A storm with freezing rain followed by snow blew through. Took nearly 90 minutes to travel the 46 miles from our base in Loveland, CO to Cheyenne, WY. A large part of the travel was spent at 30 mph behind two CDOT snowplows. They operate in tandem, one in the left lane and one in the right on the Interstate. Traffic backs up for miles. Finally got around them and was rewarded with open road, as in the only vehicle on the road. Was able to maintain 45-50 mph to Cheyenne.
If there was any advantage in my predicament, it was now daylight and I could see the roads I usually drive on in the dark. Fine, until you hit fog.
South of Scottsbluff conditions improved.
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Glad you made it okay! And it's getting nasty everywhere!
Four days off coming up, and four days of little jobs to accomplish.
Tough work.
At least nobody is shooting at me.
The wife was amazed at how the 3" of snow was gone from the sidewalks and roads later in the day.
I told her it didn't always happen like that.....
Not a big deal if you are prepared. How do you plan to clear your walks and driveway?
Enjoying the grandchild?
Yeah, having a ball with the little guy. Wife has plans for one of the bedrooms to be his room for when he's older and comes to stay with us.
I really can't shovel much snow, especially the wet stuff that weighs a ton per scoop, due to medical issues, so I've been looking at snow blowers. Rev Paul in Alaska has some use-based recommendations, but I'm not sure we need an "Alaskan Sized" snow blower!
My advice? Go big!
http://blogs.denverpost.com/library/2012/02/02/a-list-of-colorados-historic-blizzards-and-snowstorms/367/
HAH! I'll look in the "$1500 price class". From the minor research I did before it seems to be a sweet spot for residential areas.
I'd buy the big Honda with the tracks on it, but the wife would freak out at a $3200 snow blower!
Anyone is better than none. Several on Craigslist.
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