We got a little snow here yesterday; not a ton but a few inches. We get snow here where I live; but it's still not handled like it is in states that get a lot. I live on a semi-country road; but they've done a good job plowing it since we moved in (summer of 09). The plows were out yesterday and the sun was out in the afternoon.
This morning the road in front of the house looked really good and dry; so I decided I'd go alone to see my friend in the hospital who just had her baby. Boy was I wrong about the roads!! The wind picked up yesterday and it was blowing the snow back over the roads and freezing it! It was sunny and gorgeous; but I almost went off the road! A few spots had me bumping around some but nearly going off the road was sooo scary for me! I HATE driving in the snow. I was so tense my back started to spasm!
Once I got to the highway it was better. But I found on my way home that even the highway was having that problem on the South bound side where there were fields. I took a different route home; it felt safer because it was less country road. Then I made DH take me and the baby to do the grocery shopping. Normally I love to do that alone!
So Tuesday the baby has a doctor appt. Just a well baby visit; nothing major. But I'm thinking I might reschedule.... I'm not sure that they are going to get our roads any better before this wind calms down. They keep changing the amount of snow they expect us to get Tuesday afternoon. (Appt is in the morning.)
So what would you do? Reschedule or go and hope everything is clear? DH can't take us unfortunately.
This morning the road in front of the house looked really good and dry; so I decided I'd go alone to see my friend in the hospital who just had her baby. Boy was I wrong about the roads!! The wind picked up yesterday and it was blowing the snow back over the roads and freezing it! It was sunny and gorgeous; but I almost went off the road! A few spots had me bumping around some but nearly going off the road was sooo scary for me! I HATE driving in the snow. I was so tense my back started to spasm!
Once I got to the highway it was better. But I found on my way home that even the highway was having that problem on the South bound side where there were fields. I took a different route home; it felt safer because it was less country road. Then I made DH take me and the baby to do the grocery shopping. Normally I love to do that alone!
So Tuesday the baby has a doctor appt. Just a well baby visit; nothing major. But I'm thinking I might reschedule.... I'm not sure that they are going to get our roads any better before this wind calms down. They keep changing the amount of snow they expect us to get Tuesday afternoon. (Appt is in the morning.)
So what would you do? Reschedule or go and hope everything is clear? DH can't take us unfortunately.
and even then I try to fit all my errands into times people can drive me. I get so tense and freaked out too it is just not worth it. I was born and raised in CA and only been here a few years and I refuse to drive in it. No reason to take the risk unless it's an absolute emergency and no one else can drive you, IMO.
I'm going to see what DH says about the roads tomorrow too. It's so weird; because it's the wind messing up the road you go from perfect nice pavement to packed snow/ice, back to perfect pavement. I think if he says the spots on our road are better tomorrow morning I may still go. If the forecasts are ok. I'm just kind of afraid that it's not going to get any better than it is or may be.
