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Post by JR on Dec 6, 2013 8:23:41 GMT -6
news.msn.com/us/ice-friday-bears-down-on-texas-much-of-Midwest
Got up this morning to at least 1/2 of sleet and it's still hammering down. I've got my big DR/mower generator ready to plug in and lots of cans of gas. she's running right now just to warm up. Hoping for the best and I keep power but I'm ready if it goes down. I have my computers on a 6 hour back power regulator system and since my heat, cooking and hot water are on natural gas, a move I done last year all I need for heat, hot water, and cooking is 110 power. This generator is bad enough to run the whole house even the TV's if you keep gas in it.
Schools shut down, roads are very dangerous. My wife is a nurse in Little Rock and worked today, the hospital put all nurses/doctors up in rooms last night so she and I are safe and off the road. When it thaws she'll come home or I may fire my 4 X 4 up and go get her tomorrow, but the problem is no temps above freezing for next 5 days, Monday night forecast is single digit cold. Also another wave of freezing stuff predicted for Saturday night. Not good but it could be worse like this in 2000:
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I stayed up all night with my shotgun firing bird shot on the tree limbs to knock the ice off of the limbs of the trees by my house to keep them off the roof and from damaging my house. Over 10" of ice fell that night sleet, and freezing rain.
Power lines leveled in my county for a 50 mile radius, power companies fro 23 states came to help. I ran a generator for 36 days straight before I got power back. Arkansas is the leading poultry producing state in the nation, due to collapsed houses over 9 million chickens lost, thousands of acres of forest leveled like you took a giant weed eater to it. Homes destroyed, lives lost, as it said the worst ice storm n Arkansas history.
Where I worked 36 miles away I spent all day over 9 hours on a chain saw clearing the state highway to get to the shop for a big welder/generator to power my house. Small state highways were on the back burner because the state employees were on major highways doing the same. When they met up with me at the end of Hwy 369 they were grateful for my efforts so people could at least get to town for supplies. No one saw this coming and we weren't ready.
I'm ready this time and crossing my fingers it'll ease up.
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Post by harry on Dec 6, 2013 9:15:27 GMT -6
by god jr your having a bad time of in in Liverpool we don't get much snow start complaining if we get a few inch's and its down a few day good luck .
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 6, 2013 9:58:52 GMT -6
Turn the heat up in your house , it might help .
John
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Post by JR on Dec 6, 2013 10:52:53 GMT -6
OH we're in good shape and prepared guys. Nice and warm, plenty of food, gas, and generator on standby. Knew this was coming and since the 2000 storm I don't take ice warnings lightly. Snow is no big deal but ice causes a lot of misery. Here's my local forecast: t.weather.msn.com/local/morrilton-ar/?wealocations=wc:USAR0388They may have the word snow there but believe me it's sleet, haven't seen one snowflake. But sleet is even better than freezing rain. Supposed to break this evening and then hit again Saturday night and in to Sunday. Look at the low temps forecast for Mon. and Tues. Wednesday is first day predicted above freezing. Not going to melt anytime soon. The wind is driving this hard and it's heading your way TV! Better get some stay home goodies ready! JR |
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Post by skyrider on Dec 6, 2013 18:49:06 GMT -6
Hi JR. Just talked to my brother in Brentwood south of Fayetteville. They got 1/2 inch of sleet with 6 inches of snow on top of it and
still falling. Makes this 56/38 temps in the Palm Springs area seem not so bad! In a week we will be back in Yuma with 70/55s.
Glad you are prepared.
And thanks for the great job you (and Alleyoop) do for the scooter community.
The Reflex is still running strong. Has needed nothing but tires and oil changes. I loved that cross country trip when I visited you.
Skyrider
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Post by JR on Dec 8, 2013 7:26:04 GMT -6
Awesome Skyrider !
JR
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Post by fflintstone on Dec 8, 2013 8:26:23 GMT -6
Thanks JR for the warning...its already here ...happy trails,fflintstone  |
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Post by JR on Dec 8, 2013 9:13:50 GMT -6
Stay warm Flintstone!  JR |
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Post by tvnacman on Dec 8, 2013 20:03:59 GMT -6
its here now , I would like to return to sender . Any advice on how ?
John
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Post by JR on Dec 8, 2013 21:12:33 GMT -6
its here now , I would like to return to sender . Any advice on how ? John Nope! And we got another one coming tomorrow and I'll be sure to share it too!   |
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Post by fflintstone on Dec 9, 2013 8:55:29 GMT -6
its here now , I would like to return to sender . Any advice on how ? John Nope! And we got another one coming tomorrow and I'll be sure to share it too! Oh no---!!!---enough is enough --please keep my share of it JR !!!--fflintstone |
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