well, folks this is Buck from Northwest Mo., just lettin' ya know that the Ice storm hit us last night. Right now there's about an inch of ice covering everything with temps. falling and more on the way. several thousands(5,000+) without power. limbs and lines down all over town.One of the buildings I work in has been disignated (sp) as an emergency center for families needing shelter.. should be a hellouva day.. will keep ya' posted....Buck

 

well stay safe out there!

 

Be careful man!

 

Guess I should let you know that it was 60* when I woke up today...

 

it was 58 here when I got up, went up to 70, now a front is blowing through, and it's back to 64 going down rapidly.

 

Yeah... When I walked into Panera, it was 61* outside. In the time it took me to order my food, get my food (togo) and walk back out to the car, it had dropped to 50*. Less than 10 mins time total. Now its 43*...

 

60 degrees Z-man? ya' that is crazy. all day it's been hovering @ 32 or so but now it's droppin' and suppose to be in the teen's tonite.

 

You two can't be too far apart. How many miles?

 

about 4 hours? when i drove down to Mag's place it took me @ 4 hours or so.... a guy i work with took some pics earlier today and emailed to me. i'll try to post them later.

 

I went to my daughters Christmas program at 1pm, when I went in it was drizzling, and truck said 53º. When I came out at 2:30pm, it was still drizzling and then spitting snow, and temp had dropped to 38º and dropping rapidly.

 

Stay safe Buck and everyone else out there dealing with that mess.

 

I need to email my sister and see how they're fairing. Y'all be careful out there, I hope your power stays on and you stay warm and dry.

 

I hope everything is A.O.K with all of you guys...

 

so far i'm doin' fine. my power still on at home. how i don't know because mine main power line has a big branch across it on the ground and my lightmeter has been ripped off the house. but hell i ain't goin' to complain. Right now i'm workin' my shift at the emergency shelter here in town.

 

Be careful with that dude, last year there were several people who burnt up every appliance in their house or their house burnt to the ground, because one of the mains legs shorted onto the ground. So 110v appliances were being fed 220v and nothing in the house was grounded. Blew electrical sockets out of the wall and caused several houses to burn.

Might be a good idea to throw you main breaker while you gone or sleeping.