Ice Storm!

[sundial]

We dodged the bullet this time. There is snow in Kansas and Missouri to our north, and ice in OK and central AR to our south. Our schools are back in session today, but only in the two northernmost counties.

Karen

Our schools are closed, we had sleet off and on throughout the night but no snow. Still have power which is a good thing. I have had to fill my bird feeders twice--the cardinals are really busy.

Mudmucker, I'd love to have you over for a nice hot meal if you were closer. My gsds would keep you nice and warm too.

[bambu101]

Still no power here, and no sign of any restoration efforts in our immediate area. Some towns around us still have almost 100% outages, including Otis, and we are in day 5. Even with generators, it is getting old.

Crankin, the strangest thing about this ice storm was that the roads never iced up, just the trees. It was like mud season in April on the roads, but January on the trees. The roads were impassable because of snapped power poles, trees, and wires down all over the place, but not because of ice on the road surfaces.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I am thinking of you guys still with no power.....how simply AWFUL.

Wish I could bring you a hot shower and some radiators....

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

[bmccasland]

Mudmucker - are you warm YET???

Concerned minds out there are sending you warm thoughs of crackling bon-fires, hot cocoa, and plain old central-air.

[mudmucker]

Mudmucker - are you warm YET???

Concerned minds out there are sending you warm thoughs of crackling bon-fires, hot cocoa, and plain old central-air.

No I am not warm yet. Wait a minute, I think I just caught one of your warming thoughts or a spark from a virtual bon-fire for just a moment....

read your post earlier - what I'd give to slap a mosquito right now...

Temps will drop a little more into the 20's but nothing that would threaten pipes and cause more problems at least...

I've just gotten my first actual estimate of power restoration, possibly by Thursday.

My electricity gets distributed by National Grid. Big Utility. There are utility companies here from Tennessee, South Carolina, Michigan that are obliging these contracts. There are some towns near me who aren't off of Big Utility but from small util - those without these larger service contracts. I've heard estimates of power restoration by Dec. 24 to some of those towns.

[Crankin]

Good luck, Mudmucker. The snow is moving in! I don't think tomorrow will be too bad, but Friday looks like a big one.
We live in a town with its own utility company. It was fine when they came and got our power back on after 45 minutes,from downed branches on our street. I don't know what would happen if the devastation was worse.

[mudmucker]

Good luck, Mudmucker. The snow is moving in! I don't think tomorrow will be too bad, but Friday looks like a big one.
We live in a town with its own utility company. It was fine when they came and got our power back on after 45 minutes,from downed branches on our street. I don't know what would happen if the devastation was worse.

Thank you very much. Snow is moving in? Cripes, I've been so pre-occupied with the weather inside my house I am unaware of what is happening outside on its way!

The small util company I was speaking of is Fitchburg Gas and Electric that serve solely I believe, Townsend, Ashby, Ashburnham, and some of Lancaster. Townsend is real bad.