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USSAmerica -> RE: THE THREAD!!! (1/16/2022 4:56:46 PM)
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ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
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Hunkered down here in NC, waiting for a potentially significant ice story starting overnight. Coupled with very high winds tomorrow afternoon, .25 - .5 inches of freezing rain on the trees will make for some very dangerous roads and widespread power outages. We'll see how well our new development holds up on the power availability. In the development all the lines are buried, but it's overhead lines along the roads that bring the electricity to the development. That is where our vulnerability will be. We're ready with plenty of food and water, as well as the gas fireplace for heat if we need it.
Wait until you go to get in your vehicle which is covered in a quarter inch of ice! It takes forever with a hair dryer to melt enough ice to open the door! And if you don't have genuine snow brush with ice scraper, getting the windows cleared will take a while. Hint - you need something plastic that is strong enough to chip at it. Credit cards fold after a short period so see if your kitchen has a plastic utensil that will do it.
You can buy covers for the windshields to prevent the ice build up - or doesn't it get that cold and snowy where you are in Big Canada Land?
We know how to deal with it, but in North Carolina ...
I lived in Minnesota for 5 winters, so I'm well acquainted with dealing with it. But you guys have it all wrong. The cars are warm and dry in our GARAGE! [:D]
It's really pretty out right now, but the little bit of snow is now being covered by sleet and freezing rain. Over 40k businesses and homes without power currently in NC. So far, so good here. We had our French Toast for breakfast this morning. [:D] One cool thing to see is that the freezing rain is hitting and freezing on the outside of our windows. That tells me that almost no heat is escaping the house through the windows. [8D]
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