Through the woods and into the river

[cornerofmadness]

to grandma's house I almost didn't go. It was ugly out there. It didn't start snowing bad until the 'point of no return' on 77 thru WV/OH (it meanders back and forth over the river) north of Marietta where there are no real towns and no place to pull off and get a hotel if it's really nasty. So of course that's when the snow gets really bad. That doesn't faze WV drivers so we have a huge line of traffice doing 70+ and the random moron doing 20 mph just to kill us all.

It was snowing so bad I thought I missed my exit (couldn't see them) so I stopped at a rest stop just to check the map. Got onto 70 and it was a parking lot. took an hour to go 9 miles. The problem? A truck had slid into the median...that's it. No flashy wreck, nothing on the highway and it was on the other side. AN hour of my life gone so morons could gawk.

After that it was smooth sailing home until I got onto the country roads to the house. Keep in mind there are no street lights, lanes so small that in many places you need to go one car at a time  and pull off the road to let others pass and now it's really snowing. I knew I was supposed to go to my uncle's at the base of the hill to call dad to get me in the 4X4. But I thought hell, I'm good in snow so up the monster hill to my parent's home I went.

Right off the road but I got back on it and made to the top. First thing Dad says 'You made it up the hill???'  You see my car. I didn't name him Snow Boy for nothing.

Now to survive Thanksgiving.

Comments

[makd.livejournal.com]

You're a brave gal and your car is a keeper! Have a great thanksgiving. (I hear said snow is heading for the wilds of LI. I can barely wait. not.)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

this wasn't so bad. Back where I was in WI they have over 10 inches all ready

[myfeetshowit.livejournal.com]

Glad you made it safely.

Now to survive Thanksgiving.

Just think like a turkey. Gobble a lot, play dumb and run around squawking if anyone gives you a bad time. You'll do ok.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

No not drowning my 90 year old grandmother in her own gravy will be doing okay. The temptation is already started....

[myfeetshowit.livejournal.com]

I can imagine. However, if she's survived 90 years, the drowning probably wouldn't take and you'd just irritate her. I hope the gravy is tasty, at least.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Oh it'll be delicious. Nothing like Italian cooks. And you're right, she's way too tough for a mere drowning to do her in

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that you made it there safely. That's quite the snowstorm to have to travel through. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. It was a little bad, not as bad as Wisconsin but more dangerous thanks to all the traffic

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

You're such a psycho. If you had a 4X4, I'd be running.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

If I had a 4X4 I'd be unstoppable

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

How about a Bradley? Let's just take it all the way to warfare. ;-)