My prayers go out to you, all of you that are struggling in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Washington, etc. all the way to New York; bless you all, it's coming our way too, but we still have power. How are you doing/ Okay? I didn't see a post yet, and it's a main concern above all others right now.
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
We got some ice here in western OK, but not as much as Oklahoma City and east did. We have power and it's warmer and just rain today.
Norman got hit hard (Monte Jumper, Joe Crumley ya there?)
Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
We are supposed to get hit in Mich. today. Its been freezing rain since I got in.
Posted by Darcy Baker (Member # 8262) on :
I left a sprayed coat out in the sun.Just got it in before the rain. West of us in OK. 1/3 of the people are without power from heavy ice.
[ December 11, 2007, 04:39 PM: Message edited by: Darcy Baker ]
Posted by William DeBekker (Member # 3848) on :
Not to bad about 6" of snow here. Not to cold. Spent the day welding out in the Unheated shop.. Go Figure.
Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
I just got home and wasn't sure I was going to get down my road. I live 1/10th of a mile off the paved road, between two good size hills. I got to my road and it was full of police cars, neighbors cars, and the county Road truck. It seems my road was a sleet of ice and people would make it down the hill off of the main road and couldn't get their speed up to get up the next hill. There is no shoulder and the road just drops off into some swampy area. We even had a garage truck off off the edge one time and tip over on its side.
Its nights like this that I just stand out on the deck and watch. We have lived at this place for 37 years and have seen this many, many times.
There was a car that went down just ahead of me and the cop out on the road told me that I could go now. I just laughed and told him that "I had lived he 37 years and I knew when to go down and now was not the right time... that I would wait until that car was pass my driveway."
I made it down ok as did my husband, Garry. We are expecting more freezing rain tonight and I know that when I get up in the morning, there will be cars all over the edge of the road, in our driveway and probably parked on our grass.
Posted by stein Saether (Member # 430) on :
gore got his price here tonignt right or wrong
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Yeah the city of Norman looks like a bomb went off...nearly all the old growth trees are gone or damaged...our shop power was off nearly 3 days ...finally got power and the heater fritzed out...had the heat and air guy in this morning ...this afternoon is the first real work done since friday last.
Stil no power at the house ...I pruned a month back so my trees were spared ...lost a few big limbs but trees are stable...wife Pat filled the two bath tubs up stairs with scalding hot water and sealed off the second floor from the first with a quilt...it wasn't like we usually like the house but it sure made for good sleeping...today the freezers and refridgerators are going down...no real problem yet (because we haven't opened the doors) but something will have to give there...temp outside is now to warm to set food out.
I have one small generator that will do things like supply lights and tv and cd's but now the cable has gone south so tonite we sit and look at one another.
Her green house is in jepordy...but she's been leaving a hose trickling hot water from the hot water heater ...so far the plants love the warmth and humidity of that.
All in all it's just another day in paradise.
Other people have it much worse so no need to complain ...you yankees would laff anyway!
I ran into a guy today that bought the last generator from a local builder supply (they had 151 at 3pm yesterday he got his at 7 pm) took it home and hooked it to his furnace...stayed around for an hour to make sure everything was ok then went to pick up his kids and wife...they came back to a house on fire...it went to the ground with both their dogs.
So I really have no right to complain...I'm alive and working and the wife aint complaining...both the gogs are ok...reports on power rturning is 7 to 10 days right now ....never know we could get lucky!
Snow and freezing rain predicted for Friday and saturday! Should be interesting!
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Coincidently as I finished the last post ...Patsee called me and she just finished dressing the Christmas tree...good thing to do with no power...then she unplugged the refigerator from the generator and plugged in the tree...I can visualize her sitting there now...all wrapped in a quilt with hot buttered rum and a smile on her face!
So ya see not all is wrong with our world. Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Monte..Sorry to hear about the lousy weather..I'm sure that a trip to Isla will erase the memories though. Please let us know when yer gonna be "on island".
We need to finish that game of pool that Carlos interrupted last time!!! LOL
Posted by Norman Biss (Member # 335) on :
Seems odd that while I sit here in summer heat you are suffering from the winter. We have seen the amazing sights of all that ice on TV and I'm glad that you are OK in Norman, Monte and Pat. Makes you realise how dependant we are on electricity. I sure hope you get power back before Christmas so you can cook Christmas dinner although no problems here as we will be having a beach BBQ for Christmas.
Posted by Duncan Wilkie (Member # 132) on :
Best of Luck, hope you get back on track very soon.
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
We've just had an amazing 5" of rain in one hour last night- that's unheard-of for us! Two years ago we had only 10" for the whole year. Anyhow, Adrew & I spend the hour digging drains to divert water off the drive & away from the carport- all the tanks are full & so's the dam & all the rock pools in the gully are flowing- it's a wonderful sight!
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
For those of you that don't realize how bad it is to be without rain and precip, just ask Ian. They had more rain lately than in two years; but, it's hard to imagine that even your horses cannot feed and they must take them an hour away just to have some grass to eat. They went through a severe drought as well as the majority of Australia.
I loved staying at Ian's house as they really know how to appreciate nature and outdoor living; and they do it beautifully. Ian, your home and family are full of joy and music and life; I loved the fresh air and since I am an animal lover, I was in heaven too. I remember the rain barrels full of fresh water that was overflowing on some occasions as the rain provided much needed H2O; we had it, and it rained almost every evening that I was there; I was joking with them and told them I brought it with me:) and Ian said they'd keep me there if the rain kept coming, as Dave Drane and I traveled from the other side of the Great Dividing range to the area where Bushie and Ian live, we thought we'd see brown drought, but were amazed to see the greenery and beauty; although it was a "green drought" and it did show signs of hope and life, the grass wasn't established enough for the horses to feed at home; instead they had to be kept an hour away. After the meet at the woolshed, I joined Ian and Joan and the children at their home and shop; to be painting a carved ham or a Christmas Carol banner in 80 degrees took a lot of imagination on my part; whereever I turned, there were meadows and hills and winding roads, foothills of mountains and breathtaking views; the land around Ian's place is expansive with no other neighbors in sight, but instead, purple, fuschia and orange flowering trees and beautiful gardens around them, hills and valleys and a hidden fresh water swimming hole; I really miss that sleeping with the windows open and mountain air so fresh and clean. I didn't mind all the birds and roosters as it was very welcome as we don't get that much here except for a small chirp of sparrows and now of course I can't open the windows.
Well, Ian and family, I am sure we will learn a lot from this terrible ice situation we're having here and rely on less energy somehow; it is a wake up call for many of us. I still keep having the fond memories of my stay with you, and all the great Oz friends. Maybe in a month or two when I get a breath, I'll be able to post some more pics and stories for our brothers and sisters of the brush. Until then, we keep vigil as others are not as fortunate as us in our safe homes.
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