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Two weeks later and another snow/ice storm
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<blockquote data-quote="Sabine" data-source="post: 619943" data-attributes="member: 17639"><p>Reminds me of the old Chinese (?) curse, "May you live in interesting times". </p><p></p><p>Ice up to half an inch is generally not too big a deal (other than driving <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).. over that, and the downed trees and power lines increase exponentially. An inch of ice IS catastrophic. I've seen that kind of damage once, it was unbelievable. We lived in the woods, and trees were cracking every second or two for a week straight (it stayed 0 degrees Farenheit for the entire week, so the ice stayed on the trees that long). I think the power was out for 10 days and we had no backup source of heat. Lucky our pipes didn't freeze! (We were on a well, so we had no water either). </p><p></p><p>Good luck everyone, and stay safe. Have flashlights, food, water, blankets all ready to go. Good idea to fill your bathtub with water too...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sabine, post: 619943, member: 17639"] Reminds me of the old Chinese (?) curse, "May you live in interesting times". Ice up to half an inch is generally not too big a deal (other than driving ;) ).. over that, and the downed trees and power lines increase exponentially. An inch of ice IS catastrophic. I've seen that kind of damage once, it was unbelievable. We lived in the woods, and trees were cracking every second or two for a week straight (it stayed 0 degrees Farenheit for the entire week, so the ice stayed on the trees that long). I think the power was out for 10 days and we had no backup source of heat. Lucky our pipes didn't freeze! (We were on a well, so we had no water either). Good luck everyone, and stay safe. Have flashlights, food, water, blankets all ready to go. Good idea to fill your bathtub with water too... [/QUOTE]
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