Potpourri of weather
I drove up from Texas to visit my Mom and others in the family for Christmas. My Mom, one of my brothers, a nephew, a niece, and a handfull of people I know are in the vicinity. I have so far seen one brother (all that are available here, and the same for Moms (one). I also saw one other person I know while at dinner, and talked to a few who know who I am, but I haven't got a clue who they are.
The trip up is about 1000 miles, and a bit of change when I travel the most direct route. I like to drive through the night and snooze when I get tired. All of this happened as expected. The additional fun was the weather.
I got high winds in Kansas to the point that I had to slow down often when the snow whipped up so much I could not see. I even got a bit of blizzard in Nebraska, but it was mostly snow lifting over the road with light additional snowfall. In fact, I could see most of what was around me by the light of the nearly full moon, most of the time.
The best part of the trip was northern South Dakota on Interstate 29. I counted about a dozen cars in the ditch and passed by a fender bender just as the highway patrol was arriving. The reason was ice cover on the road. The trip can take as little as fifteen hours if there are no interuptions and everything works just right. This time it took 21 hours including a nap which ended up being quite cold. When I came to my Mom's place tonight the temperature was seven degrees.
That's right, seven. Lucky thing I had the coolant checked before I left. It still has 37 degrees to go before it gets jelled and I put in washer fluid good to 20 below.
Hey, I wish you were all here with me!! It is actually a winter wonderland for Christmas, the likes I have not seen for probably 10 years.
Merry Christmas.
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