Another Winter Storm

Well, we're bracing for another major ice storm. This one has the potential to be worse than the storm we experienced a few weeks ago. Already, over half an inch of ice has fallen. The trees are coated and I can hear limbs breaking outside. The precipitation is actually coming down as rain, but it is freezing on contact. Roads are clear, but even that is expected to deteriorate as the night goes on.

I put wood on the deck in the event power is lost and we have to resort to heating with the fireplace. The ground was soft and wet which made it tough to push the wheelbarrow, and the icy rain soaked my jacket and shirt. Plus, the gutter was overflowing from a leaf jam so I had to pull out the ladder and clean that mess. Very difficult to find a place where the ladder did not sink in and when I did get up to the gutter, my hands froze almost instantly from trying to clear the jams. All is well now, though.

Tomorrow and Sunday are threatening to be even worse than today for ice accumulation along with snow accumulations on Sunday. Could be an interesting weekend. I was planning to work on the web site design improvements, and will if the power holds out.