this could be an awful mess

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.6-.8" ice?!! That's gonna be a slaughter-fest. <>

They've got us slated for 59 one day, but it's a week away....
Zero here this AM. I'm predicting that this is the last, coldest night. >>
 
Birmingham-Atlanta II? We will have to see. Heard it is already snowing in N. Fulton County, GA
 
Yarg. We got 0.5" of ice (on snow covered wires) and got a visit from FEMA. 0.8" in Atlanta....yipes.
 
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Birmingham-Atlanta II? We will have to see. Heard it is already snowing in N. Fulton County, GA
Augusta Nat'l must be a little nervous. that much ice would strip the pines bare! split the rhodys and azaleas. oh, the humanity of it.seriously what a potential mess for all.
 
Augusta Nat'l must be a little nervous. that much ice would strip the pines bare! split the rhodys and azaleas. oh, the humanity of it.seriously what a potential mess for all.

Fortunately, most of the pine trees are longleaf pine.
 
We are in the 10+ . That's a lot for us at this elevation (western NC )
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Us folks are gonna lose some trees. Its bad now and aint slacking up. My actual air temp is 32 and thats the low thru the night. Precip is very light, a mist pellet - like sleet, but its s'posed to be all day and the trees are layin down already. Powers up here and scanners buzzin but not widespread outages yet (me thinks). I'm an hour from Columbia and 30 minutes to MagnoliaLane (AugNat'l).

Its toasty here inside, plenty of fuel but this has been my most used season with my littleBuck.
 
Us folks are gonna lose some trees. Its bad now and aint slacking up. My actual air temp is 32 and thats the low thru the night. Precip is very light, a mist pellet - like sleet, but its s'posed to be all day and the trees are layin down already. Powers up here and scanners buzzin but not widespread outages yet (me thinks). I'm an hour from Columbia and 30 minutes to MagnoliaLane (AugNat'l).
listening to Augusta's wgac. good luck and stay warm
 
Just for an event like this, I bought a 400 watt HF inverter several years ago with its main purpose to power the fan in my littleBuck during outages. I'm thinking it will be fine for that purpose but now Im wondering what else might I hook up ? Ive got 2 12v car batterys charged and ready when needed; if I'm still pounding the keys, Ive still got 'factory' power.
 
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Us folks are gonna lose some trees. Its bad now and aint slacking up. My actual air temp is 32 and thats the low thru the night. Precip is very light, a mist pellet - like sleet, but its s'posed to be all day and the trees are layin down already. Powers up here and scanners buzzin but not widespread outages yet (me thinks). I'm an hour from Columbia and 30 minutes to MagnoliaLane (AugNat'l).

Its toasty here inside, plenty of fuel but this has been my most used season with my littleBuck.

Here in Augusta 32 degrees freezing rain again after sleeting most of the morning. Branch cracking sounds all around. Been wearing my hard hat every time I step outside. Jim Cantore is in Augusta from The Weather Channel.
Oops electricity just blinked hanging in there. Here are some photos
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Wood piles
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Our poor palm trees
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I just put on the weather Channel...What is wrong with NC people....see when they tell us Northerns to stay of the road we do...life is more important poor people. I feel bad for the people behind the ones who are abandoning their cars nothing more frustrating...stay safe everyone.
 
We don't stay off the roads in Ohio either. They delay school if they THINK it might snow,,,I go to work in anything but blizzard conditions. Most around here ignore what "they" tell us to do.

Mrs K,,,dog is having fun! My dog sits by the door just waiting for me to go out.

I hear people having a hard time with the ice down there. I hope that stops soon. I don't like icy roads either.
 
I just put on the weather Channel...What is wrong with NC people....see when they tell us Northerns to stay of the road we do...life is more important poor people. I feel bad for the people behind the ones who are abandoning their cars nothing more frustrating...stay safe everyone.

They waited too long to let people go home.

And is Chicago "Northerns"?

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Or Pennsylvania?

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Ooo no, you don't want to tangle with a propane truck.
 
When I was in the truck leasing business I volunteered to drive a truck with a customer's propane trailer back to the the shop since the trailer didn't have landing gear. He warned me that I didn't want to do that.

Every time I stopped I had to do it three times. The liquid would come forward and smack me. Come forward and smack me. Come forward and smack me. !!!
 
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