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#4328989 - 01/17/17 02:19 AM This really sucks. ICE STORM. good 1/4" glaze already  
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I can`t keep up. Have a pallet of rid ice and it keeps raining and its only 29F.
Just hoping we don`t loose power tonight. Have to go and pick up son from Walmart
at 10pm. Heard the side streets and highway out there are completely covered in ice.
Just hope everyone stays home its time for me to try and get out there.


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#4328994 - 01/17/17 02:42 AM Re: This really sucks. ICE STORM. good 1/4" glaze already [Re: JimK]  
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We get that in Carolina a lot. Don't go out. You'll get hurt or hurt someone else.
Tell your son to hunker down in the store for the night.

#4329002 - 01/17/17 03:00 AM Re: This really sucks. ICE STORM. good 1/4" glaze already [Re: piper]  
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Originally Posted By: piper
We get that in Carolina a lot. Don't go out. You'll get hurt or hurt someone else.
Tell your son to hunker down in the store for the night.


Been through this so times. When we first started our job here in 94 we got hit with a crippling
ice storm late January. We had a good 3" coverage. Power was out for days and my only driveway
is a hill. Had to go get 8/50lb bags of softener salt to start on the hill. My sidewalk was another
story. Had to hand chop that one off, 2 weeks worth of work. Went to -32F the night after locking in
good.

Never forget getting my drivers license and driving out to good friends house 20 miles away and
and get hit by in ice storm along the way. At 16 I had confidence. And even passed a state trooper
in the ditch and stopped to ask if he needed a ride. He told me help was on the way and to be careful.
Just smiled and drove the 3 miles more to his house. Never a problem when your dad teaches you to drive
on a frozen lake at age 14. Had a blast, and he made we learned how to handle the car on ice.

Never forgot that lesson and even with newer front wheel drives makes it even easier to move on ice.

Time to go out and throw down as much rid ice as I can before venturing out.


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#4329012 - 01/17/17 04:17 AM Re: This really sucks. ICE STORM. good 1/4" glaze already [Re: JimK]  
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Just got back from getting my son, worried about nothing. Left early and for no
reason, was winding down and the roads were treated. As long as you did not spin your
wheels, you were good. Even my driveways untreated were easy, more like the ice
became saturated with water and was melting inside. Hoping once this passes tonight
it does not get cold enough to harden up.


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#4329014 - 01/17/17 04:29 AM Re: This really sucks. ICE STORM. good 1/4" glaze already [Re: JimK]  
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we got a bit of that here in Wisconsin today, roads were icy but the temp was right around 32 so there were a lot of patches where the ice had melted through or at least gotten "chewy" enough to provide some traction.

i work at a generator manufacturer and we are on high alert to support the dealers and field techs during the storm - lots of power lines down and lots of standby generators and portable generators running 24 hrs/day right now. the connection to civilization is tenuous when your power goes out in the winter. stay safe, brother.


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#4329016 - 01/17/17 04:45 AM Re: This really sucks. ICE STORM. good 1/4" glaze already [Re: Clydewinder]  
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Originally Posted By: Clydewinder
we got a bit of that here in Wisconsin today, roads were icy but the temp was right around 32 so there were a lot of patches where the ice had melted through or at least gotten "chewy" enough to provide some traction.

i work at a generator manufacturer and we are on high alert to support the dealers and field techs during the storm - lots of power lines down and lots of standby generators and portable generators running 24 hrs/day right now. the connection to civilization is tenuous when your power goes out in the winter. stay safe, brother.



Gotta love it, had a Christmas brown out. lost 1 phase of the 3 phase power system. Just returned from
Mankato from Christmas lunch with the in-laws and no more then unloaded the van and walked up the stairs
and power out. Was weird, brown outs only effect certain areas and my emergency phone rings non stop for
3 hours its out. I was ready to flush it down the toilet. Even a call from the mayor made that thought even
more likely. Like I can control the weather and power in town. Get a grip.


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