okshowmom
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Was just wondering how fellow planeteer's are holding out?
AAOK said:
Approximately a 1 square mile area on the south side of Ada, OK hit by ¾ inch of Ice Thursday. The rest of the Ada area received ½ inch or less. We lost all power, internet and phone service at 8pm Thursday night. I started cutting my way out of our driveway Friday morning as the freezing rain was turning to sleet, and then snow. After 7” of snow, two more huge limbs had fallen across the drive. Finally got it cleared at 3pm Sunday, and OG&E had power restored an hour later. Zero structural damage; only trees. Wednesday I brought in from the farm my 14 year old generator, which had not been started in two years. It fired up on the third pull, and kept two freezers, two refrigerators, a microwave, radio, TV, DVD player and sump pump running the duration. My wife, our dog Elmo, and I camped out in our 72 degree basement, slept on our double bed inflatable mattress, watched garage sale DVDs, and had a great time in the dark. We roasted Hot Dogs, cooked Chili and made Smores in the fireplace. Moral of the story: Always plan ahead, and make the best out of the resources available.
Back to work Monday.................................
Jason said:AAOK said:
Approximately a 1 square mile area on the south side of Ada, OK hit by ¾ inch of Ice Thursday. The rest of the Ada area received ½ inch or less. We lost all power, internet and phone service at 8pm Thursday night. I started cutting my way out of our driveway Friday morning as the freezing rain was turning to sleet, and then snow. After 7” of snow, two more huge limbs had fallen across the drive. Finally got it cleared at 3pm Sunday, and OG&E had power restored an hour later. Zero structural damage; only trees. Wednesday I brought in from the farm my 14 year old generator, which had not been started in two years. It fired up on the third pull, and kept two freezers, two refrigerators, a microwave, radio, TV, DVD player and sump pump running the duration. My wife, our dog Elmo, and I camped out in our 72 degree basement, slept on our double bed inflatable mattress, watched garage sale DVDs, and had a great time in the dark. We roasted Hot Dogs, cooked Chili and made Smores in the fireplace. Moral of the story: Always plan ahead, and make the best out of the resources available.
Back to work Monday.................................
Had to mess up the detail job on my Pickup. I'll never be without a 4WD. It's still For Sale, but mighty dirty right now.
Glad you made it through it.
Ice is 100x worse than snow.