I made it through hump day with a breeze.
The week has actually gone by rather quickly for me, which I am thankful for. After working until 11 pm on Monday and then until 8 pm on Tuesday, I am ready to spend an evening at home.
All this week, the weather forecasters have said that we were in for a Winter weather storm today. As with any Winter weather we receive, it’s anybody’s guess on how bad it will actually be until it hits. We were informed last night that most of the freezing rain and sleet would come overnight while we were sleeping and the snow would hit during rush-hour traffic. So, with that information, I went to the store last night to purchase some items in preparation for today’s weather. I was up at 5:30 this morning and left the house at 6:00 am. I had very thick ice on my windshield, so I allowed my truck to warm up for about 15 minutes. Even when I left, some of the ice was still on my window. Our REACT team went into level one status last night at 8 pm, in order to get prepared for this morning.
As I drove to work, I did notice the streets were very slick and hazardous. When my truck was stopped, I would send a text message to our REACT EOC and let them know my location and the street condition. I took it very slow (around 35 mph) and stayed in the right-hand lane, while many motorists drove fast past me. I can’t imagine how people can be so stupid to drive so fast on slick and icy roads. That’s one reason I try to stay in the right-hand lane. At least I have a shoulder to drive on if someone next to me decides to drive like a maniac and have a wreck. Yes, I had maniacs passing me up.
Once I got to work, I watched some TV to see how road conditions were across the state. There were accidents reported all over the City and most of them were caused by stupid people driving way too fast. I always wish that these idiots that drive too fast will have an accident that only involves their vehicle. It would serve them right. Many of the storm trackers from channel 9 were out on the streets this morning and showing us video of all the stupid people that were driving too fast and having accidents. I had no problem getting to work because I drove very carefully and watched out for the other drivers. I did text a few of my reports to our REACT EOC and to my Facebook page.
This evening was suppose to be our monthly CFAAA meeting, however, with the road conditions as bad as they were this morning and the probability of the streets freezing up again tonight, I cancelled the meeting. Plus, I knew there would be very few people there if the streets were bad. If I want a good crowd at a monthly meeting, the weather has to be perfect. It’s that way because many of our members are older and don’t like to get out and drive in the evening. I think I made the right decision….plus, I have had so much going on, I haven’t had sufficient time to get an agenda together.
This evening, our REACT team will probably be activated again because of slick roads, so I will be out and about during rush-hour and afterwards to assist other motorists.
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