Local weather information is one thing that radio has. TV can interrupt your programs and annoy you. The Internet is frequently behind. When you work at a radio station, incoming storms cause a flurry of activity. Sometimes it’s all for nothing.
Yesterday night’s snowfall was predicted to be 6 to 12 inches. The temperature did not drop as fast as expected, so we got a lot of it as rain. Yes, the roads are a skating rink, but there’s less blowing snow.
I got up at 6:30 this morning, wondering if I’d be staying home. When I looked outside, it was clear. Feed the pets. Took a shower. Looked out again at 7:30 and couldn’t see across the road to my neighbor’s house. There’s 30 to 40 miles between the Mississippi River and me… and it’s flat as a tabletop. The wind can be furious. What snow we had, was air born.
I started making phone calls. The morning air staff is in by 4:30 or 5 a.m., so they’d had no problem. (Don’t feel too bad for them. They get to leave around lunch.) The people who live in town had no problem, because blowing snow isn’t an issue for them. Michele’s dad runs a snowplow. He told her to stay home for a few hours. I decided to follow his advice. About 10, she called to say she was going to try it.
To stay home or drive in bad weather? I never know if I’ve made a good call till I’m 10 or 15 minutes from home. Sometimes, I realize I’ve been a weenie and could have left earlier. Other times, the roads are worse than expected and I wonder if I’ve lost my mind.
I hit several patches of whiteout. Makes me nervous. Then, there was the idiot going 15 mph without his lights on. Now if that’s all the faster he can handled … well, he knows his own reflexes and tires … BUT he needs to turn on his lights. I was 3 car-lengths away, before I saw him. Pulled up beside him where I entered the highway, and he’s talkin’ on his cell. What if he hit a slick spot!
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