Sitting in Houston waiting for possible freezing rain on Friday. I am staying home

[texanwitch]

Heaven help us.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear texanwitch!

That sounds like a very good idea...

I wouldn't want to be out in that either.

Maybe the back of the drought will be broken with all this rain?

Hope so!



Stay safe!

[texanwitch]

2. The rain will help but we are not so bad in Houston yet.

I do try not to waste water. People here can't drive in regular rain.

[onestepforward]

3. It's a total mess when it freezes in Houston.

I remember last time I got out and swore I'd never do it again. I'm staying home too!

[texanwitch]

4. Best place to be.

Maybe we will get lucky . To bad it couldn't wait for the weekend.

[onestepforward]

5. I hope we'll see a few snowflakes.

That's always been a treat

[texanwitch]

8. That would be great if we had a little snow.

We can hope.

[ailsagirl]

6. I wish we could change weather forecasts!!

In California we're having a drought.

[texanwitch]

7. Y'all are having it bad.

Many parts of Texas are very dry also. Along the coast we have been getting some rain.

[struggle4progress]

9. When there's ice on the roads in Texas, the lunatics all drive twice as fast

in hopes of getting home sooner

[texanwitch]

10. Yep.

I feel sorry for those that will have to drive.

Same thing with flooding.

Hey lets drive into that water, we can make.

[Sweet Freedom]

11. I hope they decide tonight

on school closures. I don't want to trek my kid to school in bad weather and then have to pick her up in worse weather.

[texanwitch]

12. So far nothing.

Just a cloudy sky.

We can use the rain. Suppose to hit this afternoon and tonight.

Still in the 50's

Checked the weather for next week.

One night it is suppose to get about 28.

Keep the covers for your plants handy.

One cold front after another.

It is about 55 and doesn't even feel cold to me.

This will mean a miserable summer.

[Bucky]

13. HISD is still agonizing over whether to call off classes tomorrow. Htowners are such ice weenies.

We can put a man on the moon, but we can't put chains on our tires or salt on our roads.

Looks like I'm gonna have to stop off at the Qwik-E-Likker on the way home tonight.

[texanwitch]

14. I went to the Krogers yesterday.

I think I can ride this storm out. I know how to drive in bad weather but it is the other guy driving to fast I worry about.

[sarge43]

15. From old NH where freezing rain and ice storms are just another day in the country

Do what you have to do to prepare for a power outage. Ice can and does bring down the lines.

Stay off the roads.

Good luck and

[texanwitch]

16. I have a old fashion Dearborn gas space heater. You just need a match.

Old houses here had gas jets in every room. To many people take out the gas jets when they remodel. There is still a place that clean and repair the Dearborn heaters in Houston.. I have two heaters so if the power went out I would be nice and warm. It has started to rain and get colder. Houston is made for heat.

[sarge43]

17. Would the water supply be a problem?

We have a pump; so we have a generator.

Can you keep all the electronic stuff charged?

I know I'm nit picking, but we're so use to having everything available and working; it's easy to overlook and forget stuff until it goes psssst.

[texanwitch]

18. If we got hit with a major cold snap we would be in trouble.

This cold weather won't last long. We did have month of reallly cold weather a few years ago . It was in the teens. My pipes stay coverd with all the cold fronts coming in. I do not have a generator so I guess I would charge my cell phone with the car. We would be in a world of hurt if we had really cold ice storm. I have have heat. Water if the pipes don't freeze. I have a gas stove for cooking. Just need a match. I have a wood burning stove at the other house. A lot of the new houses are all electric. People would freeze here. We are made for heat here. AC is more important then heat.

[sarge43]

22. Hear you.

We lived in FL for a few years and through a couple below freezing sessions. It was crazy miserable. So how are conditions looking now?

[texanwitch]

25. In the 40's dropping, maybe raining.

We need the rain but not freezeimg.

I need to.go.outside before dark.

This has been a winter

[sarge43]

27. Stay dry. Stay safe. nt

[texanwitch]

28. Need to feed the birds and feral cats.

Need to check on a neighbor. She had the flu. I have some soup to take her. I will be walking on grass.

[anasv]

35. wild animals

It's been below zero here most nights and single digits most days. I see far fewer wild animals at my deck feeders, but what they all seem to like is the ground level open fresh water. I see no source of that except on my deck.

I have one of these in a flat large dish:

http://www.amazon.com/9000-Eliminator-BirdBath-50-Watt-De-Icer/dp/B0006U2FJ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1390560599&sr=8-3&keywords=bird+bath+heater

I will never again have one of those concrete bird baths with a not attached top, after a terrible accident years ago when a small animal reached up to pull itself up to get a drink.

[Solly Mack]

19. They've already closed schools for tomorrow in parts of Louisiana.

On the possibility that it might ice and there might be some snow.

[blogslut]

20. Currently 14ºF with a dusting of snow, here in the Panhandle.

[Avalux]

21. Doing the same in San Antonio!

I'm taking my laptop home today and will not be coming in - even a little bit of rain with below freezing temps will make a huge mess of things. Stay safe!

[hamsterjill]

23. Hello, SA!!

I'm here, as well. If it's bad in the morning, I'm staying put in my pj's and fuzzy slippers. I'll come to work when and if it's safe to do so.

[Avalux]

24. I hope everyone does the same -

you know as well as I do though, there will be plenty of accidents because people won't stay home. Should be interesting!

[texanwitch]

26. All of y'all are colder then us.

Stay safe and warm. Remember salt for your steps and porch. I bought two boxes yesterday.

[hamsterjill]

29. Yeppers.

Every Republican gun nut in his/her "bubba truck" will be like "I ain't afraid of no ice on the roads..."!!!

Sorry, that was pretty bad, right? But true!!! LOL

[texanwitch]

30. Yep.

Let's go driving. We are not afraid of ice. They should be.

[sammytko]

36. Watching the San Antonio news, it's crazy

I am south of there and happy that I can stay home. Our trees are covered in a thin layer of ice. Schools are closed!

[ananda]

31. Same here in Austin.

Sitting under my electric throw, drinking hot tea.

No way I'm going out tomorrow.

[texanwitch]

32. Windy there. It is here.

It is a dark and stormy night.

Time for some hot chocolate.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

33. Snow on the ground outside in E Texas.

[Paulie]

34. -3 on its way to -8 tonight in Chicagoland

Sunday will be 33F for a high, then -19F for a low Monday night. That's going to be a tad rough.

[texanwitch]

37. I am glad I am home. T he streets and freeways are a mess.

This may seem silly to those of you up north.

A lot of people don't know how to drive or dress in this weather.

We have a lot freeway fly overs that are freezing. Cars are stuck on them.