This post will probably only be interesting to my kids.
We left Provo this afternoon at 5:20 and got to our apartment in SLC at 8:14. We didn't stop anywhere, just drove straight here. It was 37 degrees and light rain when we left Provo. By the time we got to the freeway there were light snow flurries. It was snowing a lot harder at point of the mountain. That was when traffic came to almost a standstill. We crept along for at least 1 1/2 hours. We finally found out that there had been a truck jackknifed on the road. The snow came harder and faster while we were waiting. We must have come to the accident about the time it was cleared because we suddenly started moving, but now the roads were snow covered and dangerous. We drove at about 20 mph the rest of the way. When we got to 600 S the sign said that it was too dangerous to exit so we continued on to 600 N, but when we got there we saw several cars stuck on the exit ramp so we still couldn't exit. After that there really is no place to exit for SLC so we finally exited, turned around and got back on the freeway headed south. We were able to exit at 600 N this time and fortunately got the light green or we probably couldn't have stopped and if we had we couldn't have started moving again. After that it was slow going, but at least we were in the city and we finally made it home. It was exhausting. Frank is ready to move back to a warm climate.
I'm mad at you for driving in the snow like that.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't snowing like that when we started and once we were in it there was nothing we could do. We were never going fast enough to be in real danger.
DeleteIf I had been driving, I would have exited and checked into a motel. The problem was it was hard to exit.
You can come live in San Antonio again. It is hot hot hot here. It is when you tell me stories like that that I start to feel sick with worry that yall commute so much.
ReplyDeleteWe were never in any real danger. Just an inconvenience.
DeleteI'm not worried I know Daddy has it under control! At least it isn't freezing rain again that was REALLY bad! This has been a bad driving week here in salt lake there has been BAD rain snow and fog!! But I don't worry about daddy or Dallin driving in it I know they will be fine and use common sense!!
ReplyDeleteYour story reminded me of my wedding when my bridesmaids were stuck at Point of the Mountain waiting to get through to come down. That was in the days it was only 2 lanes. This winter has been wacky. Love you.
ReplyDeleteI wish you would have stopped at our house and waited for it all to pass! We would have loved to have you guys over.
ReplyDeleteWe should have stopped at your house. The worst part of the drive though was waiting for the accident to clear and that was before we even got to Sandy.
DeleteThis makes me so grateful I live where I do. I don't miss the icey part of living North. I am so glad you made it safe. I bet you were very tense by the time you got home. I know I would have been.
ReplyDeleteWe had to drive home from Idaho yesterday and were on the roads at exactly the same time as you. We left Samantha's in Ogden at 6-ish and got home sometime between 8:30 and 9. It was pretty scary for me, but Mitchell is a really good driver.
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