Well, ice-a-palooza is here

[Bluzmann57]

And it sure is ugly. Just looking outside, it is not good. I live on a snow route with city bus service once an hour and regular snow plow service. I have seen neither yet. The tree next door is probably going to lose a branch or two from all the ice and the cars parked on the street are totally iced over. If anyone has to go out today, be careful.

[Kindigger]

1. Yup this is real special

I've been in a "holding pattern" waiting for a spinal fusion in the morning. I saved all my errands for today, and they're not even going to try to clean the streets. Oh well, if I get in a fender bender it'll just take a little longer to put me back together. :P

[walk softly]

11. GOOD LUCK

Hope everything goes well!

[Debi]

12. You're in my thoughts.

Hope all goes well. :hi:

[rurallib]

14. hope all went well

I'd like to say I feel your pain, but I never want to feel that.

[pstans]

2. School's closed!

School is closed here in Marshalltown, something that never happens. I remember one time a few years ago, Marshalltown was the only school in the state that wasn't closed during a winter storm.

[progressoid]

5. Yep - no school on the west side of the state either.

Let see, it 11:20...Wanna place bets on whether my 17 yr old is out of bed yet?

[DU9598]

3. DSM

I think I will be able to make it back up my driveway in about April. What a mess we have here.

[Debi]

7. We were supposed to be in Des Moines today

Obviously, when they started closing banks we decided to stay put x(

[mruddy]

4. Just got electricity back!

It's been off since about 8:30. It usually takes a couple days to get power back on way out here - east of North English. There's no going anywhere on our gravel road. No one in the 9 houses/farms on this road is able to go anywhere. Gotta love this global warming.

[Debi]

6. Stay safe and warm

:scared:

[IA_Seth]

8. Ok, so I am without power now...

My home has been in the dark for a few hours now, so I am leaving work, headed home, and am going to scoop up my baby girls and take them to civilization somewhere.

Talk to you all tomorrow. Stay Safe!

[Debi]

10. Be careful

and take care of our pride and joy! :hug:

[Blue Gardener]

9. Lost a big branch from the willow tree

Fell right onto the shed and fence. I think the shed is ok, but the fence is a little bent up. Better than it falling on the house I guess.

[Debi]

13. Wow, we're just not seeing it here

slushy and icy roads, but we have power and we're all shoveled out. :shrug: Looks like we got missed again (didn't lose power in the big ice storm earlier in the year either).

[rurallib]

15. Well the electricity came back about 2 hours ago.

Was up and down, up and down from 1PM to 7. We were out about 5 hours of the 6.
Funny thing, there was no problem on the other side of town where Rambis and Cyberswede live. And didn't one of them just get elected to council? Connect the dots, people!

[Debi]

16. Abuse of Office!!!

x( You think they're gonna help the little guy and look what happens! (Geez, only in office a month and he's already living the high life. Poor rurallib, did he at least invite you over so you and the Mrs. could stay warm?)

[rurallib]

17. Actually Rambis was with his sick father out of town

And he won't be in office for a month yet.

[Debi]

18. Maybe just 'implied' abuse?

:shrug:

Damn, I hate it when the good guys are actually the good guys x(

Hope his father is doing better.