I suspect that a lot of people are cursing that song every time it comes on the radio in their snowbound car or blares from the loudspeakers in an airport crammed with stranded fliers. Because there are many, many people experiencing great difficulty traveling today. It won’t get better.
The storm pattern across the northern tier of the nation is not taking a break over Christmas, with a trio of storm systems continuing to create travel havoc from coast to coast.
It does not matter if it is travel by road, rail or air–conditions are nasty to dangerous from Washington state to Maine. The storm that slammed into Chicago late Tuesday is moving into eastern Canada Wednesday night, sparking widespread snow, ice and rain from the Midwest to the Maritimes.
Meanwhile, the combination of a potent Pacific storm and a cold front from the Gulf of Alaska will bring more snow to already snowbound Seattle and Portland, heavy snow to the mountains of the West and rain that could spark flooding in Southern California.
Folks up in Seattle can look forward to another lecture from Department of Transportation spokesmen explaining how keeping salt out of salt water is more important than the taxpayer’s lives.
I’m sorry for all the folks having to deal with travel right now. Please take it easy and remember that the goal is to arrive safely. Good luck to you all.
