What if it Snows?

Thanks Dave chains are up on Donner and more to come this weekend. You had to say that didn't you.

 

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Actually they are back down. Hopefully they stay that way. My trailer won't be ready till 08:00

 

The cold cold snows are done for the season except for the huge wet storms that drop feet of heavy slush, the lightning and heavy rains are just around the bend. Spring is here starting mid afternoon so get out the shorts and flip flops. I have the most snow sitting on the ground all year yet.

 

Actually running a couple of weeks late up here (Western WA State).

In the Cali Central Valley the blooms are mostly done and they are moving the bees out to the next stop on their tour.

 

Are you sure it’s not a Bradford Pear?

Caplan: CAPLAN: White blooming trees are dreaded Bradford pear offspring

 

Pretty sure. I'm 2300 miles from Southern IN. That tree had some fantastic plums last year. The fruit baring pear tree is next to that plum tree.

The tree that bloomed too early last year (before the bees woke up) and didn't set fruit has a couple of pink blossoms on it now. May be ornamental but it is pretty ugly and I do not believe the previous owner was an ornamental kinda person.

 

We ain't through yet, maybe not in terms of snow, but water...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weat...ore-dire-coming-weeks/?utm_term=.ade077b97597

Many parts of the Midwest have been declared disaster areas and yet it is predicted that the worst is yet to come. El Nino will deliver more precipitation through May, in an area with more snow to melt, flood stages in river basins, and saturated soil.

Route planning will be at a premium through here. Turn on the Traffic layer in Google Maps to see slowdowns, construction, accidents, and road closures.

Right now I-29 from St. Joseph, MO to Omaha, NE is closed. That's a pretty major corridor.

I almost got dispatched on a load from OKC to Minot, ND picking up tomorrow. I asked for a 30% premium for out of route miles to run the western route. No go.

I wonder if that customer will find an ignorant trucker to take that load?