My first real ice storm experience...not fun

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

We get ice storms in Missouri?  I moved here fairly recently (Jan 08), haven't experienced that yet. 

Not only do you get ice storms, but you get ice storms that can knock out the power for a week or two at a time.  I imagine you're resourceful enough to cope with that, but it still ain't fun.

[Perd Hapley]

If it would make you feel better, I'm sure we could arrange for some guys to beat the hell out of your property every two years or so.

Sounds like a deal.  Just let me go beef up on the insurance first...

[Dannyboy]

We went to freezing rain up here. I'm not looking forward to the drive in the morn.

Once I got out of the development, the drive was surprisingly easy.  The roads were wet but there weren't many cars out this morning.  Hopefully, this afternoon will be similar.

To be honest, I think this might be the first real ice storm I've had to deal with.  In Jersey we didn't seem to get more than rain.  Most of the time, anyway.

[Jocassee]

almost every tree on my 3 acres had at least some damage except the 2 POS Bradford pears my wife insisted on a few years ago.

That's odd. Around here the Bradford pears are the first to go.

[RoadKingLarry]

That's odd. Around here the Bradford pears are the first to go.

That was what I expected, hoping to have an excuse to replace them :(.

[InfidelSerf]

I recall a real nasty ice storm I think it was 2000 or 2001 heck could have been 02 for all I remember, anyways I was living in
Overland Park, KS (suburb of KC Metro area)  That evening was one of the eeriest I can remember, standing outside around 9pm it was so quiet except for the constant sound of crackling tree limbs, it was almost like popcorn popping.. but consistently for hours on end.  Every once in awhile a loud "cannon boom" would go off as a transformer popped.  The sky had a blueish green glow to it do to all the transformers popping.  You could even see distant yellowish glows from powerlines going down and or fires.   My roomate and I were standing outside when a line fell just a few houses down, it crackled and popped as the end of the line flopped and flipped around like a snake with it's tail on fire.  That was a pretty wild ice storm.

[Josh Aston]

If it would make you feel better, I'm sure we could arrange for some guys to beat the hell out of your property every two years or so.

It happens every winter, no need to hire anyone.  And then during the summer millions of acres get burned.  And occasionally the melting ice makes the rivers flood so there's the flood damage to deal with also.  So no thanks, there's already enough damage up here.  I'd rather have an ice storm every two years or so.

[BridgeRunner]

It happens every winter, no need to hire anyone.  And then during the summer millions of acres get burned.  And occasionally the melting ice makes the rivers flood so there's the flood damage to deal with also.  So no thanks, there's already enough damage up here.  I'd rather have an ice storm every two years or so.

Well, you know, when it happens all the time, you get used to it and it's not a big deal, right?  I mean you're used to wildfires and floods, so that makes 'em all ok, right?

[Jim147]

I recall a real nasty ice storm I think it was 2000 or 2001 heck could have been 02 for all I remember, anyways I was living in
Overland Park, KS (suburb of KC Metro area)  That evening was one of the eeriest I can remember, standing outside around 9pm it was so quiet except for the constant sound of crackling tree limbs, it was almost like popcorn popping.. but consistently for hours on end.  Every once in awhile a loud "cannon boom" would go off as a transformer popped.  The sky had a blueish green glow to it do to all the transformers popping.  You could even see distant yellowish glows from powerlines going down and or fires.   My roomate and I were standing outside when a line fell just a few houses down, it crackled and popped as the end of the line flopped and flipped around like a snake with it's tail on fire.  That was a pretty wild ice storm.

Where you there in '97?
Early October, 13 inches of snow on trees that still had leaves.
It was worse then any ice storm I can remember.

I was working in OP, KS during the ice storm your talking about.
Making coffee and cooking burgers out in the shop on a propane grill.
A little whiskey in the coffee at 7:30 in the morning. Fun times waiting to get back power and phones so we could get back to work.

[Josh Aston]

Well, you know, when it happens all the time, you get used to it and it's not a big deal, right?  I mean you're used to wildfires and floods, so that makes 'em all ok, right?

Yeah, pretty much.  Gets to where you don't even notice them.  But you send someone up here to beat up the property, they might get shot. 

[InfidelSerf]

Where you there in '97?
Early October, 13 inches of snow on trees that still had leaves.
It was worse then any ice storm I can remember.

I was working in OP, KS during the ice storm your talking about.
Making coffee and cooking burgers out in the shop on a propane grill.
A little whiskey in the coffee at 7:30 in the morning. Fun times waiting to get back power and phones so we could get back to work.

I moved to OP in 2000  however I remember similar conditions in Wichita (where I moved from) in 97
the 02 storm was quite the experience though.

[wmenorr67]

Where you there in '97?
Early October, 13 inches of snow on trees that still had leaves.
It was worse then any ice storm I can remember.

I was working in OP, KS during the ice storm your talking about.
Making coffee and cooking burgers out in the shop on a propane grill.
A little whiskey in the coffee at 7:30 in the morning. Fun times waiting to get back power and phones so we could get back to work.

I lived in KCK during the 97 storm.  Talk about a bitch.

Missed the Dec '07 storm here in Tulsa last year due to being at Ft Bliss for deployment training.  This one I got to be here for and really didn't have any problems.  Tulsa missed the brunt of the storm as the real damage was done south and east of here.

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

the best way to experience a good ice storm is in a tent. did that once  and only once. listening to stuff fall as the tent sagged lower and lower. trying very hard not to touch tent. first time i ever cooked inside a sleeping tent