Winter Storm Slams Tulsa Makes Travel a Nightmare

Tulsa became a winter wonderland to end out this week and the month of November. A powerful ice and snow maker swept through the city leaving many areas with 9 to 11” of snow and ice. I took three measurements in my yard in South Tulsa with an average snow depth of 11” with 4’ drifts against the house. The entire city was shut down including the airport and our major turnpikes. In twenty years of living here I have never seen this much snow fall at one time.

My shop had orders going out today so I got to venture around the city this morning. It was a very hazardous task trying to drive. Unlike many cites as close north as Kansas City or Joplin, Tulsa takes horrible care of their roads during snow and ice storms. I saw no snow plows and no sand or salt trucks. It looks as if the City of Tulsa did a half assed job (again) of trying to plow major roads running North and South and totally ignored major roads running East and West.

I am sure I will be going back into the auto shop for an alignment and possibly new shocks and struts next week. If only people could send the bill to the city for the unnecessary punishment our cars take trying to drive on Tulsa city roads! Overall though business is slow and I have time now to play some in the white stuff and be a kid again for a day. My friend Drew over at knit-o-rama called today the snow maker is heading up to Ohio. I am sure those people get hit a lot harder than us!

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[D R E W]

thanks for the link thomas! no snow in ohio yet, but it is super cold. you are too cute in that photo, btw...