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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venator_rexler t1_j1dtogw wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:56 PM

Right now it is super windy and just rain in Portland.

9wild9 t1_j1dtuqj wrote on December 23, 2022 at 3:57 PM

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.

[deleted] t1_j1dwfm5 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:15 PM

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!

jlena429 OP t1_j1e4v3r wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:11 PM

Thank you everyone who commented. You all were super helpful.

ChazmasterG t1_j1f9kx9 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 9:54 PM

Sending good vibes your way. Hope everything goes okay.

Craig3416 t1_j1duohe wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Portland is fine

draggar t1_j1e6bp7 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:21 PM

I would recommend calling the doctor's office / practice before you leave - some may have cancelled non-critical appointments today.

sledbelly t1_j1duosh wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Yea it’s fine

ThumperZero t1_j1duera wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:01 PM

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.

jlena429 OP t1_j1e42m3 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:06 PM

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 .

Candygramformrmongo t1_j1e8egy wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:35 PM

You should be ok. Watch for very strong gusts on exposed bridges by the coast.

[deleted] t1_j1e2f1i wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:55 PM

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avalmichii t1_j1eayhw wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:52 PM

get there quick before the flash freeze…

Born-Flounder8140 t1_j1dva25 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:07 PM

Commercial likely underwater by this point? This is secondhand. Maybe someone in Portland can confirm.

Puff1012 t1_j1dvpo8 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:10 PM

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.

Candygramformrmongo t1_j1e8iio wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:36 PM

Commercial is clear.

kevinfrederix t1_j1eeizp wrote on December 23, 2022 at 6:16 PM

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.

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jlena429 OP t1_j1e3sn7 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:04 PM

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?