Notes on the first snowfall of the season

After having driven from Smithville at about 6:45 pm, down to Briarcliff, then from there to Mid-town at 9:30 pm approximately, then from there to Waldo at 11:30 pm and, finally, back to Smithville at 2 am, I think I'm pretty experienced in the snowfall around town last evening and what the street conditions were.

First, hmmm.  It was forecast as a "dusting" and that's what we got up North--a dusting.  Hardly any snow at all.  Further South, the further you got, the more there was, ironically.  Since it was so windy and snowing, then, from left to right, so to speak, rather than straight down from the sky, there were both plenty of small, fluffy drifts and some packed, icy,slick areas.

That said, there wasn't one city truck out once in all my driving, in all those areas, putting down and sand to take down the slickness.

I saw a wreck, too--at least one--and it was ironic, too, since it was just outside the Barnes and Noble on the Plaza, right at the intersection.

You would have thought---I did, anyway--that this would be the area where everyone would take it slow and easy and no one would hit anyone else.  It just didn't seem like that kind of snowfall but there you are, they had a wreck right there.  The police had to block off the intersection completely--there was no getting through for a while.  This was at about 11:30.

So there you are.  That's the wrap-up.  Everyone who was out--and traffic seemed very, very light, really--was driving intelligently.  That is, respectfully of the conditions without being too overly cautious and dangerous in that way.

Keep warm today, folks.  It's our coldest yet, as we all know.  Enjoy your Sunday.