Ice Storm PIC Thread:

[Haole Girl]

I took these yesterday:










Inside, where it's warm, there are sometimes battles over who gets the fireplace:



The truce:



Yeah, I know...I need to take down the Christmas decorations, don't I? :blush:

[SPKrazy]

1. Either that or leave them up 'til next year

I mean, why take them down if you are just going to put them up again?

:rofl:

You're in the Icee no doubt

been luckier here thank goodness!

:pals:

[Haole Girl]

3. You didn't get *any* ice?

You ARE lucky! :pals:

And..no...I am not leaving up the Christmas decorations until next year!

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

5. No Ice Yet

balmy 39 degrees

[Haole Girl]

6. Send some of that balmy weather our way!

;-)

[SPKrazy]

7. It's Raining To Beat the band!

the ice line is 30 miles west

but holding so far

[Haole Girl]

8. I hope, for your sakes, it avoids your area

It really sucks. :-(

[SPKrazy]

25. Down To 36 degrees now!

Still raining

frickin' nasty out, but no ice

:pals:

[Haole Girl]

26. Do you have to work tomorrow morning?

I do.

Texans either go too fast or too slow on the stuff...:scared:


There never seems to be a happy medium.

Why *isn't* there ever a happy medium in life, anyway? Why do so many things have to be all or nothing?

Just being a little contemplative on this Sunday evening... *sigh*

[SPKrazy]

32. Yes I Do

and I'm pretty contemplative myself this evening.

I need to go back to work since I was off sick a couple of days last week.

I kind of dread it actually!

:(

[Haole Girl]

34. I didn't realize you called in sick

Hope you feel better.

I guess you should make sure you're well before working out, huh?

[SPKrazy]

36. Well, I Did Work Out

today

I was kind of on the puny side though. Lack of energy and by the time I finished I was pretty zapped.

thanks

[Haole Girl]

37. Go to bed early tonight..

..be kind to yourself...

I intend to to that.

Now that I've put that in writing, I hope I'll stick to it!!

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

2. Beautiful pictures, KC!

How can something so beautiful be so dangerous?

I love the last kitty pic, too!

[Haole Girl]

4. Thanks!

I know what you mean...it's pretty, in a way...if it wasn't so crappy! ;-)

[hippywife]

9. Here's mine.

This was taken yesterday morning and none of it was snow. Today it's now twice as deep.



You have very pretty kitties and a lovely fireplace.

[Haole Girl]

10. Oh God

That is so much worse than my area.

Of course, I can't even bear to look outside since this most recent "round" began an hour ago.

Stay safe..and warm. :hug:

[hippywife]

13. A couple more I just took

out my front door still all ice, no snow, after 2 1/2 days:

The same angle as yesterday:




A little farther out and to the right:



Hope you guys stay safe and warm, too, and that it doesn't get any worse for you! :hug:

[Haole Girl]

14. Thanks...those are great pics!

That power line, just between those trees, makes me nervous! :scared:

Did anybody near you lose power yet?

[hippywife]

15. I'm not sure if I heard it right but

I think they said 3000 in our rural county. I think I heard 15,000 or so in Tulsa without power. I hope everyone has found a place to weather this storm. Brrrrr! We're stuck here so if ours goes out, the husband and I and the cat are going to be huddling under the blankets. His UPS started beeping a little while ago for a few minutes so we may have had a few surges. It's been quiet for about an hour so maybe it's okay for now.

[Haole Girl]

17. Oh, I really hope it doesn't go out for you

It should be almost over. We have one more round, they said, to pass through here...which will even affect us Monday morning (should be a fun commute, to work, tomorrow :-(), but then it's suppose to clear. :hug:

[Shakespeare]

11. Can I come curl up beside your fireplace?

That's the only thing I miss not having where I live now. My cats used to WORSHIP the fireplace.

[Haole Girl]

12. Sure...

My cats will share with people...just not with each other very well! :hi:

[Zookeeper]

16. Beautiful photos, KC!

And your kitties seem to be doing a good job of sharing.

[Haole Girl]

18. Thanks!

Yeah, considering how those two kitties started out (they fought for years and years), they've come a long way! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear KC2!

Oh, the ice is very pretty!

