Ice Storm Warning - please pray for us! 2 pic added #54 & 59

[Lizzie]

Is this the storm that has moved on, and become much more vicious, we had in Washington state starting on Wednesday afternoon? The hail, sleet, and snow has stopped falling but we are now frozen. Even with blue skies and sunshine, there is very little thaw.

Good luck with coping with this storm and I sincerely hope you don't lose power. Being forced to live with candlelight for more than a day becomes very dreary. We don't get ice storms here that cause cracking of branches, that noise comes when we have very high winds. It's almost impossible to sleep at night with that noise going on around you.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

It's not the living by candlelight that bothers me. It's the living with no heat in 5 degree weather that does.

[DrKym]

Weather Bug just let us know we are in for it too Moff, I made split pea and cornbread! will let ya know if we get it and if it heads our way first!

[joycenalex]

the power here in my neighborhood in columbus went off on 12/23 at 6:03am. i know the time, i had just turned the coffee pot on and opened the door to let alex the wonder out for "morning duties". i saw the transformer across the block blow out, brillantly white blue as an ice encased branch broke onto it. we had no power here for a week. the temp in the house got as low as 42. we turned the gas stove on with matches, hung blankets over the kitchen doors to keep heat in, played board games by candle light, and slept, all of us, 1 canine,2 felines and 2 humans under 6 blankets in a queen size bed, cozy for all. true love is when someone will 'warm up' a toilet seat for you. check to make sure you know how to turn off your water, in case the pipes freeze as sustained low temps can make them burst,. mine didn't, but we were lucky. good luck, and may the storm be brief and easy for all

[lizbud]

Prayers from Indiana too Moff. We are supposed to get the ice too, but
only the northern part of the state. I really think the ice storms are sooo
much worst than plain snow.

[gini]

Sending some warming prayers your way MOFF. If you can, stay in close touch with us - we will all worry!