Woke up this morning to ice.I took this picture looking out our front door.According to our weather forecast earlier this week today it was suppose to be in the mid 50's.That still would have been a rather chilly day for an egg hunt.Not the forecast looks like we will be lucky if it gets out of the 30's.It is 32 as I write this.
Our trees are covered ice.The ice is melting off of the trees and making a lovely sound.The roads are clear so it looks like only the trees were affected.
Had a nice time yesterday going on a shopping trip with our oldest daughter and her children.Wanted to go to either Target or Kohl's since we don't have either store in our area.We decided to head south to Bristol and go to Target.
We took a 4 lane highway down there that doesn't get much traffic.Our grandson wanted to come home by way of the Interstates.We knew that there has been traffic backups on Interstate 77 but didn't think that would happen on a busy weekend.Wrong!
Our daughter called the 511 number for traffic information.It said to take an alternate route due to the traffic backup.Did we listen..no!
We continued on and low and behold there was a traffic backup.We went 3 miles in 45 minutes.People were getting off of exits to go on the back road which was the main route before the interstate was built over 30 years ago.That is one very windy road up and down the mountains.Don't think the people knew what they were getting into.
We got off of one of the exits and saw that there was a backup on the back road.Thankfully our daughter knew to go the other direction on that road.It was a road that branched off of the old main route.We went out of our way but more than likely made better time than if we sat on the Interstate or took the old main route that was also backed up.
We were cruising down the road and came to a road block set up by the state patrol.We were thinking it was a Click It Or Ticket stop.They checked for our daughter's driver's license and made sure we were all buckled up.We were and always buckle up and have the grandchildren in a car seat and booster seat so all was fine.After reading this morning's newspaper I find out that they are still looking for a guy that shot at state trooper in a neighboring county Friday afternoon.That road block was also set up looking for that guy.
Since it was getting dark I really felt for those that got off on that old main road that went up and down the mountains.Those people probably wondered where they were and what they had gotten into.Hope they made it to their destinations fine.We saw mostly Ohio license plates on the Interstate so they would not be used to the mountain.Seems like they were playing follow the leader.When one headed for the exit others followed.
3 comments:
That must have been awful to get stuck in all that traffic. I sure hope they caught the guy who shot at the state trooper.
That is awful. It is so dangerous to even get out anymore. So many crazy people in our world.
Good thing you knew where you were going - those poor folks going up the mountain. Mountain driving, unless you are used to it, can be treacherous. Susan in SC
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