Weather report - It was 28 degrees when I got up this morning. The highest temperature I saw on my truck thermometer was 63. It got hot enough, driving with the sun shining through the drivers side window, that I had to turn on the AC.
We saw our first snow of 2022 today. As we were crossing the Mississippi river Kathy noticed snow and ice built up on the highway median barrier. After that there was varying amounts of snow, either on the ground or where it had been plowed into piles.
We drove a little over 300 miles today. We are spending the night at a campground in Willow Springs, MO. We are 155 miles from home. There is some snow still on the ground here and the ground is soft. The sites are white rock but the rock must have been put down recently without being compacted.
We drove a lot of Interstate today. I continue to be amazed at the pitiful condition of our Interstate highways. DOT's have been building Interstates since the late 50's. With over 60 years experience it would seem that they should have come up with something better than what we have.
Highways construction and maintenance is supposed to be funded by fuel taxes paid by drivers. If the amount isn't adequate to maintain our highways maybe alternative sources of funding should be explored. Taxpayers are forced to subsidize mass transit riders, it costs taxpayers nearly $5 every time a rider steps on board a transit vehicle. Perhaps we need to make sure that an equal amount of general fund tax dollars are spent subsidizing drivers.
You might ask, "How rough were the Interstates you drove on today?" We were bounced around so much that when we stopped for lunch my Fitbit congratulated me for having taken over 2000 steps that morning. By the time we got to the campground it was over 3,000 steps.
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/why-we-need-stop-subsidizing-public-transit
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