Date:         Tue, 2 Jan 2007 06:14:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Maggie Dew <wildebus@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Maggie Dew <wildebus@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      New Year's on I-40
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Happy New Year All,

I spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day mostly on Interstate 40 trying to
get from Oklahoma City to Santa Fe.  I-40 was closed from Amarillo to
Albuquerque so I spent New Year's Eve in Amarillo.  The truck stops were
crowded with trucks and the side roads were lined with more trucks and RVs.
The highway was opened on New Year's Day.  Traffic was stop and go into New
Mexico and it finally stopped altogether for a couple of hours, before
crawling slowly forward due to accidents.  It was amusing to see all the
snowmen in the interstate median and along the sides of the road - testimony
to long waits during the storm.

I got home to Santa Fe yesterday afternoon only to find I couldn't get in
the driveway - roughly 2-1/2 to 3 feet of snow was piled in the drive after
a record snowfall and there was only one lane open in the street.  After
almost 3 hours of shoveling the heavy wet stuff, I managed to get the bottom
half of the driveway open enough to pull the A.B. in out of harm's way.  She
handled the icy and snowy bits very well along with the long episodes of
sitting on the highway.  Most importantly, I found it such a comfort to know
that no matter where I might get stuck I could just crawl in the back and
have all the comforts of home.

Maggie
'85 Subaru-Westy "Anne Bonney"