Last night, we got a weird mix of weather. We couldn't really decide if it was snow, sleet, or ice, so we will just say that it was a mixture of all of the above. This weather started around 7:30 pm and within a short period of time it was a rather large pain in the tail. I wasn't scheduled to leave until about 10 and so I knew that it was going to be an adventure getting home. The upside to all of this is that I got to work with someone that I hadn't worked with in quite a while. Another upside is that, compared to Indiana folk, I learned to drive in Nebraska. Therefore, I am quite familiar with driving in snow and ice because it's a common occurrence in winter in Nebraska. My coworker, however, was not used to driving in this type of weather so she asked if I would convoy with her home so that way if something happened then help would be there. We both live in the same vicinity and so I figured why not.
Another perk to living in Nebraska for so long is that I know when this type of icy weather comes, it takes a bit of work to thaw your car. My car historically takes forever and a day to warm up in normally cold weather, so I decided at 9:30 to go start my car. That's right. It ran for a half hour before I even went out to see if I could go anywhere. Bonuses: I could brush off the thawed ice and the interior was nice and cozy. All of my coworkers had to wait and then slowly chip away. Since I was ready to go, I went and helped my coworker chip away at her car. Once we got it road worthy, we were on our way. We drove quite slowly home and there were several people passing us. I didn't mind because I would rather make it to my destination in one piece. Now it's the next day and the roads still aren't cleared but I made it home safe and so did she. Mission accomplished.
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