Black Ice and cheese in a can.....

Where do I start? Work in Omaha was work. Good people, a nice hotel and
great food. They know how to make a steak. After putting in about 60+ hours
in the snow and cold I had to deal with the ride back. We had the car
packed and were ready to go. Saturday the State of Iowa must have had a
nice weather day. The roads thawed and water was all over them. By 5pm a
cold weather front came over the state. The Mercury plunged to about -40
with the wind. This happened in a very short time. This also happened to
set off alot of light blowing snow. The whole show was perfect for BLACK
ICE. During the night we saw 3 busses , 3 tractor trailers and no joking
about 50 cars in the ditch or fully crashed. The ride all through Iowa was
a white knuckle ride all the way back. The ice comes out of nowhere. You
are in it before you can react. The usual reaction is the wrong one. You do
not apply your brakes when in the Ice. This will send you off in a wild
spin off the road. That pluss that its night and it just spells super bad
driving conditions.
When we had a chance to re-fuel we really felt the wind. My hands hurt
while I pumped gas in to the Jeep. Even during the cold we stopped at a
Culvers in the middle of no where to grabe a turtle shake. I also have to
say the food at Perkins was not good. But thats just my opinion.
The ride there should have taken about 7 hours wound up taking a little
over 10. The ride back took about 9. It was nice to see the Welcome to
Illinois sign crossing back. Would I stay in Illinois? I'm not sure , but
its nice to be home. To sleep in your own bed was great and really nice to
reach in to your fridge with out having to tip some one.
Drive safe. The State is running out of salt for the roads and we have
many weeks ahead of us to go before winter is over. Keep an extra blanket,
gloves, phone charger , flares and a candy bar in the glove box. Remember
to keep your tires filled. The cold temps can cause the pressure to drop
and that not good either.... Peace.