It has been a few weeks since my last blog, but like most everyone else on here, I've been SUPER busy... I figured since I have a spare moment this morning, I would write a little...
The first thing on the topic board is SNOW, SNOW and yep, you guessed it more SNOW... We had such NICE weather a week ago.. It actually reached 72 degrees.. in March.... in WYOMING.. that just doesn't happen too often! We must have stayed outside ALL weekend.. Then... wouldn't ya know it, It started snowing yesterday morning... Nothing too heavy, but a light, steady snow.. Then as the day progressed, it started falling a little bit heavier.. I think at the moment we only have about 2 inches on the ground... No big deal, right? ... Not exactly... This afternoon and tonight we are expecting wind! Wind+Snow=Blowing Snow..... For those of you who have never been to wyoming (Im so jealous!) it's not a matter of if the wind blows, its a matter of how hard it blows! Usually we get wind here everyday.. but sometimes it can get pretty hairy! It's really nothing to see winds top 74mph here.. which down home in Florida, that is hurricane force winds!
They are calling for Interstates to be closed both ways, plus of course all of the state roads around here... supposed to be a pretty mean winter storm...Thats the difference between here and anywhere else we have lived that gets snowfall in the winter... Yeah, we only have 2 inches on the ground, and not expecting much more in the way of snowfall, but its the WIND... Here, it makes these AWFUL snow drifts... Last storm we had of this size, I couldn't even get OUT of the garage! So we are totally NOT looking forward to this, the kids however feel differently... They got new sleds this winter and have been waiting oh so patiently (detect the sarcasm?) for a big snow storm to really try them out...
Now, onto something I feel is VERY important.... ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SEAT BELTS!! We had a really good friend of ours driving back in from visiting his family this past weekend... The roads were NOT closed and really only "Slick in Spots" being reported... Well, he and his cousin were driving in to go to work yesterday morning when they hit a little rain in the higher elevations coming across the mountain pass into Casper.... The temps were so low, that the rain immediately froze on his windshield.. Long story short, he hit a patch of black ice and flipped his truck 5 times down an 80 foot embankment and it finally stopped just feet from the river... They are fine, his truck however is not! 100% totaled! The FIRST thing out of his mouth was "I never thought it was true, but SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES" They were both wearing thiers and walked away with MINOR injuries from this horrific accident! So I leave you this time with the thought of if you get in a vehicle, no matter if you're driving in snow, rain or even dry roads.. ALWAYS buckle up! You might think that wouldn't happen to you, you may think you are the best driver around ...... but 9 out of 10 times, it's always the other persons fault! So buckle up, buckle your family up and be SAFE! Bye Ya'll!
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