Slip sliding away...
Well, we’ve got a skating rink...
1 1/2 inches of snow over 1/2 inch of ice. A predicted low of 4 degrees last night, and more snow predicted.
I went out yesterday afternoon to take a bag of trash out and almost went on my ass, it was that slick! I tippy toed out and back as quickly and safely as I could and didn’t bother going back out for anything!
So far, still have power and no burst lines, knock on wood! Reports yesterday were 50,000 without power between north and east Texas, and over 1 million nationwide. My heart goes out to those folks.
TX Dot is doing what they can with the main roads, but us peons out in the sticks have had nothing done. I saw one truck all day and it was sliding around. Saw two ATVs one was pulling a saucer with a little kid yelling his head off! I’m glad ‘he’ was having fun, and I hope he didn’t frostbite his nose!!!
It appears we’ve once again escaped the ‘big’ snowfall, and I, for one, am not complaining! Friends up in Amarillo shoveled more than they should have, and are going to be sore today!
Looking at the long range forecast, this crap may hang around until next Friday!!! So much for an in/out in three days... Grrrr...
Re the CF in Minneapolis, I’m doing the usual 72 hour rule...
Here in central Texas, no snow, just sleet. We did hear thunder Saturday night. The thunder sounds much deeper because of the sleets density.
We got lucky with the precipitation, but are continuing to suffer much colder temps than Texas is built to handle.
As for the 72 hour rule for Minnesota, do you really think those nutcases can last 72 hours without demonstrating, AGAIN, the results of when stupid people, go to stupid places, and do stupid things?