D^#n Kentucky roads.

[knot289]

Felt the need to rant a little so bare with me.

So the weather wnt to crap yesterday after we were all told that by the time the rain moved in it would be warm enough s that it would not freeze. 2 hours after the freezing rain started to fall they (weather idiots) decided that it was probably going to be slic out. Oh really?

So the great states of Ohio and Indiana sent out there salt trucks faster then my wife spends my paychecks. There roads while still slightly slick were still manageable.

Now the great Blue Grass state decided that since we are by geographical terms further south we should be fine. Well you know where this is going. While the other two states stillcould get traffic to their designated areas with a slight delay, Ketucky had to fully shut down 3 highways.

My 25-30 min trip to work turne into a 2 hour slip and slide. To make matters even worse. My wife works roughly 30 mins from the house. She gets off work at 4:30pm, a I was leaving for work t 8:45pm I had still yet to hear from the person that means the world to me.

Now it was my idea to move to the country where we could have a nice small house and better yet I get not one but two seperate ponds to fish from. One for bass and crappie, the other for monster catfish (up to and including a nice 76 pounder, pics comming soon). Well down here we dont only not get any bars on our cell phones the damn things actually laugh in your ear when you tr to make a call. So we got rid of them.

So on my way to work there was one way in and one way out thanks to great pretreatment. I was watching on comming traffic as much if not more then my side of the road for the hope that I could see just a glimpse of the love of my life as she passed on her way saftly home. Needless to say it nevr happened.

So as I get to work around 11pm I hadnt heard from her now for over 5 and a half hours. I called every 10 mins to my house in hopes of hearing her voice but it did not happen. Finally at 11:30pm after I broke down at work (I consider myself to be a "manly man" no crying here, atleast not infront of anyone) from the constant pressure of the guys I work with asking what is wrong with me and why I'm not cracking jokes or talking I call again begging the lord to let my wife answer the phone and she does.

Her 30 min ride home from work had turned into 7 full hours. Including sitting in one single spot for over 5 hours as zero salt trucks went by, and while the state police block the high way with no way to turn around and no where to go. My tiny little wife who is barely 5 ft tall and who gave birth less then 5 months ago was finally home where if the state had done their damn jobs she would have been hours upon hours before.

So in short Merry Christmas, have a very happy and safe New Year. Let all your family know you love them, and if your going to go threw the great state of Kentucky during the months of Nov-March you may want to drive a camper cause only god knows when your going to need a place to laydown for a while, while your stuck on a higwa some where.

Rant over!!