Whiteout!

We have about 5 or 6 inches of sleety snow on the ground and more falling as I write this.

Here’s how southbound U.S. 49 looked when I drove in to town to pick up Maria at 5 p.m. There was no sign of snow plows and it was impossible to tell where the lanes were and since there was virtually no other southbound traffic to follow, driving involved a fair amount of guesswork.

This is the other side of Arkansans and snow. This kind of weather happens so infrequently that it would be fiscally irresponsible for the state and county highway departments to invest heavily in snow removal equipment, so the strategy seems to be to stay put and wait for it to melt away.

I retrieved Maria and we crept home at 40 mph or less. Now we’re safe and warm at home. We have plenty of food and I have beer and no plans to go anywhere for the next couple of days.