Whiteout

I just read an article about a car pileup in Canada with over 200 cars. Report said it had to do with terrible conditions, whiteout with blowing snow.

When we lied in norther Utah we were traveling from Brigham City to Logan through the canyon, It was about 8 pm and really snowing but not too bad, until we got into the canyon, We were the first in a line of about 7 cars and going along at a safe pace when the blowing snow increased. The flakes were big and super reflective. We all slowed down, it was a narrow part of the canyon before Mantua. The snow really hit. But it wasn’t just the snow, it was the blowing snow. And it wasn’t just the blowing snow it was the fast swirling blowing snow. It was difficult to tell which way was up. Seriously. I knew to have low beams on and my daughter could see the guard rails on the right and knew if we started toward them. The road was indistinguishable from the sky. We slowed even more. There was no stripping with the cars behind me and because Thee was no place to pull over we kept creeping along, It was really frightening,

Then, for some reason, a car that was coming joe from behind decided to pass safe traveling cars at speed. Of course his ongoing by kicked up more snow and how or if he could see anything was doubtful. I said bad words. Because I don’t care if he was unsafe himself. But he put all of us in the same peril. Who knew if he’d spun Out and would be blocking t.he road ahead. We ent along with now another possible hazard.

We got to Mantua and the snow abated, the swirling stopped and the rest of the way through the canyon was without drama, But I’ve always thought about how selfish it was of this driver to put us all in such a vulnerable situation.

We need to take care of each other y’all. In every part of life and the role we are in, because we are all IN this together,

God abide

@2/18/2020

Scottsdale AZ

Bobbie Giltz McGarey