Long ride home

I went to OKC today to work.  Going to work wasn't bad as the roads were mostly clear and dry.  It snowed most of the day and that caused problems going home.  I left OKC about 5:15 and got home about 2 1/2 hours later.  I saw several cars off the road into the ditches.  At least four places where cars hit the cable barrier in the median.  The road was icy.  Not a good ride home.  At least Debbie bought some BBQ from Rib Crib.  Comfort food.  Yum.

There was snow on the car not long after I arrived at the office.

The first car off the road.

The 2nd bumper that I saw laying on the side of the road next to the damaged cable barrier.  The first bumper was about a quarter mile behind this one. 

Not sure why the snowplow was plowing the shoulder cuz there wasn't enough snow to plow.

Two more cars off the road.  These are within a mile of the car in the first photo.

It is hard to tell what is going on in this photo, but there is a truck off the road near the trees.  Maybe a quarter mile from the two cars in the previous photo.

An hour after leaving the office, I'm only about 20 miles from the office.  Creeping along at less than 5 mph.  I should be in Stillwater by now.  Only 45 miles to go.

Another vehicle in the ditch.

11 minutes after seeing the sign about the weigh station, I arrive at the weigh station exit.

About a half-mile past this sign, I saw the car on the left shoulder that was causing the slow down.  90 minutes after I left the office and about 25 miles from the office I passed the cause of the slow down.  Less than a mile later, another slow down that was caused by at least two cars that crashed into the cable barrier just north of Seward Road.  I arrived at the house at 7:45 or so.  Glad we didn't go south to Texas, but sad we didn't go south to Texas.

Be careful out there.