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I peeked out the door around 7:00 AM and saw wet pavement and a dusting of
snow on the car. By 9:00, when I was thinking about hitting the road, this
is what it looked like. The TV was out but the internet connection was
alive and a quick check told me things were no better where I was headed.
is. Staying parked seemed the sensible thing to do. With two beers, a half
bottle of scotch, and a half tray of cookies, I was in good shape. When I
learned that there was a washer & dryer just two door from my room,
things seemed perfect.
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The snow stopped a little after noon and the sun even came out. This is
what I saw about 3:00 PM. By then, the airport in Oklahoma City had been
closed for two hours as the city experienced its worst snow ever. The
previous record of 6 inches was more than doubled by today's 14 inches.
Lubbock, Texas, my next target, got 5 inches which could also be a record.
Wind and cold made being outside pretty miserable. Winds here in Altus
were around 35 MPH. Oklahoma City saw gusts as high as 52 MPH.
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I ventured out around 4:00. The streets were actually a little worse than
I had expected. I drove to the west edge of town then did the same south
and north along US-283. I was afraid to enter any side streets or pull
into a lot to turn around so I ended up doing "bat turns" in the
wide main drags. The local Wal-Mart was open and I bought a couple Pepsis
and some snack crackers in the grocery section then picked up dinner at
the McDonald's inside the store. The last two pictures are of the light
display area I visited last night.
My current plans are to move on to Lubbock on Friday. Weather shouldn't be
a factor but road conditions could be.
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