Ice Storm

Smudgeman · Post by **Smudgeman** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:35 pm

While it can not compare to the blizzards in the northeast, we Southerners awoke to ice everywhere, it started about 3:00 yesterday, and ice is all over the roads, power lines, etc......My Gardenias are lying over flat in the yard covered in ice. My dogs think it is the greatest thing to happen ever, they like to lick at the ice and drive me crazy wanting to go out every other minute! Yikes!

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 5:54 pm

I much prefer to deal with a heavy snow than an ice storm. Good luck, Scott, I hope you don't have any lasting damage in your area.

Nancie · Post by **Nancie** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 6:22 pm

Poor Gardenias! hope you don't lose power Scott,
at least your doggies are happy!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 3:07 am

I heard it was coming- Harry told me. I wonder how Eugene is doing?
That sounds pretty bad, Scott, from the way it's been described to me.

Why don't you close the curtains and give the dogs ice cubes?

Good luck!

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 8:16 am

We received far less ice and snow than was expected over here in Spartanburg. It was mixed ice/rain/snow and from what I can see out the window there's just a covering mainly on the grassy areas. Thank goodness the power lines stayed up.

Hope things get back to normal for the folks in the Atlanta area. Heard that a ton of airline flights are on delay at the airport.

Smudgeman · Post by **Smudgeman** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:38 pm

Well, I finally got my power back on at 12:15, it went out last night about 3:00am. The house got so cold, and I was worried I would lose all my groceries in the fridge. Everything is back to normal, and the ice is slowly melting away.....

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:12 pm

Scott, next time you lose power for what might be an extended period of time wrap your refrigerator/freezer in a heavy blanket(s). That will provide some insulation and buy you some extra time to keep your food cold before power is restored.

Smudgeman · Post by **Smudgeman** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 6:26 pm

Thanks Doug, I have never thought of doing that. At least it is warm in here again!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 1:36 am

That's great you are warm again!

Doug, I was thinking of suggesting keeping the food outside- which is what I did in Boston winter when the power went out. I put my perisables on the windowsill and fire escape!
(I'm not advocating this now, if Doug says diffferent).

Audrey · Post by **Audrey** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:12 am

When we lived in Boston I would keep soda cans in the windowsills in our garage and we would have wonderfully ice cold sodas all winter long!

icghosts · Post by **icghosts** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:52 am

Roanoke Virginia was lucky, we did get sleet, snow, ice, but it wasn't a bad one. By 1pm Sunday it was melted and the streets were cleared, so off I went to Wal-mart.

Haulover · Post by **Haulover** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:14 am

well, i had quite a mess. the power went out about 5 p.m. saturday -- came back on about 3 a.m. sunday. (and would you believe i had company?) something told me saturday morning to keep the heat way up, so no one ever got really cold. (the food that needed to stay cold i simply put it on the back step -- that worked fine.) could not cook though, which was a problem, and in fact that was what i was about to do when the power went off. eventually, i did some minor cooking by rigging up some candles which functioned as burners -- i was surprised it got as hot as it did.

later sunday it was raining from the melting ice in the trees -- sounded like a waterfall.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:37 pm

Wow! Everybody accounted for? Thanks for checking in you guys!

I hate to say it- no I don't- I want to annoy Audrey with all her lttle hearts! (See if she still loves me...) We will be in the upper 60's all week and by Monday next it is predicted to be 78!

Audrey · Post by **Audrey** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:02 pm

Haulover @ Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:14 am wrote:well, i had quite a mess. the power went out about 5 p.m. saturday -- came back on about 3 a.m. sunday. (and would you believe i had company?) something told me saturday morning to keep the heat way up, so no one ever got really cold. (the food that needed to stay cold i simply put it on the back step -- that worked fine.) could not cook though, which was a problem, and in fact that was what i was about to do when the power went off. eventually, i did some minor cooking by rigging up some candles which functioned as burners -- i was surprised it got as hot as it did.

later sunday it was raining from the melting ice in the trees -- sounded like a waterfall.

It is amazing at what a person can and will do to get some hot food in a power outage! I remember once heating water for instant coffee over a candle...

Now I have a gas stove!

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:08 pm

Stef loves gas and swears by it: she got to cook during our hurricanes.. Good for you, Audrey.

(She ignored my weather report you notice...)

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:28 am

I'll tell you truly one big reason I'm thrilled with our mild winter is that this year fuel oil costs $2.25 a gallon and my tank holds 285 gallons! YIKES!
Talk about a shock!

Good luck you'all on Groundhog Day!

Audrey · Post by **Audrey** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:33 am

Ah Kat.... I was trying..

It is not as cold here as it usually is-- but it is dreary and dank....

I will get you my pretty!

Nice Kat....

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 12:57 am

You'll get me with beautiful music and sweet notes- so I say YES! More, more!

BTW: I like your new signature.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 11:08 am

Well I guess its official now. Punxatawney Phil has seen his shadow and we get to have 6 more weeks of winter. Thanks Phil.

I was reading where the tradition of "Phil" predicting winter goes all the way back to 1886. Out of 118 predictions 95 have been for more winter, 14 for less and 9 they have no record of.

Kat · Post by **Kat** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 8:49 pm

I wonder if the 14 were Leap Years?

theebmonique · Post by **theebmonique** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 12:47 am

As the Groundhog of the board...here's a link for Groundhog Day info. From here you can go to place about it's history...get souvenirs...etc. Since I didn't see my shadow this morning...I'd say.......Spring can get here just about anytime now !

http://www.punxsutawneyphil.com/

Tracy...

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:36 pm

Kat, keeping food outside when it is cold and the power is out is fine; just keep it out of the way of hungry critters! We keep soft drinks in our unheated back attic stairway during the winter. I was thinking of people in warmer areas who lose power for a while and are not able to keep refrigerated or frozen food cold outside.