Posted on 01/04/2007 10:53:22 AM PST by george76
It's been snowing all day in Anchorage and it's still coming. A combination of snow, fog and ice contributed to more than 100 cars becoming stuck in ditches and snow berms across the city.
The Anchorage Police Department said accidents occurred at a pace of a collision every 10 minutes today.
A snow advisory remains in effect and the job of digging out is only beginning.
Midtown resident Linda Rinard just returned from vacation.
"I just flew in at 9:00 a.m. from Las Vegas; two weeks and sunny Las Vegas," she said.
Sherri Stein picked up Rinard from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and brought her to Stein's driveway. Rinard and Stein are among the army of folks with shovels and snow blowers digging out, but only making room for more snow to take its place. The constantly falling snow and fog make it difficult for drivers to see the road.
Some ended up stuck in a snow bank like Jennifer Alger.
"I was just driving down the road and everything all looked the same, just all white. And my tires caught the snow bank, just went right through it, so my car's completely stuck," she said.
The worst of the snow-related accidents happened on the Glenn Highway this morning. Five cars and two people were taken to the hospital. Traffic was forced to reroute on the Hiland Road exit.
Some of those in the ditch say they dove for it as they tried to avoid other cars.
"I just decided to get in the ditch rather than hit them in the middle of the road," said Shannon Overstreet, who was stuck in a ditch.
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So what's your plan? Move to Valdez?
We were supposed to get over a foot here in the Caribou Highlands of SE Idaho last night. I had the tractor/snowblower fueled up and was ready. We got 4". What a disappointment!!! Still took me 2.5 hours to clean up. Put it all in a big box and sent it C.O.D. to AlGore.
I recomember one night I spent in Valdez in early December 1990. It snowed 24" in 12 hours. I was impressed.
I pity the moose. Lots of them won't make it this year and the ones that do are going to be pretty stressed and P.O.'d come February. Remember what happended to that old Korean gent on the U of A campus a few years back in similar circumstances when he got between a Mama and her Calf? Best give those ungulates a wide berth!
" So what's your plan? Move to Valdez? "
No, I am looking for some warming.
Probably head further south ?
Does that really work, or do you just drive smoothly? With an empty two wheel drive pickup I sometimes have a problem getting out of the driveway.
HA!
Ole Al is still good fodder. lol
Bumping both of your posts!
BTW, were those the cars that went to the hospital?
I believe yes.
" BTW, were those the cars that went to the hospital?"
Lots of fun.
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