Who is getting hammered with the ice storm?
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From: West Henrietta UPSTATE NY
Well I got home last night to a heated house with lights, that was a big deal, and I'm happy for it.
My property made out fine, I lost a few limbs 2" in diameter from my Sugar Maple out front, but that tree has issues anyways. My huge Crimson King Maple in the front stood as a majestic rebellion to the ice, I'm so happy I spent the money last year and had a pro tree guy come in and prune it out.
My sister and her family live about 1-mile south of me, they lost 2 huge trees in their front yard. Had they lost one I could see myself weilding the chain saw for several Saturdays in a row, but with 2 of them, I just don't see how my brother-in-law and I could handle it, it could be 50 trips to the dump in the Titan.
Last night I got what I'll call 2" of snow and we are supposed to get more, but it is good and cold here, in the teens, so the snow is light and fluffy and even if we get several more inches I'm not too concerned. What will be a problem though is if it gets windy.
I'm glad to hear most everybody is avoiding this winter blitz.
My property made out fine, I lost a few limbs 2" in diameter from my Sugar Maple out front, but that tree has issues anyways. My huge Crimson King Maple in the front stood as a majestic rebellion to the ice, I'm so happy I spent the money last year and had a pro tree guy come in and prune it out.
My sister and her family live about 1-mile south of me, they lost 2 huge trees in their front yard. Had they lost one I could see myself weilding the chain saw for several Saturdays in a row, but with 2 of them, I just don't see how my brother-in-law and I could handle it, it could be 50 trips to the dump in the Titan.
Last night I got what I'll call 2" of snow and we are supposed to get more, but it is good and cold here, in the teens, so the snow is light and fluffy and even if we get several more inches I'm not too concerned. What will be a problem though is if it gets windy.
I'm glad to hear most everybody is avoiding this winter blitz.
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Originally Posted by matrix,Jan 16 2007, 08:21 AM
We got hit with ice pelts, snow and rain...it all stuck together and I had to chip and scrap the driveway clean last night ....
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Originally Posted by NNY S2k,Jan 16 2007, 04:26 AM
reminds me of the great ice storm we had 9 yrs ago this week, ain't no picnic to be without power for a couple weeks this time of year. Temps here are supposed to continue dropping to about minus 10 tonite with a high Wed of 5.
Oh man, I remember both the ice storms really well. In fact the latter one that hit mostly north and into Canada was the one that made me drive all the way up to the Alexandria Bay/Black Lake area, when they were telling everybody to stay off the roads. I must have driven over 50 power lines that day making it up to my parent's 2nd house.
Glad to hear you guys are ok!
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Originally Posted by silvershadow,Jan 15 2007, 10:56 PM
We've even had freezing weather here in Phoenix. Last night's temperature here at my house was 29, and it was 25 away from the city. We have fire sprinklers in our houses and the pipes have been freezing and bursting in our neighborhood. Six houses down and several more days of cold weather to go.
Good luck with your pipes!
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Originally Posted by matrix,Jan 16 2007, 08:28 AM
^ no kidding - didn't help when Denise told me it was about 70 in DC
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I thought this was supposed to be about over, but way down here in Austin there's a couple millimeters of ice on everything this morning. Highly unusual -- Dallas gets ice storms regularly, but they don't make it down here (200 miles south) a lot of the time; this time, I'm told Dallas got hit much less hard.
Cedar waxwings have congregated in the juniper outside my window. Only if you've seen them in person can you appreciate them. Very much a winter bird, down in these parts. If Texas gets winter (my Michigan roots still quail at the thought), then this is it.
Cedar waxwings have congregated in the juniper outside my window. Only if you've seen them in person can you appreciate them. Very much a winter bird, down in these parts. If Texas gets winter (my Michigan roots still quail at the thought), then this is it.