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  1. MattiThundrrr

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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Sill have power. I remember seeing that on the news. It reminded me of the ice storms we had in Oregon in '78 and '79, though the cleanup from those didn't take quit as long.
    There's about 1/4" to 1/2" of ice accumulation so far, but the bulk of the storm is still moving towards us. Woodward OK was hit hard last night, and has a lot of power outages throughout the city and surrounding farms due to over an inch of ice. Work has been cancelled for tomorrow. I"m just going to be lazy, enjoy the fact that I have done this thing before (we used to live in the coutryside, so emergency prep is a normal thing for us), and maybe go out and take a few pictures before the rain starts up again.
     
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    Sounds like you are prepared and not scared!:cool:

    "They" are saying we should have ice pellets tomorrow late afternoon from the same system. Ice pellets is better than rain which freezes on everything it touches . . . . I'm campaigning for plain old snow. :D
     
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    Snow would have been nice, but if it were snow I'd have to go to work tomorrow :D
     
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    Trees breaking.
    Power poles falling.
    Brownouts.
    Lightshows.
    Blackouts (including us for about an hour).
    Repair crews working.
    And the worst part of the storm isn't here quite yet.
     
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    Do you have your three B's?
    If yes, you should be ok.

    Seriously sounds like complete shite. Thoughts for everyone's well being down there.
     
    Stumplifter, Jan 16, 2017
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    Booze, a bong, and a broad?
    Bacon, beer, and babes?
    Bitches, Bitches, bitches?
    What's in your emergency kit?
     
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    Bourbon, Bacon and Beer.
    or maybe
    Bacon, Boner and Babes (which would be a perfect emergency kit if you are stuck somewhere)
     
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    Well....lots of trees down

    Lots of power lines down

    And we just had a limb from our big cottonwood hit the house feed and take out a leg. We have power, but I'm not sure if it'll start the well pump.

    Lots of people are worse off, so I'm sitting back and waiting my turn.
     
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    This isn't my video (I need a drone so bad now) but it shows what the area looks like.
    Such a shame that Ice isn't lighter. It makes everything look so pretty.

    The first crane you see is still holding up the power lines that feed my neighborhood. I love cranes. So useful.
     
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    Dang.
    Appears you are ok and on the 'better tomorrow' side of it!
     
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    One of my biggest regret after our ice storm was that I was too busy foraging for food and firewood and booze to get any decent pictures. When you see a downed 60 foot power tower, it's something you'll want to remember later. Also wish I hadn't parked the Prelude under that tree... so began her demise.
     
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    Well, having been through several ice storms, I was prepared to live in the 1800's for a while.

    The main transmission towers were replaced about ten years ago when the last big round of freezing rain came through. The new towers are more betterer.

    I had time enough for some artsy-fartsy pictures. This is one of the best from Saturday, before the ice got really bad.
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    The Power Pole of Levitation, +10 to stamina.
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    Temps will be in the low 40's, and the sky is clear, so we should be ice-free before dark. Hopefully the remaining 3,000 outages will be resolved by then.
     
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    24 hours ago I was an ordinary citizen.
    Now I have responsibilities.
    I shall strive to be fair and just.
     
    k-moe, Jan 29, 2017
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    With great power comes great responsibility. With great responsibility comes much bourbon.
     
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    In south-west section of QUebec (where I live) back in 1998 , it was horrible.
     
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    Wasn't me.
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    Ouch. Worst batman ever.

    @quebecois59 you must be close by! I'm eastern ontario, within minutes of the border.
     
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    Waterloo is one hour east of Montreal City.
     
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