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Resortgirl
Member

09-23-2000

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 6:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Winter storm warning here! They are calling for 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice on the roads followed by several inches of snow on Thursday. Whoopee! I'm heading to the store to stock up on essentials (cigs) and reading materials. Last time we had an ice storm we lost power for a day.... brrrrr....

Pcakes2
Member

08-29-2001

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Still raining up in Northern California :-(

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
This reminds me of the song, 'It Never Rains IN California...but, girl, don't they warn ya, it pours, man it pours!'.

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 10:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Do you have to clean off the snow and ice on top of your pool cover? It just looks really strange. I would have no idea how to tackle such a job.

YIPPEE! It's above 40 today!

My sump pump is working overtime with all this melt off.

Ah, off to Germany in two days. I'm sure that it will be freaking cold there. I'm taking the BIG coat!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Eggie, we got that after you, it was awful! Was hard enough rain and thunder that it woke me up. It's been years since we've had rain like this. For now it's stopped, it was sprinkling about 2 hours ago, and it doesn't look like it's done yet. Bil is coming over later to help Darren with the roof, we've got some cracks up there he hasn't been able to find yet so hopefully the two of them can. I'm getting tired of the mess. I woke up this morning and found my bedroom carpet soaked, so pulled out the carpet cleaner, sucked all the water up and then per bil's instructions for drying the ceiling, closed all the doors in the back part of the house except for mine and cranked up the heater to full blast to dry it out.

Schoolmarm
Member

02-18-2001

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
War...run box fans, too, it will help the air circulate and dry out the mess.

I suppose that you don't have a dehumidifier?

Good luck with the roof!

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh, good idea Marm. I just ran back to check the carpet (managed to suck most the water out of it but its still damp) and was considering opening the window. Afraid though when it starts raining thatd cause more probs! I'll do the fans instead.

Our plan for the roof, since we realized how bad it was, is to wait til summer to replace it. We've got family who can help with the work, and those who know how to do it right. We've just got to manage to get through the next several months. It certainly didn't seem like that long to wait, until now, lol.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 8:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Our turn, I guess. The weather has wiped that smirk I had when we were in the pink and you guys had snow on your palm trees right off my face .
It is nasty out there. Winds blowing the falling snow, making -13C (9F) feel like -25C(-13F). Thank heavens for a well stocked pantry. I'm not sticking my nose out there.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 10:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The weathercasters are threatening us with trouble for next week.

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 12:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
sigh, there go my work hours. we have very few fools who will golf in the rain.
rain, rain, go away
michaela needs to work some day!

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Saturday, January 01, 2005 - 5:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wish I could send you some sunshine, Tabby. It's 7pm on New Year's day and it's still 70 degrees outside. We had a little bit of winter last week (in the 20s with snow flurries) but that never lasts long here.

Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 8:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It is going to be in the 70's here all week!

In a way it is disappointing because we rarely get to wear our stylish winter clothes!

Seamonkey
Member

09-07-2000

Sunday, January 02, 2005 - 10:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Meanwhile in So Cal the rain came back tonight!

I have leaks in three places.. three different rooms, two buildings.. called it in and put plastic over some stuff in one room.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Monday, January 03, 2005 - 8:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Anyone care to trade? I got up to -46C (-51F) windchill, and have go out in this this morning. Brrrr!

ETA, just noticed your post, Sea. Hope they can patch those leaks quickly for you. Wonder how War's ceiling patches are holding up.

Deesandy
Member

08-12-2003

Monday, January 03, 2005 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
One really good wind storm and our roof will be gone. It is being held down with sand bags, left over from Hurricane Frances and Jeanne.

I hope that the weather and Mother Nature is kinder in 2005.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Monday, January 03, 2005 - 12:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It's holding up great, Lum! Course it's covered in plastic sheeting that is duct taped and stapled to the roof, lol. They have to wait til it dries up around here to do the patching, but this was the next best thing. Haven't had any leaking since bil and Darren covered it up.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Monday, January 03, 2005 - 12:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good to hear, War, especially considering you got more rain on the way. Glad they seran-wrapped y'all well.LOL

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 1:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ack, just checked my weather page and we have a snow advisory til 6am this morning (closer to the mountains but still here in the valley.) Much closer than I like, lol.

Saran wrapped, LOL! That's exactly what my poor house looks like too. It is keep the rain outside though, so I can live with ugly for awhile, lol.

Curious1
Member

08-31-2002

Tuesday, January 04, 2005 - 10:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We have wide spread ice here...sort of like spygirl does down there in kansas, although we aren't in a state of emergency yet. The power has been on and off all evening in my home. I'm crossing my fingers that it will hold out and stay on through the night. Forecast has us slated for up to 12 inches of snow in the next few days (on top of all this ice we have). Luckily I went to the store for groceries today! :-)

Kaykay
Member

01-21-2004

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 8:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
rain, rain go away come again another day... i guess i should be happy it's not snow

<KK runs from the thread to avoid being hit by snow and ice balls...>

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We here in Portland are ready to take our rain back from California. We are still below freezing with a fierce east wind driving the wind-chill factor well into the low teens. I can just see the $$$$ floating up the furnace chimney.

RAIN, PLEASE COME BACK!

Spygirl
Moderator

04-23-2001

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I made it through the night!! The electricity blinked twice but no full-on outage. This subdivision seems to be pretty unique, though. I haven't heard any updates from Westar today, but last night at 10pm, there were 51,000 homes without power - there are only 355,000 people here. I guess that is about 1/3-1/2 of the city without power.

I'm anxious to see the noon weather update, but last I heard today is expected to get much worse before it gets better. The winds are going to pick up - at one point I heard nearly 30mph winds. <sigh> The temperature is 20 right now - and that is gonna be our high. It is now snowing on top of the ice, so now we have about an inch of snow covering more than an inch of ice (still haven't heard how thick the ice actually is). Looking at the radar, all the precipitation is just about over. It won't get above freezing until Friday, so we're stuck with this mess.

My co-worker called and he and his wife may stay here tonight. They have been w/o power since 6pm yesterday. Their electrical service box to the house has two major limbs laying across it, and their house is down to 55 degrees inside. They had pretty major limb damage - one fell across two of their cars and took out the basketball goal.

I've got work to do from home today and I need to get ready for them to come over.


Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Don't beat on me, but we are having a beautiful morning here. Blue skies, sun is shining, just a slight breeze and at 9:30 its 42 degrees. Compared to yesterday it feels warm! Won't last long though, rain will be back tomorrow and last through the weekend again.

Hippyt
Member

06-15-2001

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 11:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Glad to hear you didn't lose power Spy! I'm waiting on the noon weather here too. I hear there is a major cold front moving towards us right now. What a wacky winter!

Mware
Member

09-14-2001

Wednesday, January 05, 2005 - 11:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My kids just got home from school on an early dismissal. We have 0 inches of snow on the ground, roads are clear, and the forecast this morning was for 1" - 2" of snow by this evening. If my wife didn't leave work 10 minutes early, I would have had to leave work to go get the kids, wait for my wife to get home, and come all the way back. Yes, tomorrow is supposed to be a mess, but this just made no sense. School superintendants can be such weather sissies sometimes!