Wednesday, March 5,
2025
Time: 4:20 PM
Song: Almost Paradise
Artist: Mike Reno & Ann Wilson
Mode of Consumption: Listening to Sirius Radio on way to Ames, Iowa
Link to Song: https://open.spotify.com/track/3HI7oXJcgIXOhhPBvONWFo?si=cc94a17ef4564f9c
A few miles back, Ty and I were forced from the highway onto
a side road. The interstate was closed about 20 miles south of Ames.
In the early morning hours on Wednesday in Northern Iowa, a
blizzard swept through the region bringing between 4-6 inches of snow along with
winds exceeding 60 miles per hour. The havoc was evident as we made our way
west on I-80. Semis pushed into the medians and ditches. At least one of them
tipped on their side.
Near a rest area by Grinnell, Iowa, a passenger van was flipped
upside down. In another place, a truck pulling an RV had veered from the
roadway down a steep embankment. At the bottom, the truck had twisted
perpendicular to the RV, and the RV had slammed into it.
It was a carnage trailway, one I don’t know if I had ever
seen the like before.
So, as we followed a caravan of redirected vehicles north
toward Ames, there was an irony that a song about paradise played on the radio.
It was extra symbolic, as Ty grew up in Iowa City and is a
devoted Iowa Hawkeye backer. Ames, the home of the dreaded in-state rival Iowa
State Cyclones, was anything but paradise for him.
The important part is that we made it, and as the day went
on, the wind speeds decreased. Although, more snow is in the forecast for
Friday.
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