Interesting perspective on the weekend snow storm; experienced this one in Concord, NC. There we got 1-3 inches basically (and according to my wife Patty, it is melting quite quick today), and was nothing more than a minor problem. Well, except for driving. This is I-85 just outside of Salisbury, NC where traffic came to a halt for about an hour on Sunday January 31, 2010 as I came back from the Friday-Sunday visit there. Got out and wandered around with some others; met some interesting people (including a truck driver hauling a load to New Jersey) while we waited for the mess ahead to clear. In fact, it was a pretty epic drive back to Richmond, Va. Saw quite a few crashes (and aftermath of earlier crashes) along the 280 mile way from my house to the apartment in Richmond, VA. The roads were in better shape than I expected, actually left a bit early; figuring that doing the drive back Monday morning with rush hour and 15 degree AM temperatures was NOT a good idea, Like adventure, and certainly got my share with that drive today.
Back to Richmond, and took this photo near the apartment. Looks to me like we got a lot more snow than the December experience; and the roads were just as rough if not rougher (though the highways at least in the late afternoon were fine for the most part). Saw a lot of VDOT crews out salting and scraping. Bad thing is that there is more possible on Tuesday and also over the upcoming weekend apparently. While I enjoyed the X-games on tv this weekend (TV was a big part of the weekend, most of NC shuts down when the first flakes of snow hit the streets) not a big fan of winter. My motorcycling experience was a visit to Davis Harley-Davidson and Burlington Yamaha on Friday on the way down to Carolina, and starting my bike for a while before heading back to Richmond today. Strangely I did not see any motorcycles on the road today. I can say that because one winter in Louisville, Kentucky right after a massive snowfall (and with snow on the roads) saw a wreck on I-65 caused by a guy on a Triumph motorcycle who had crashed in the snow and piled up some cars behind him. No one ever said motorcyclists were a totally sane bunch (but we do have a good time!). However, today was a day for driving in the car, and I have but three words for you all....All Season Radials. Believe me, I am a huge fan after the last storm, and especially after today.
Interesting perspective on the weekend snow storm; experienced this one in Concord, NC. There we got 1-3 inches basically (and according to my wife Patty, it is melting quite quick today), and was nothing more than a minor problem. Well, except for driving. This is I-85 just outside of Salisbury, NC where traffic came to a halt for about an hour on Sunday January 31, 2010 as I came back from the Friday-Sunday visit there. Got out and wandered around with some others; met some interesting people (including a truck driver hauling a load to New Jersey) while we waited for the mess ahead to clear. In fact, it was a pretty epic drive back to Richmond, Va. Saw quite a few crashes (and aftermath of earlier crashes) along the 280 mile way from my house to the apartment in Richmond, VA. The roads were in better shape than I expected, actually left a bit early; figuring that doing the drive back Monday morning with rush hour and 15 degree AM temperatures was NOT a good idea, Like adventure, and certainly got my share with that drive today. 
Back to Richmond, and took this photo near the apartment. Looks to me like we got a lot more snow than the December experience; and the roads were just as rough if not rougher (though the highways at least in the late afternoon were fine for the most part). Saw a lot of VDOT crews out salting and scraping. Bad thing is that there is more possible on Tuesday and also over the upcoming weekend apparently. While I enjoyed the X-games on tv this weekend (TV was a big part of the weekend, most of NC shuts down when the first flakes of snow hit the streets) not a big fan of winter. My motorcycling experience was a visit to Davis Harley-Davidson and Burlington Yamaha on Friday on the way down to Carolina, and starting my bike for a while before heading back to Richmond today. Strangely I did not see any motorcycles on the road today. I can say that because one winter in Louisville, Kentucky right after a massive snowfall (and with snow on the roads) saw a wreck on I-65 caused by a guy on a Triumph motorcycle who had crashed in the snow and piled up some cars behind him. No one ever said motorcyclists were a totally sane bunch (but we do have a good time!). However, today was a day for driving in the car, and I have but three words for you all....All Season Radials. Believe me, I am a huge fan after the last storm, and especially after today.
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