[Marilyn]

Well, I finally got home from Tampa, FL a few minutes ago, and it's 32 F and sleeting here now. Had a 3 hour drive because of the rain, and traffic in Houston was horrible. Glad I made it home before conditions got any worse. We're farther south than Lissa and close to the coast so it's warmer here. I heard on the radio that the reason the roads get so bad down here is that with the temperatures over 100 in the summer, the oils in the asphalt come to the top and make the surface smoother and slicker than farther north. When it rains the road gets slicker than when there is more small gravel near the surface. When that rain freezes, watch out. It gets really slick, quickly with even a very thin film of ice. The highway department has already sanded the bridges on the major highways around here, but it's really messy out right now.

Tampa was gorgeous when I left, mid 70's, blue skies with big fluffy white clouds. Got off the plane and into this!!!