Snow Day

I went to bed Thursday planning on picking-up my load Friday morning. Friday morning turned into Friday afternoon, and finally, the load was ready at 3pm. I was set to deliver at 8am this morning, so two full days at home was still alright by me. However, that plan didn't last long; as you might have noticed, the South got a little snow yesterday. Upon attempting to return to the truck last night to get settled in, I experienced my first encounter with black ice. Not yet half-way to the truck, my rear-wheel drive car was sliding around at every turn. That little adventure was all it took to convince me to return home for the night. I called the night dispatcher to let him know I wouldn't be in Athens at 8am, drove home, and went to bed. My dispatcher called this morning to find out when I would be leaving and implied that it should be soon. "The weather looks clear and sunny down there." And it was. It was also 28 degrees outside and there was still black ice on the roads. Eventually, the ice started to thaw, so I called the receiver to make sure they were open (several Athens area businesses, in addition to the University, were closed today, according to the news). No answer. Repeated attempts by myself and my dispatcher were fruitless, so it was decided that I would just try to deliver in the morning.