Winter climate creates one other powerful vacation weekend journey day in Minnesota

Saturday marked one other powerful journey day as many Minnesotans tried to make their approach residence after the Thanksgiving vacation, as snow steadily fell throughout interstates, coating roads and altering plans.

Minneapolis resident Lenn Burnett mentioned he determined to not journey over the lengthy weekend as a result of climate.

“Yeah, the roads are slick. I don’t think they put the salt and stuff down, the treatments for the streets, so I don’t want to slide. I don’t want to do any of that stuff, so I’m not going anywhere,” he mentioned.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS caught up with Burnett at Bobby & Steve’s Auto World in Minneapolis as he checked the oil in his winter car that he simply pulled out for the season. Even in a big SUV, he opted to remain on the town, canceling his journey plans altogether.

“Actually, I was headed to Indiana, but I don’t think so. I don’t want to go anywhere,” he mentioned.

Snow earlier within the week delayed journey to and from vacation get-togethers for a lot of within the metro.

As she crammed her gasoline tank at Bobby & Steve’s Auto World, Renda Baird mentioned she was glad to be on the ultimate stretch of her drive residence to St. Louis Park after some delays.

“Yeah, we’ve had to alter things a little bit. I’ve had to, you know, change plans and just make extra time,” she mentioned.

“I was already out in Wisconsin, in Hudson, back and forth, so you really have to have good tires out there and pay attention.”

Both Burnett and Baird expressed fear about different drivers on the street, particularly with the regular, at occasions heavy, site visitors on interstates all through the metro on Saturday afternoon.

“So, I don’t want to get out there and spin out, have somebody to slam into me. I’m going to just play it safe,” Burnett mentioned. “So, yeah. Maybe next year.”