Iced In!

The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is iced in! DFW airport was closed down earlier, but at last report, there was a single runway open. Most of the roads are impassable and there's lots of wrecks out there involving 18 wheelers. It's currently 17º and WINDY. All of the schools are closed. Many businesses are closed. I'm currently waiting for a call from my boss telling me if we're going to open or if we're going to be closed today. If we stay closed, that will be the first time we've been closed since I started working there in 1994.

For those of you suffering from this horrid weather, stay warm, stay indoors, and stay safe!

yeah, and running out of cigarettes.... no good!

Oh wow, I heard there was going to be ice in the south! I hope you don't have to work. It isn't worth your life.

Our winter storm warning starts at 10 tonight through 10pm on Wednesday.

Went out and got food for the barn kitties and birdseed. We will bring in the police radio from the shop and listen to that during the storm.

Stay safe everyone, don't go out if you don't have to!

Originally Posted by Carolina

yeah, and running out of cigarettes.... no good!

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You city people should take a bit of advice from those who live way out of cities: keep emergency supples of coffee, milk (frozen), bread (also frozen), tinned sammich meats, and smokes just in case. While I AM outta milk, I still have bread, sandwich fixings, tobacco and coffee beans kept in reserve

Today' weather hereL -53°F with the windchill. NOTHING will start in this crap. At least I got enough cat food and people food in the house....moreso cat food since I have two temporary 'lodgers' in the house; Jack came back in and brought Tippy with him.

I live about 60 miles from Ft Worth. The wintry mix got us, too. The wind, however, is a totally different beast! Oh my! It is really COLD out there!

The view of the backyard from my study:


Stay warm everyone!

Dottie's school cancelled for today. Maybe they should have held it, and showed the student truck drivers how to drive on the snow?

Apparently even the experienced truck drivers need a refresher course. So many rigs stranded on the highways.

We have flurries again and the sun is trying to shine. WINDY!! 17º with wind chill 2º. Too cold to be outside!

I wrote on the other thread that a snow day has been called for my school district for tomorrow - which hardly ever happens and never so far ahead.

Just got an email from the shelter that they are closing early today. And that they will be closed tomorrow and that no volunteers should come. Only the minimal number of kennel staff will be there to care for the animals. It's my regular day, so I'm off there, too.
It's the monthly lowcost spay and neuter clinic day at the shelter, so that's a bummer.

Besides shoveling snow (over and over) I intend to read, knit, watch movies, practice the cello, make brownies, read /write on tcs, and cuddle with my kitties.

Everyone stay safe!

Robin

Originally Posted by bastetservant

Besides shoveling snow (over and over) I intend to read, knit, watch movies, practice the cello, make brownies, read /write on tcs, and cuddle with my kitties.

Everyone stay safe!

Robin

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Mmmmm, brownies.
At least there's a Law & Order SVU marathon on today. I can watch that when I'm not running the snowblower.

My thoughts and prayers are with all of you on the "ice storm" path that your power stays on. I would hate to think of just how cold you would be without any heat, and on the weather last night they were saying how dangerous these storms can be because of the weight of the ice on power lines.

Here in sunny AZ our HIGH tomorrow is only expected to reach 48 degrees. I don't recall ever having a high that low .

Anyway, everyone out there in this mess...TAKE CARE!!!!!

for everyone affected! The Route 10 drivers wouldn't have a lot of experience with that weather!

Originally Posted by stephanietx

Apparently even the experienced truck drivers need a refresher course. So many rigs stranded on the highways.

We have flurries again and the sun is trying to shine. WINDY!! 17º with wind chill 2º. Too cold to be outside!

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Yeah, I just saw that... Fells like 2F... almost fell over! Damn it is COLD!

Originally Posted by stephanietx

Apparently even the experienced truck drivers need a refresher course. So many rigs stranded on the highways.

We have flurries again and the sun is trying to shine. WINDY!! 17º with wind chill 2º. Too cold to be outside!

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Wonder how many of those trucks have jelled fuel? They don't put the additives in the fuel in the southern states. Friend of mine has his own anti-jell additives when he heads to the deep south, just in case; he knows as he heads north again, the fuel will jell on him.

I have no idea, but these are major thoroughfares, so I would think they'd know, especially in this part of the state. We're far north enough to get this icky stuff at least once a year.

Right now it's not doing much of anything in central PA. I was out for my walk over lunch and the streets don't even look that bad. Yet. The bad icing is to hit us overnight. If we have a state of emergency, my office will be closed
I'm hoping for a state of emergency! I want a day off work!

I hear Missouri is getting hit hard. Stay safe all. What a way to start February

UGH UGH UGH!!!! The cold water pipes are frozen in our master bath already. Sure the toilet is next! The master is on the second floor and it faces north and that particular part of our house is not brick. It's double insulated, but not enough to withstand these temps. So I get to babysit pipes for the next few days!!! UGH!!!!

A man was found dead and covered in snow in my town a bit ago. Bless his heart. It's really nasty out there.

On a humorous note--I was at the grocery store yesterday and decided to buy the beer and wine for our SuperBowl party while I was there. At the checkout, an older woman glanced at my purchases and wryly said, "I see you're getting ready for the cold weather!"

My neighbor sat up and watched the storm blow in last night. Said there was thunder and lightning while it was snowing. Crazy!

Just made a big bunch of chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches for the party on Sunday. I think I may have to "sample a couple" before the day is done.

Back to the pipes!

C

I live in the same area as Bastetservant (northwest suburbs Chicago) and yes, the school listing is long in the television!!!! Everything is closing for tomorrow. We got some snow this morning and then a break, but the big stuff is coming later this afternoon. I too am snuggling with cats, reading, posting on TCS, and am going to make BROWNIES too (like Robin ). Everyone stay safe please .

Originally Posted by mrsgreenjeens

Here in sunny AZ our HIGH tomorrow is only expected to reach 48 degrees. I don't recall ever having a high that low

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Actually, I've seen snow in Phoenix. Not common, but when you travel all over the country, you'll see that sort of thing.

Just by the way, although this one is pretty cold (for this area), it's normally northerners who have the most trouble with "ice events" here in Texas. Why? Because usually we have them at about 30 degrees, and at that temperature, ice has a coefficient of friction approaching zero. At zero degrees, ice's COF is much higher, making it much easier to drive on. Northerners think, "Ice is ice." Nope.

Today's snow is just about done falling. Don't know what the official total is. They were predicting 6 to 8 inches today with another 12 to 18 tomorrow.

It's not so bad when I don't have to go out into it. But I did cancel an appointment for the 4th time in two weeks. Hopefully no snow on Friday.