67F forecasted for next Wednesday.

Typical Texas Weather!!!!

We are getting snow, freezing rain, and sleet. I just took this shot of my bamboo with ice on it. They aren't saying how much we are going to get, at least on the station I listen to, which leads me to think they really are not sure what is going to happen. I decided last week to clean out my safes and organize every thing, still not quite finished, it turned into a treasure hunt, and a very good one. I also took photos of a lot of them and will post some pics along the way. If you look to the left in the pic of the bamboo you can see several deer trails coming down the hill. I hope these come up as photos instead of attachments. The old pole shed was built in 1945 and my house was built some time in the 1800's.

Thank God for Swepco! So far not even a short outage. I did go across the road to check on the neighbors.

Tom,
Although not a terribly long one, it looks like that trip was, none-the-less, Abominable!
Stay Warm, Capt. Chris

Same thing for Wood County Electric Cooperative.

By the way, my Grandfather was a Charter member of the Board.

Ten inches of aggw yesterday and woke up to another 6 this morning.

Trouble is now,when you try to relocate it,where to put it. Snow piles in area lots are like small mountains.

It is supposed to warm up to the balmy low 30s by middle of next week.

Wayne

We got another 6" last night and still snowing. Spring is almost here.

Pap

Wayne when I was 13 it snowed so much that my stepfather made me get up on the roof and shovel it off, because he was afraid that the roof would cave in, it was a slate roof with about a 10 or 12in walkway around it, he was up there with me, but I didn't like that job very much. The house was 2 story, with a basement and a attic, so we were up pretty high, so that we had snow in the front yard until June. There was a second story roof that was metal, and my room had a window that opened onto that roof, I would go out on the roof and jump off into the snow we had piled up. Our little storm didn't amount to much around here. Glad to hear that some people are getting their power back. You are right Pappy spring is coming, my Crocus are coming up.

Heckuva’ coating of ice here....since Wednesday night and not melting as of right now. Thirty mph winds and gusts are incoming any moment so more branches and trees are going to come down. Thank God I built our home 30+ years ago with a big double door wood stove (burns 24” logs) in the basement AND a fireplace in first floor living/great room.
I continue to be amazed at the things that I was fortunate enough to learn/be taught growing up that so many others just don’t know. Like if you know that there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to lose electricity for a day or 10 and the temperature is below freezing
plus the blizzard is going to pile it up there are some things to do to help you, your family and your property. Always have a couple of propane tanks ready filled for the grill, several gallons of good water for drinking, coffee, etc., bathtub(s) filled to flush toilets and otherwise all pipes and the water heater drained so there will be NO burst pipes. You gotta’ flip the breaker off to the water heater too, before refilling & turning back on. Of course there’s many things you can add to this list BUT these essentials will be a great start at looking after home and family. I guess I’m also just thankful that my adult children living states away both told me of doing the same precautions in their own homes and then, a couple days later, hearing coworkers talk of broken pipes.