3/12 winter storm in North East

Ironic, sort of. I grew up near Kalispell, Montana... I learned to drive in horrendous conditions as a teen.

That experience is invaluable, and it's also why I'm parked.

The state says no MT's, makes sense to me. I could deliver, then what? Then I'd be running around in... An MT.

Unless my manager is in my sleeper with a weapon the the back of my head, and he is NOT, then I'm the captain of my ship.

 

Still coming down pretty good here. Hard to tell how much with the wind blowing

 

Local news said there an accident on 81 close to the NY line. Ones flipped over. Not sure if the roads open

 

PennDOT just lifted I-80 restrictions west of Bellefonte.

 

Accidents all over up here I'm listening in on the scanner.

 

There is a lot to be said for being sensible and responsible. No one is impressed by stupid people running down the road in those conditions . Most of the trucks that end up wrecked in weather like this had an opportunity to stop somewhere.

 

I just hung it up at Bellefonte .
Duncannon to here was hit and miss with wet stretches and then it would be snow covered and a whiteout .
The east side of 7th mountain was light snow and just wet ...top the hill on the west side and 100% snow packed all the way down with howling winds and drifting .
I've had enough fun for one day .

 

If I remember correctly, a 4 wheeler won a lawsuit against a driver that had stopped on the shoulder due to icy weather. A 4 wheeler lost control of their vehicle crossed a median and hit the parked truck. The lawsuit was based on the precept that if the driver had not attempted to travel in the adverse conditions, he would have not been parked where he was and would not have been there for the car to hit.

I wondered why they did not use the same logic for the 4 wheeler being out??? SMH

 

That's going to open things up for accidents. There is lake effect snow coming in plus strong winds.

I wouldn't drive anywhere until at least tomorrow AM.