it is 4wd, and large. - when I got back home I went out and chained up the tires on the "Toyota pickup" in preparation for the trip back to pick up the "kids" from work. [The Toyota has large aggressive tread tires ] although "the kids" got a ride home from work with a co-worker" - it was good I had chained up the truck, as two people came to the door looking for help after sliding off the highway and getting stuck... so, the "chained up truck" , was put to good use after all .
so much for my day
I wish you a blessed new year,
Michael
Sunshine, blue skies and not much wind. A couple of degrees below freezing, but that's pretty mild for the time of year.
