I was to attend an MLS Committee meeting at the Columbus Board this afternoon. I said “was” because it took me 50 minutes to drive from my home south of Delaware to Worthington – 12 miles and normally a 20 minute trip. My Real Living office is located in Worthington, so I make this trip often. There are lots of stop lights along the way, and everytime they add another light, it adds another 5 minutes to the trek.
This truck nearly wiped me out. He ventured too far to the right and the trailer wheels started to slide in the snow pile between the lanes. It’s a little disconcerting to look to the side and see this behemoth wriggling toward you.
Most drivers were being very careful and allowing ample time for braking. The problem – in Delaware County at least – was the layer of ice under the snow. When the snow plows scrape off the snow, the ice is left and according to the TV, the temps are too cold for the road salt to work at melting the ice.
Since the WEENR-mobile has 4WD, I’d prefer they would leave the snow as I can trudge through that stuff just fine. I don’t do ice … had a bad, bad accident on ice many years ago, so I don’t like driving on it.
By the time I finally made it to 270 – which was at a crawl – I said fuggeddaboutit!. I didn’t feel like driving another 15 miles to get to the Board, which is located near Port Columbus. So I turned around to return home.
I think there’s around 4-5″ at my home so far. It’s supposed to stop tonight, then the winds will pick up causing drifting with near zero temps. More snow is forecast for Sat and Sun.
Yesterday, I shoveled snow at a vacant listing and spread IceMelt. Sounds like I’ll need to repeat that this weekend. That’s one of the “glamorous” things we do as Realtors®.
Can I just hibernate for the rest of the winter?
EDITED: I live in a great neighborhood. It’s one of those close knit communities where people watch out for others even though there are nearly 400 homes. Late this afternoon I heard a commotion outside and saw this father and daughter cleaning my sidewalk and drive. They did other homes as well. For those of us “a little older” or without snowblowers, this is appreciated so much!!!!
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