Drive a Jeep, save the world.

Mother nature dumped another 10 inches of snow on us Thursday along with winds from 35 - 40 miles an hour. That was on top of the 6 inches we had last Saturday. The ice from the sleet that fell then is still underneath it all. It is also snowing some more today. The forecast calls for another 2 inches. The wind is really blowing and causing a lot of blowing and drifting snow. Today while out getting gas, lunch and some groceries, I saw many vehicles sliding around, having trouble getting started at intersections, and generally just having a bad time out there. Meanwhile, I had my 4-wheel drive engaged on my Jeep Grand Cherokee and was having no trouble at all.

While at lunch, we overheard some people talking about the fact that the bridge over the Platte River south of Fremont is closed until 5 p.m. tonight because of the road conditions. I was tempted to drive out there just to see. I'm sure if they saw me coming, they would say, "Oh, you're driving a Jeep. Come on through. You'll be able to make it fine!" However, I resisted the temptation and went home instead.

I'm at the point of thinking the phrase from the TV show Heroes should be "Drive a Jeep. Save the world!"

No trade

There is no way I would trade my Jeep Grand Cherokee 4X4 for anything right now. Last Saturday we had a bad storm. It had rained about 1/2 inch during the day. It was just starting to sleet as I left for work. By the time I drove the 2.5 miles, the ground was already completely white with sleet. The parking lot was slushy with the sleet mixed with the water from the rain. A little later it started to snow and the temperature dropped just below freezing. We had about 6 inches of snow with wind which really filled up the parking lot. The water and sleet underneath froze into a sheet of ice which was covered by the snow. By time I left work at 4:00 a.m. I had to help push the cars of my employees out of their parking spaces. Two had front wheel drive. It took four of us to push one of those out to where the snow plow had gone through and cleared a path. It was really funny when the snow plow got stuck trying to clear out the rest of the parking lot. He had to call a friend with a tractor to pull him out. I laughed as I got in my Jeep and drove right out without even spinning the wheels. Four wheel drive is fantastic in situations like that.