From 80 to 45 in 40 miles

I have been traveling in the Midwest this week. The first two days I spent in Osage Beach, Missouri for some tax continuing education.  The temperature topped out near 90 degrees yesterday and as I traveled to Cedar Rapids, Iowa it remained near 75 to 85 degrees the whole way.

After arriving in Cedar Rapids, I elected to drive up to Waterloo and see if anyone was out working the fields. As I left the hotel the temperature read 82 degrees. As I went north it started to drop almost one degree a mile and by the time I reached Waterloo it bottomed out at 46 degrees.

The weather forecast calls for much lower temperatures over the next few days and maybe even snow. I think the delayed planting season will fall further behind.

On the way back to the hotel I stopped off at a convenience store and as I pulled into the parking lot I noticed a pop vending machine out front. However instead of pop, this sold “live bait”. I must admit this is the first time I have ever seen this.

This post does not contain income tax law updates but sometimes weather and “live bait” can be just as interesting.