Snowwhite 0 #1 December 11, 2007 Our local geek weather reporters have been hawking this huge ice storm for days. Warning everyone to stock up and take cover, telling us all how we are going to be without electricty for days or weeks. I turned my furnace up to 70 degrees in anticipation of no electricity (I usually have it at about 58) and we have a little ice, but no biggie, and my house is like an OVEN! These small town small minded people have even usurped the TODAY show, so they can "Cover the EVENT" Big deal, it's raining, it's cold, there's a whole world out there dealing with lots more than us, but we'll never see it!skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #2 December 11, 2007 Ice storm here in Kansas City NOAA Traffic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #3 December 11, 2007 You guys got it really badly, so our weather forecasters are all running around yelling "the sky is falling, the sky is falling" Last week we got an inch of ice with no warning and NO problem, well, very little problems.skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobie331 0 #4 December 11, 2007 QuoteIce storm here in Kansas City Right here in the middle of KS it has rained all night and we do have a lot of big limbs down in our yard. My wife works in Wichita and has stayed with friends but tells me this morning the streets aren't too bad. My brother-in-law works for the power company and lives in Liberty, MO. He figures all the man hour stuff and where to send the crews to keep you going in the KC area. You guys always seem to get the worse of the ice storms there. It's a gift, I don't try to explain it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdthomas 0 #5 December 11, 2007 QuoteIce storm here in Kansas City NOAA Traffic Yep here are a few pics of our area in south KC, we still have power but the block behind us lost thier power this morning, the transfomer gave a great light show during my breakfast. Joewww.greenboxphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #6 December 11, 2007 last feb we had a huge ice storm that took most of the power lines to the ground. I didn't get reliable cable back until JULY. When I looked out of my front door, my neighbors 45 year old maple tree was laying in the back of my truck, so there was no going anywhere until the ice melted off of it, and it stood back up. The power went out, and was off for a week. My house got down to 54 degrees inside, but that's not that bad. I really expected this storm to match that one, from the build up they have been giving it for the last 3 days.skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #7 December 11, 2007 Hopefully you laid in a huge supply of milk, bread, and eggs __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobie331 0 #8 December 11, 2007 Well shit. I just heard a huge crash in the backyard. I'm almost afraid to go look. It's a gift, I don't try to explain it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #9 December 11, 2007 QuoteWell shit. I just heard a huge crash in the backyard. I'm almost afraid to go look. OOOooo, I'll bring my chainsaw and and come and see you!skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #10 December 11, 2007 Quote Hopefully you laid in a huge supply of milk, bread, and eggs I live within skating distance of the grocery store, but I don't cook anything anyway.skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #12 December 11, 2007 Yep, it pretty much looks like that here too.skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #13 December 11, 2007 It pretty bad east of you, my Mom's in LaSalle-Peru and is hunkering down 'till it's over. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,412 #14 December 11, 2007 I once had the misfortune to live in Schaumburg for 3 years. Every damn time a quarter inch of snow would fall, they would dump a HALF inch of salt on it. Idiots. On one occasion about three days after a snowstorm, the roads were dry, I turned a corner, skidded, and almost crashed, because of a layer of dry SALT on the road!One year in late February, the local media started yammering about the upcoming "crisis". The "crisis" was that the hwy dept was running out of salt. How did mankind ever survive all those thousands of years without salting the hell out of every flat surface? I swear this salt mania must have been secretly supported by the automotive industry hoping to sell more cars due to accelerated rusting. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #15 December 11, 2007 I once had the misfortune to live in Schaumburg for 3 years. Quote I lived there just under 2... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,412 #16 December 11, 2007 Quote I lived there just under 2... What years? I was sentenced there in 1993. What really made it miserable was that I went there from living in an apartment overlooking Lake Michigan in St Joseph MI. In 1996 I broke out and escaped to CO. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #17 December 11, 2007 80-part of 81, then got smart and moved to San Diego. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,412 #18 December 11, 2007 Quote 80-part of 81, then got smart and moved to San Diego. Like I've always said: The best way to see the Chicago area is in your rear-view mirror!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #19 December 11, 2007 Quote Quote 80-part of 81, then got smart and moved to San Diego. Like I've always said: The best way to see the Chicago area is in your rear-view mirror! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #20 December 11, 2007 Quote Quote Quote 80-part of 81, then got smart and moved to San Diego. Like I've always said: The best way to see the Chicago area is in your rear-view mirror! I had a boss who got tired of people coming into our music shop and saying in a hauty air "Well, I'm from Chicago and,,,,," He used to say "SHHHHH!!! Don't tell anybody and they won't hold it against you!"skydiveTaylorville.org [email protected] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #21 December 11, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Quote 80-part of 81, then got smart and moved to San Diego. Like I've always said: The best way to see the Chicago area is in your rear-view mirror! I had a boss who got tired of people coming into our music shop and saying in a hauty air "Well, I'm from Chicago and,,,,," He used to say "SHHHHH!!! Don't tell anybody and they won't hold it against you!" Traveling in Russia, when a lot of older folks hear you're from Chicago they point their fingers and make machine gun noises...Al Capone legacy live on! Gave a talk at a high school in Siberia, a couple of the kids wanted to know if I'd even been attacked by a Chicago Bear! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,412 #22 December 11, 2007 Quote Traveling in Russia, when a lot of older folks hear you're from Chicago they point their fingers and make machine gun noises...Al Capone legacy live on! Gave a talk at a high school in Siberia, a couple of the kids wanted to know if I'd even been attacked by a Chicago Bear! Soon after I moved to CO, one of the developers went to a conference in Chicago. He had never been there before. When he came back I asked him what he thought of the place: "Everywhere I looked there were fat people; Really pale, fat people.""There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobie331 0 #23 December 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteWell shit. I just heard a huge crash in the backyard. I'm almost afraid to go look. MAPLE TREE 1 - NEIGHBORS FENCE 0 OOOooo, I'll bring my chainsaw and and come and see you! Just got home for lunch. Drove across town to check it out. If you've every seen what tree tops look like after a tornado, that's what the entire town look like. It's a gift, I don't try to explain it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
