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ICE Storm

Post in 'The Inglenook' started by webbie, Dec 17, 2012.

  1. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,927 posts
    Western Mass.
    Quite a coating on the trees today!
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    webbie, Dec 17, 2012
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  2. BrotherBart He Who Moderates

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    21,925 posts
    Northern Virginia
    Eeek!

    Hate ice. In West Texas we got a lot of it. Here when we get it that 898 foot winding down hill drive way of mine gets real interesting. Well, since I retired and don't have to commute anymore it is less interesting. ;)
    BrotherBart, Dec 17, 2012
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  3. webbie Administrator

    joined: Nov 17, 2005
    10,927 posts
    Western Mass.
    I think I almost broke bones twice today......once stepping out of the car...in the garage, yet!
    webbie, Dec 17, 2012
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  4. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,118 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    When we get an ice storm here I stay inside. I have had too many near misses in them.
    begreen, Dec 17, 2012
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  5. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,147 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    Ice a couple times in Northern Virginia while I was there brought the place to its knees, and bent my Birch trunks to the ground...from which they never completely recovered (but some tree guys helped me out with that). Once I got to Vienna Metro station ~6 PM or so, and my Camaro windshield had 1/8" of solid ice on it, and all I had to deal with it was a credit card. When I finally got out of that parking lot, it took me more than 1/2 hour to make the less than 1/2 mile trip to my house. Then, of course, I couldn't get the car up the driveway, so had to park it out on the street. I hate ice...except for a cube or two with my George Dickel. :cool:
    fossil, Dec 17, 2012
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  6. CTguy9230 Feeling the Heat

    joined: Nov 22, 2011
    272 posts
    Northwest CT
    CTguy9230, Dec 18, 2012
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  7. BrowningBAR Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    7,103 posts
    Doylestown, PA
    I hate ice.

    The broken branches, down trees, snapped power lines, and the wood stacks always end up being a mess for me.
    BrowningBAR, Dec 18, 2012
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  8. Scotty Overkill firewood hoarder

    joined: Sep 24, 2011
    6,805 posts
    central PA
    I hate ice storms, but.it does make for some beautiful scenery for photos. Been a few years since we've had one here, we've had some doosies over the years. But, I'd take two feet of snow before I'd take an ice storm.....
    Scotty Overkill, Dec 18, 2012
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  9. jharkin Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 21, 2009
    2,060 posts
    Holliston, MA USA
    Yeah, it was nasty here too. I wish it were colder, snow would be nice. My company has an office up in Montreal and one of the guys there was telling me they got 2 feet today on top of the ice.

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    jharkin, Dec 18, 2012
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  10. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,472 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    Gotta agree 100% . . . snow tends to be far less damaging . . . just as pretty . . . and afterwards you can play in it. Then again . . . losing power for 14 days from an ice storm will tend to make you think this way.
    firefighterjake, Dec 18, 2012
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