Wow--no power since Tuesday evening, and still waiting!

Tracy · Postby **Tracy** » February 2nd, 2009, 3:13 am

I'm briefly online here and there, thanks to phone service (which we got Saturday) and our trusty generator. We've also been under a boil water advisory! This is the longest I've ever been without power.

Maybe it will come back on today!

Anyone else get hit hard by the storm?

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » February 2nd, 2009, 3:37 am

which storm? we have them all winter.

not trying to be insensitive, we are just used to having ice and blizzards in the winter. prayers are with you folks that are not used to these "global warming" (joke) conditions.

Pianoman · Postby **Pianoman** » February 2nd, 2009, 5:59 am

Tracy wrote:Anyone else get hit hard by the storm?

We were lucky - our power was only out 3 days - but
I've got neighbors 3 houses down that are still out &
all the electric company will tell them is to be prepared
to be without power for at least 10 more days.

We've still got thousands of people here in Southeast
Missouri that are being told it could be mid February
before they get power.

I got somewhat frustrated last night. I've been driving
on the stuff for the past week with no problems & got stuck
in my own driveway last night. It was 6" of slush & it's nearly 500
feet long. Had to wait until it refroze this morning before
I could get any traction to get out.

Full Quiver · Postby **Full Quiver** » February 2nd, 2009, 7:57 am

People in the plains states will never understand what an ice storm can do to a city. I am feeling for you Tracy!

Jennifer Smith · Postby **Jennifer Smith** » February 2nd, 2009, 8:59 am

Ice storms are the worst!

Tracy hang in there! Make it part of your homeschool learning adventure! (I'm sure you already are!)

(BTW, we may homeschool our youngest two next year, still praying about it.)

Hope you get connected again soon!

Pastor Bill · Postby **Pastor Bill** » February 2nd, 2009, 9:09 am

Full Quiver wrote:People in the plains states will never understand what an ice storm can do to a city. I am feeling for you Tracy!

I grew up in Illinois, I know the storms all winter long, and in fact snow is great, BUT that's not the problem here, these ice storms are something I have never seen up north.

It's not cold enough to snow, but the freezing rain continues to the point that there is an inch of ice on everything, taking down trees and power lines. snow would be fine, it falls and you clear it from the roads and go on with life, but trees and powerlines in the roads, on homes, etc. is a much different situation.

Tracy · Postby **Tracy** » February 2nd, 2009, 10:07 am

RamboPreacher wrote:which storm? we have them all winter. not trying to be insensitive, we are just used to having ice and blizzards in the winter. prayers are with you folks that are not used to these "global warming" (joke) conditions.

700,000 people in Ky without power at one time and the biggest natural disaster to hit the state in recorded history isn't just run of the mill ice and blizzards.

Do you all often go for 4 weeks without power when you have your ice and blizzards? (That is what is being predicted here.) And lose phone service and are told you can't drink the water? This happens all winter for you all? Are you serious?

DaJudge · Postby **DaJudge** » February 2nd, 2009, 1:44 pm

Tracy wrote:
RamboPreacher wrote:which storm? we have them all winter. not trying to be insensitive, we are just used to having ice and blizzards in the winter. prayers are with you folks that are not used to these "global warming" (joke) conditions.

700,000 people in Ky without power at one time and the biggest natural disaster to hit the state in recorded history isn't just run of the mill ice and blizzards.

Do you all often go for 4 weeks without power when you have your ice and blizzards? (That is what is being predicted here.) And lose phone service and are told you can't drink the water? This happens all winter for you all? Are you serious?

You go Tracy. DangYankees. :lol:

scooter · Postby **scooter** » February 2nd, 2009, 1:53 pm

Tracy wrote:
RamboPreacher wrote:which storm? we have them all winter. not trying to be insensitive, we are just used to having ice and blizzards in the winter. prayers are with you folks that are not used to these "global warming" (joke) conditions.

700,000 people in Ky without power at one time and the biggest natural disaster to hit the state in recorded history isn't just run of the mill ice and blizzards.

Do you all often go for 4 weeks without power when you have your ice and blizzards? (That is what is being predicted here.) And lose phone service and are told you can't drink the water? This happens all winter for you all? Are you serious?

Response: Naw....He just likes to talk! :lol:

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