Ice storm 1/28/2009

Pie · 01-28-2009, 12:52 PM

There's about 1/4" of ice coating the trees -- I've definitely seen worse. And we haven't lost power (yet). But...

My street is an ice rink. They won't plow or salt it because some ass-munch neighbors parked on the street. Kids were ice-sledding on it earlier.

So, what does it look like in your neighborhood?

sweetwater · 01-28-2009, 02:53 PM

Before the ice storm hit I took a photo of the corkscrew willow:

Thus:

This is after the storm:

And a willow overhanging some cattails:

I have a thing for textures, obviously!

monster · 01-28-2009, 03:24 PM

No ice here, just your regular snow, but I think the plows are on strike and it's too cold to melt, or even get dirty. this is the street this evening -after hundreds of cars have driven up and down it.

Wickedly_Tasteful · 01-28-2009, 07:58 PM

im glad it doesnt look like that here...its close but no bananas

lumberjim · 01-28-2009, 08:12 PM

we got 3" of snow, and then 3/4" of ice to top it. the plow put about 2' of plow muck and ice balls all over my sidewalk. it's only 30-35 feet, but i nearly died from it. then the neighbor's old wife was out there shoveling her driveway.....which i sometimes use to park in front of jinx.....so i helped her out a bit too..... I was drenched in sweat by the time jinx rescued me.

Flint · 01-28-2009, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetwater

I have a thing for textures, obviously!

Great pics! They really tweaked my visual interest meter.

...

We've been iced over in North Texas; I've been working from home for the last two days.

Clodfobble · 01-28-2009, 10:34 PM

South Texas, on the other hand, is still pretty warm. It technically froze last night, but warmed up to light jacket weather again by late afternoon.

ZenGum · 01-29-2009, 05:23 AM

*scowls* *storms out of thread muttering* *slams door*

*sneaks back in to look at SW's amazing pics again.*

DanaC · 01-29-2009, 05:28 AM

Lovely pics!

Sweetwater, I really, really like the three pics you posted. They make the breath catch slightly in my throat.

Pie · 01-29-2009, 09:01 AM

That corkscrew willow is amazing, sw.

sweetwater · 01-29-2009, 09:56 AM

I have heard that those are the trees used to make those funky walking sticks, but so far all I've done is gather a few of the fallen twigs and plan to paint them up like little snakes.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-29-2009, 11:13 AM

Great pics, sweetwater.

Pie's street looks like a... a... pie.

Shawnee123 · 01-29-2009, 11:50 AM

sweetwater, I love your pics.

I wanted to take some pics of the snowy river, but HG's beater car was in the line of sight and I wasn't about to tromp around in snow if I didn't absolutely have to.

limey · 01-29-2009, 01:42 PM

I've just made that willow and cattails one my desktop! Thanks SW.

lumberjim · 01-29-2009, 10:30 PM

zippyt called me today.....he's AFU without power from the ice storm they got. lots od power lines down, etc.....but he's ok/

01-28-2009, 12:52 PM	#1
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	Ice storm 1/28/2009 There's about 1/4" of ice coating the trees -- I've definitely seen worse. And we haven't lost power (yet). But... My street is an ice rink. They won't plow or salt it because some ass-munch neighbors parked on the street. Kids were ice-sledding on it earlier. So, what does it look like in your neighborhood? Attached Images __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-28-2009, 02:53 PM	#2
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	Before the ice storm hit I took a photo of the corkscrew willow: Thus: This is after the storm: And a willow overhanging some cattails: I have a thing for textures, obviously! __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny Last edited by sweetwater; 01-28-2009 at 03:01 PM. Reason: Pix too big - and still are. sigh

01-28-2009, 03:24 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	No ice here, just your regular snow, but I think the plows are on strike and it's too cold to melt, or even get dirty. this is the street this evening -after hundreds of cars have driven up and down it. Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-28-2009, 07:58 PM	#4
Wickedly_Tasteful What do you want? A cookie? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Wichita Kansas Posts: 162	im glad it doesnt look like that here...its close but no bananas __________________ When life gives you lemons...call me and Ill bring the tequila and we can do shots all night

01-28-2009, 08:12 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	we got 3" of snow, and then 3/4" of ice to top it. the plow put about 2' of plow muck and ice balls all over my sidewalk. it's only 30-35 feet, but i nearly died from it. then the neighbor's old wife was out there shoveling her driveway.....which i sometimes use to park in front of jinx.....so i helped her out a bit too..... I was drenched in sweat by the time jinx rescued me. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-28-2009, 10:34 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	South Texas, on the other hand, is still pretty warm. It technically froze last night, but warmed up to light jacket weather again by late afternoon. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-29-2009, 05:23 AM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	scowls storms out of thread muttering slams door sneaks back in to look at SW's amazing pics again. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-29-2009, 05:28 AM	#9
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Lovely pics! Sweetwater, I really, really like the three pics you posted. They make the breath catch slightly in my throat.

01-29-2009, 09:01 AM	#10
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	That corkscrew willow is amazing, sw. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-29-2009, 09:56 AM	#11
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I have heard that those are the trees used to make those funky walking sticks, but so far all I've done is gather a few of the fallen twigs and plan to paint them up like little snakes. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

01-29-2009, 11:13 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Great pics, sweetwater. Pie's street looks like a... a... pie. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-29-2009, 11:50 AM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	sweetwater, I love your pics. I wanted to take some pics of the snowy river, but HG's beater car was in the line of sight and I wasn't about to tromp around in snow if I didn't absolutely have to. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-29-2009, 01:42 PM	#14
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I've just made that willow and cattails one my desktop! Thanks SW. __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-29-2009, 10:30 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	zippyt called me today.....he's AFU without power from the ice storm they got. lots od power lines down, etc.....but he's ok/ __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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