Ice Storm Cometh

[bike4ever]

Since we lost our power twice last winter due to ice and once last summer due to bad storms, we now have a generator waiting patiently in the garage. I am hoping that my prep this evening of organizing the flashlights and candles along with getting gas for the generator will pay off tomorrow. My way of thinking is that if I am ready for ice, it won't come. However, if I wasn't prepared we would definitely get slammed. Let's home this strange thinking pays off.

With the generator, we will have enough power to keep the refrigerator, freezer and heat running. We have gas heat so just need electric to fire the furnace. We can do without lights, TV, and computer. It kept getting expensive losing all of our food.

[Tuckervill]

We didn't lose power last year, but a neighbor's tree fell on the house (tore off the deck and grazed the roof). We're about 80 miles east of Tulsa so just on the edge of the ice storm warning area...and all the fences are coated already. :-(

Don't suppose I'm going to my exercise class at 6 a.m. If they close the schools, I know they'll close the gym...but the class is before they usually make that decision. :P

Here's to melting ice!

Karen

[Tri Girl]

We're covered in a half inch of ice, and preparing for another half inch today. Some 100,000 homes are without power- luckily we still have ours (knocking on all the wood I can find). Sometimes I wish we lived further north where it would just snow 8 inches and we could move on. The ice is just so dang destructive: to power lines, my poor trees, and our roof (found it leaking yesterday ).
Hope you gals are making it through OK. We've contemplated a generator, but have yet to bite the bullet. I hope you don't need yours bike4ever.

To top it all off, I have an obgyn appt today- the one you HAVE to make a year in advance or you'll never get in. If he's not open today, it'll be months before I can see him again... which might not be a bad thing (as long as he'll call me in my bc prescription... ). Sorry if that's TMI- but I know you ladies understand.

Ice, ice go away.

[bike4ever]

We're covered in ice. Multiple schools are out but not our district (YEA). I'll have to call the house regularly today to make sure the power stays on - if the answering machine picks up we have power.

[Tuckervill]

We dodged it, for the most part. There is ice on the power lines and trees and fences, but the temp stayed above 30 and it's going to get to 45 today. They didn't close the schools, but I didn't go to boot camp, either. I couldn't stand the thought of leaving my teenager sleeping while there's ice on the huge oaks surrounding our house.

Hope the rest of you are still all right.

Karen

[Tri Girl]

Glad you missed it, Karen, and I'm glad you're in school bike4ever. All the school districts within 50 miles are closed. I guess that's good since I had to burn a day of sick leave to attend my doctor's appointment- now I'll get to save that day for later. The bad part? Supposed to ice more and we'll probably be out tomorrow, too. I hate being out so close to Christmas break. We'll be paying for it in May.

BUT, the ice sure is pretty to look at. I took a couple pictures of how pretty it all is. I'm so sad for my already struggling pine trees. The needles are 10 times their size with ice, and they're all leaning to the ground. I hope they don't break...