Well, here we find ourselves in the dreaded winter months. Oklahoma sits in such a geographical location as to be a problem. It’s like driving in old fashioned bumper cars for a storm or two. We don’t normally receive enough snow for drivers to get used to driving on the slick stuff. We do get ice on occasion and that’s a different animal, needing salt or chemicals to remove it from roads. It could result in more car accidents when chemicals and snow are yet to be removed from the road. For any driver having legal aid at hand if the worst were to happen is smart. Any of us might end up involved in these kinds of incidents, talking to mark rees personal injury lawyer or someone similar might help.
In the last couple of years, Logan County District 1 has been able to acquire two plows and sanders. I like to use a salt sand mix. The salt helps melt the ice and the sand gives traction for those folks who will not heed the advice to stay home. You do not need me preaching to you on how to be prepared for winter, but please be prepared. The fewer obstacles the crew has to work around the faster and safer it is to clear the roads. I remember a phone call I took in the middle of the double ice storm we received a few years ago. The caller wanted to know when Sooner Road was going to get the 2 inches of ice removed. I informed the caller we had been trying but no piece of equipment was touching the stuff. He was aggravated because he wanted the roads clear. He mentioned to me he had fallen walking out to start his car because it was slick.
I couldn’t help but think, “If you can’t walk on the stuff, why would you want to drive on it with a bunch of crazy drivers?” It’s kind of like telling a lawman, “I drive better drunk.” Please be careful and try to get out before the storms to get your medicine, food, fuel and maybe a movie, and be ready to stay home for three days if you can.
On a somber note, Logan County District 1 lost an integral part of our team. Many of you who have called in normally talked to Brenda Perry, the office manager for District 1. She took the brunt of the complaint calls and normally defused the frustrated person before they got to me. She managed all of the FEMA and emergency red tape, took care of the employee’s time off records and was the inventory officer. She was always a positive worker and understood the cause. When we watch TV or begin feeling negative about government, I am telling you she was part of what is right and expected with government. She was witty, smart, funny, and will be missed very much by those she touched.
Thank you, Brenda Perry, for the service you provided to Logan County and me.
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