There was a forecast of snow showers. That seems innocuous enough. I live in New England where snow can fall by the inches!
By 3pm, the Sun was shining, the roads were clear and it seemed like a beautiful day. It snowed again at 5pm, and then the temperature dropped.
On my way home at 6pm, the roads were coated with a layer of ice where they hadn’t put down salt. I stepped out onto ice.
As I waited for my car to warm up, I saw a picture of a back road, not the highway. I didn’t want to go the long way across back roads!!!!! It would only take ten minutes to drive on the highway…
I went on the back roads wondering if they had been as salted as the highway should be. I crept along on an icy road behind others. Ice is bad but I fear others and their need to endanger others. I was cranky after thirty minutes. A ten-minute drive took forty-five minutes! I kept thinking I could have my feet up on the couch if I had taken the highway.
On the highway overpass, I looked over to see why I was told not to take the highway. It was a mess! People were creeping along there with their blinkers on. There were cars in more lanes than the 3 lanes on the highway. The radio confirmed that there with multiple accidents. Suddenly, I was thankful to NOT be on the highway!! (Sorry for doubting!) Thank you!
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