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Midwestern roads suck. Especially in late fall/winter.
My wife, sibling-in-law and I left a few days early for Christmas stuff with my in-laws. We took our time because it’s a few days before we were originally gonna leave since the weather is gonna be worse later this week. We grabbed dinner, picked up some things from my parents house on the way and went through the Holiday Park in my hometown. It was another 45 minute drive to get to my in-laws. No big deal. Y’know, under oridinary circumstances.
Now, it had been raining a little bit. Nothing big, just some light sprinkling. However, the temperature is 30 degrees fahrenheit and that rain starts to turn into sleet. Not only that, it starts freezing on the roads. This drive just became significantly harder and longer. We nearly spun out a couple of times (no accidents, we got there safely) so I have to inch the rest of the way there. My in-laws live in a very rural area so not only do we have to deal slick highways, we have to deal with slick country roads. Oh joy.
Once we get there, about an hour later, the gravel road that makes up the driveway is also slippery. This is less of a problem for driving and more a problem for walking and unloading our car of all of our stuff. We got in just fine, no one got hurt. But man, I am still kinda high off of the adrenaline rush. Having to drive that slowly took all of my concentration and focus. I am drained. On the bright side, my in-laws have six dogs and they’re all very good puppers. Plus, my sibling-in-law just got a kitten so yay! The rest of the week should be fine since I won’t have to drive as much.
Happy Holidays!