But I've never had to live in the stuff.......:scared:

Your fireplace looks so warm and inviting......stay safe and warm, sweetie........:hug:

[Haole Girl]

20. Thanks Peggy!

I'm staying safe and warm. Now...I wish my husband would come back home. He still hasn't returned from helping his cousin remodel their bathroom. :scared:

[GenDem]

21. This storm is covering a lot of territory!

We had round one this morning....a light coating of ice that the plows handled easily. We are in a little lull right now. This, however, is not to last, because the full fury is due to hit around 1:00 am, and we are under winter storm warnings well into Monday night. The event is predicted to come in the form of freezing rain...the worse possible scenario. Much like what so many of you have -- and are experiencing. The news bulletins are predicting power outages, so we are making preperations -- in case. :scared:

Great pictures KC. Are there many fallen limbs? Your fireplace looks yummy, and your kitty's are obviously loving life. Sleeping is so much better than fighting for territory.

[Haole Girl]

22. Thank you!

It *is* covering a lot of territory.

The weather anchor, on The Weather Channel, just laughed at the irony of San Antonio even getting ice...since it is the location for this year's American Meteorological Society's annual meeting. Well, it would seem funny, except my own father is having to drive from Florida...because of his stupid wife.....stupid..(she has a fear of flying)....:banghead:

Now, I'm worried about my father, driving in from the east, right into this stupid ice storm, too. Last I heard, from my sister, they only made it to Lafayette yesterday. The AMS should know better than to have their annual meeting in Texas! *sigh*

[YellowRubberDuckie]

23. I sent this to one of the news places...

And they put it up on their website...

I took it Friday afternoon.
Duckie

[Haole Girl]

24. Are you okay Duckie...do you still have power?

I'm watching the news right now...it looks so much worse, up there, than Texas.

I feel so badly for everyone in Oklahoma. :hug:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

30. It's fine...

It wasn't so much of an ice storm as it was a Thundersleet storm. We have power, of course, or I wouldn't be posting. :evilgrin: We're great, except for a little cabin fever. Thanks for worrying. :hug:
Duckie

[Nicole]

27. Here's some I just took

I didn't want to dress for the cold so I just shot things from the patio..

[Haole Girl]

28. Oh my GOSH!! Those are 'HUGH' icicles!!! EEK!

Thanks for sharing those....brrrr....it makes me cold just to look at those!! :scared:

[Nicole]

29. They are huge

I had to break one off & put it in the freezer to show a friend later. He is out of state this week. I'm sure he'll be glad he missed it.

[Haole Girl]

31. When i lived in Omaha, in 3rd grade,

we used to have icicle fights with each other...while we were walking to school in the mornings...it's a miracle nobody ever lost an eye! Kids!!

I'm glad you saved one for posterity! :hi:

[Nicole]

35. OH my!

I'm surprised no one was hurt. Those things can be sharp!

[SPKrazy]

33. Brrrrrrrr! It's Pretty, but a mess

is your power on?

stayin' warm?

brrrrrrr

:hug:

[Nicole]

38. A pretty mess sums it up well!

I'm staying warm. I never lost power so that's good. :)

[SPKrazy]

39. Good, I Was Worried About You!

I keep hearing about power outages, especially though more in the just south of Tulsa area

still no ice or snow here, just cold rain, and lots of it!

:hug

I still got my sig line, ain't it cool!

:rofl:

[Nicole]

40. I'm good

No need to worry. :hug:

Glad you don't have this mess there!

Your sig line is cool. I still have my bunny slippers on so I'm cool too.:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

41. All Right!

keep those bunny slippers on!

:rofl:

glad you're good!

I mean I thought you were already and all, but ... you know what I mean ;)

[Nicole]

44. ...

I know. :pals:

[liberaltrucker]

42. Beautiful pics-speshly the cats

I wish I coulda got some pics from OK, but my camera is
on the fritz. Time to replace it, I suppose.

Y'all be careful going to work tomorrow!

[Haole Girl]

43. Thanks!

And...will do! :hi:

[Bassic]

45. Wow, that brings back some bad memories

:scared:

How long did it last?

[Haole Girl]

46. It's just now melting...well, sort of....

...it was a slippery commute to work, but I made it (and with out incident...whew!).:hi:

Luckily, it will all be over for us-- in the Ft. Worth area-- by tomorrow. Our neighbors to the north (Oklahoma) got it much worse!!