Ice Storm!

[webbie]

<div class="bbWrapper">Just when you thought it might be over for now...Ice Storm!</div>

 

[begreen]

<div class="bbWrapper">One of my least favorite forms of weather. That is hard on the trees.</div>

 

[firefighterjake]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="BeGreen" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> BeGreen said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> One of my least favorite forms of weather. That is hard on the trees. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Agreed . . . hard on the trees, greater chance of a power outage and makes for some of the worse driving conditions.</div>

 

[Later]

<div class="bbWrapper">Don&#039;t like them, the tree limbs bouncing off the roof tend to ruin my sleep.</div>

 

[Backwoods Savage]

<div class="bbWrapper">Better to have a foot of snow than a quarter inch of ice.</div>

 

[smokinj]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="Backwoods Savage" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> Backwoods Savage said: </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Better to have a foot of snow than a quarter inch of ice. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> +100 foot of snow can be moved.</div>

 

[velvetfoot]

<div class="bbWrapper">A half inch of ice is where it really starts getting interesting.</div>

 

[Adios Pantalones]

<div class="bbWrapper">That one a couple years ago was a killer here. Got a few stories, at least.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbImageWrapper js-lbImage" title="n1593856002_128704_7712.jpg" data-src="/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fa1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fphotos-ak-snc1%2Fv1977%2F76%2F74%2F1593856002%2Fn1593856002_128704_7712.jpg&amp;hash=aa89821e3506439f9fb559d238ec2f12" data-lb-sidebar-href="" data-lb-caption-extra-html="" data-single-image="1"> <img src="/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fa1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fphotos-ak-snc1%2Fv1977%2F76%2F74%2F1593856002%2Fn1593856002_128704_7712.jpg&amp;hash=aa89821e3506439f9fb559d238ec2f12" data-url="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1977/76/74/1593856002/n1593856002_128704_7712.jpg" class="bbImage" data-zoom-target="1" style="" alt="n1593856002_128704_7712.jpg" title="" width="" height="" loading="lazy" /> </div></div>

 

[NextEndeavor]

<div class="bbWrapper">I’m in the utility business. These storms are our worst enemy. If there is a positive it would be for anyone who drives up with a pickup and a chainsaw. You can find all the wood you’ll need for a long time, and be thanked for taking it!</div>

 

[Adios Pantalones]

<div class="bbWrapper">Next- I heard that the Carolinas have some of the worst. They had looked at putting all utility lines underground- with a payback period of like 5 years (payback = money saved not replacing wires and poles), but the finances are too tight and the powers that be are too near sighted to invest.</div>

 

[velvetfoot]

<div class="bbWrapper">5 years?</div>

 

[Adios Pantalones]

<div class="bbWrapper">Velvet- I may not have it exactly right, but seem to recall something like 5-7 yrs.</div>

 

[velvetfoot]

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