My husband recently had a bad accident and was life flighted to Portland. He already did his long hospital stay and is on the tail end of it, but all his doctors are in Portland and he has an appointment today there and we live about 2 hours away. It's a pretty important thing and I really don't think it should be put off but I'm wondering how bad the roads are and if it's even safe ?
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9wild9 t1_j1dtuqj wrote
It’s wet and windy but close to 50 degrees so no ice on the roads. Might be some downed trees along the roads. I’d call the hospital and see what they think. It’s actually pretty calm right now and not raining much.
ThumperZero t1_j1duera wrote
I drove from Saco to Portland this morning (fully recognizing that this is nowhere near the length of the drive you'd make), but it wasn't so much the condition of I-95 as much as it's the 40-50mph gusts of wind that will catch your vehicle. I'd say it's doable but be cautious. Also I was in my Tacoma without 4wd on.
Craig3416 t1_j1duohe wrote
Portland is fine
sledbelly t1_j1duosh wrote
Yea it’s fine
Born-Flounder8140 t1_j1dva25 wrote
Commercial likely underwater by this point? This is secondhand. Maybe someone in Portland can confirm.
Puff1012 t1_j1dvpo8 wrote
That’s what I’d be worried about. I had to interview in a storm like this, but I just let my Waze do the work. MMC is on a hill though so once they get through the blockages should be ok.
[deleted] t1_j1dwfm5 wrote
I live down the street from Maine Med and it’s not bad in here, just rainy with occasional huge wind gusts. Be really careful on the turnpike, though. I hope your husband has a quick recovery from his accident!
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jlena429 OP t1_j1e3sn7 wrote
You could of just said yes or no or better yet kept scrolling and not been a dink. Really winded way to say you didn't like the question. I wanted to get the importance of the appointment across so people could somewhat help with weighing the pros and cons of traveling in this vs. setting his recovery behind and fucking up a pretty important schedule. Also, you notice it's always the people that actually talk shit about other people driving that are usually shit drivers or complete asshats on the road ? Who hurt you? Why are you so damn angry?
jlena429 OP t1_j1e42m3 wrote
We have a chevy silverado so we might be alright. The appointments run late so I am worried about driving at night once it drops temp, but it might be OK if we go slow .
jlena429 OP t1_j1e4v3r wrote
Thank you everyone who commented. You all were super helpful.
draggar t1_j1e6bp7 wrote
I would recommend calling the doctor's office / practice before you leave - some may have cancelled non-critical appointments today.
Candygramformrmongo t1_j1e8egy wrote
You should be ok. Watch for very strong gusts on exposed bridges by the coast.
Candygramformrmongo t1_j1e8iio wrote
Commercial is clear.
avalmichii t1_j1eayhw wrote
get there quick before the flash freeze…
kevinfrederix t1_j1eeizp wrote
FWIW … I just got back from taking Mom down for an appointment at MMC. We came from Bath. It was windy, and quite rainy at times, but generally fine.
ChazmasterG t1_j1f9kx9 wrote
Sending good vibes your way. Hope everything goes okay.
venator_rexler t1_j1dtogw wrote
Right now it is super windy and just rain in Portland.