KC Ice Storm 2005
 

It is our second major ice storm in three years...

So far, it isn't quite as bad as the one in 2001...

But we're expecting another inch of sleet and then 2-4 inches of snow, plus 10-15 mph North winds this afternoon and evening, so who knows what will happen?

As the first picture shows, I have just come back in from cleaning off 20 hours of accumulation on my Explorer. It is times like this when I really wish I had bought a better digicam this year.

Looks like we're in for a taste of what you got, Els. Ought to be fun driving to work in the morning. I'm not looking forward to all that windshield scraping though. :(

I'm charging up the camera batteries in anticipation of some good ice shots like yours. :thumbsup:

It's fortunately going to miss us. Be careful you guys, but if worst comes to worst, take notes and pictures for us. :D

We're getting a little bit of ice here now. However, the town that I work in (Lewistown) is getting nailed. *sigh*...so, they sent us home early today to miss it, and gave me work enough to tackle tomorrow from the couch.

Warm blankies, hot chocolate, and documentation.

Man, i love this job *G*

Oh..by the way folks, if you're in it, be safe!

Els, I sincerely hope that you were not out delivering pizzas in that! (We tip our delivery guy double our usual too much in bad weather)

There but for the grace of a few degrees go we, indeed.

I am more than happy to put off trying my Amazing Ice Spike Rubbers ...

Oh..oh...that sounds painful. :thepain2:

Uh..wait...er..you mean...ahhh...nevermind. :blush:

Actually, I haven't been able to deliver pizzas for two weeks. Between hospitallizations, deaths, funerals and a surgery, plus my wife's car breaking down twice (actually, counting the phone call I got a couple of minutes ago, *three* times), it has been difficult.

I'm planning to deliver tonight, and it is still plenty nasty out there. Wish me luck. And to those of you who are getting what we got...ick.

Well we got a few inches of snow then some freezing rain here in CT. It rained most of the day today but it was mostly too warm and ended up melting some of the ice coating everything. Nothing as spectacular as Elspode's pictures but I did take a few of the ice melting.

As your camera was made in this century, your pics, if not your ice coverage, are far more impressive than mine.

I've kicked myself several times over the past couple of days for not being more motivated to document what I've been seeing. It is just bizarre. Tonight, during a delivery, I saw the most perfect solidly-frozen, green with red berries holly bush you can imagine. If the homeowner hasn't taken a picture of it himself, he should be beaten.

Now it's in your mind and will only improve with age. Pictures never do justice to those images. :3eye:

I was in that same ice storm (about 200 miles away, in Lincoln, NE), and yesterday the ice finally melted enough that I can open my car doors again. :-)

Same here. It hit 50 degrees, and the rain finished the rest of the short fall to the ground from points at which it was arrested last Tuesday.

Of course, we are getting freezing drizzle again this afternoon. Sigh.