Spent the afternoon at the hanger.
It started to snow around 1pm, by the time I left to go home at 5pm it was
6-8" deep on the level with drifts in front of some hangers over 2 feet.
Driving was purely IFR. Forward vis was about 200 feet, traffic on the
freeway was down to 30mph. I was concentrating so hard on trying to see the
car in front of me that I drove right past my exit. By the time I got to
the next exit, I'd decided that I'd never get down the road to our house,
even in our 4wd Tahoe. The only way I'd make it home was to divert to our
farm shop, leave the Tahoe and drive a plow truck home, which I did. And
thank goodness I did, because I had to plow my way down our road to the
house. Even the heavy 4wd plow truck couldn't make it through the drifts
without plowing first.

What a mess.... now it's snailing or snaining and the wind hasn't let up.

Jim


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
...
...in ice.

It's been coming down here all day. I've gone through 50+ pounds o
ice melt, and bought another 40 pounds this afternoon. NO ONE has
flown in or out of Iowa City all day, and we've taken cancellations at
about the same rate as people are stumbling in off the road. One poor
woman did a 360 degree donut right in front of the hotel. She came in
and rented a suite right then and there.

Our only dim hope: The temperature just broke the freezing mark, up
from 23 earlier today. Hopefully the forecasters are correct and
temps will continue to rise overnight...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"