Slip Slidin' Away

The trip from Romeo to Detroit Metro Airport was the longest we'd ever made.  It took us twice as long as usual.  Got up at about 4:15 am on Sunday to check outside--forecast was for freezing rain.  Nothing yet.  Then a half hour later I decided to back the SUV to the garage door.  Skated down the driveway to the SUV, ice covering everything.  It doesn't have to be thick to be dangerous.  We left about an hour or so earlier than we planned.  Got onto Van Dyke and traveled between 20 mph and 30 mph down through freezing rain to Warren-Sterling Heights border.  There we found roads had been salted so we could increase our speed to about 45 mph.  Onto the freeway system.  But wait!  "I-94 is closed near the airport and will not reopen soon.  Downed power line."  So a slight detour.  Closer to the airport temperatures rose, salt was more effective, so I could relax some.  Finally made it.  About two and a half hour drive.

Passenger crowds were heavy, heavier than I expected for a Sunday morning.  But then, some families may have had the week off for mid-winter break and others were just starting theirs.  After that, things were uneventful.  Arrived to sunny, 50 degree weather in Seattle.