Saturday, December 01, 2007
Weather Forecast
I had hoped to go visit my folks this weekend. But I heard the weather warnings. Snow. Ice. Freezing rain. I think maybe I'll postpone the drive a bit. I never know whether those dire warnings of imminent storms are just hype to get more viewers to tune in to the news and the Weather Channel, or if they're for real. But the one experience that Katie and I had in freezing rain was enough for a lifetime. The threat of freezing rain will keep me hunkered down in my house, whereas snow and ice are just part of living in the northern Midwest. (Now, I am gonna be mad at those forecasters if this is just another time when they're crying "Wolf!" to increase their ratings.)
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I am glad you are at home. The roads are all ice here! (mom)
ReplyDeleteWhat experience? Should I remember this or not?
ReplyDeleteThis afternoon it took us twice as long as usual to drive from nearby Collegetown back home. Lots of cars in the corn fields and medians. Couple of them upside down, too. Everything's melting now, though.
ReplyDeleteHey, Elephant, if it's melting, maybe I could plan to drive down there tomorrow....
ReplyDeleteAnd Katie, you're not going to remember the experience. It was before either your first or second prosthesis. So you were very very little. I had to take you to Childrens in Mwkee to see a team of specialists. The trip home started fine. But it started to snow while we were getting some supper in Oshkosh. Then the freezing rain began. Halfway to Omro (a whopping 10 miles away) I didn't know how we were going to make it. Cars off the road every 50 feet. Driving 5 mph was way too fast, but you couldn't keep your foot on the brake to go slower because the brakes caused you to lose all steering capabilities. We ended up making it safely to Omro. I intended to ask to spend the night with the pastor there. He was happy to take us in, and it turned out his daughter was in my college class. (Shall we start singing the LCMS theme song??) The next morning when the sun came out, everything cleared up in a matter of 15-20 minutes. Well, except for the gazillions of cars in ditches that needed to be dragged out.