http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/12/26/snowmageddon Comments On: Snowmageddon by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:45:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by HardHeadedWoman]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:04:04 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:49:56 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:28:19 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Paul Covert]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:15:22 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Alan Leveritt]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:45:47 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 18:41:57 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:33:50 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Artificial Inteligence]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:12:19 -0600 Arkansas Times
Due to the freakishness of our 105 year old house there's no way to heat our bedroom, so we always depend on our electric blanket and life is good under that blanket and is apparently OK on the top of the blankets because our cat bed partner never seems to get cold. When I lived in this house with my parent, my father, the cheapskate, declared no heat upstairs in the wintertime, so I'm used to sleeping in a room that's as cold as the great outdoors. I actually think it's more healthy though I have no proof.

Burying the power lines is the only hope for a outage free future. OG&E started burying lines in Fort Baptist at least 20 years ago, but we still fall victim to outages caused by transformer blowouts. Of course an hour or 2 without power is easy to live with, but those 4 days without power back in 2000 were a bummer. And my neighborhood still shows blue tarps and boarded up windows due to the 2004 killer hail storm. We continue to drive dimpled old cars which remind me of that horrible night. I wonder if I'll live to see the day when there aren't any reminders of the worst hail storm I've ever witnessed?

I'm fixing to trek over to Oklahoma to deliver my Uncle's Christmas presents. He's suddenly doing much much better though he'll never recover much from being ruined by a major stroke that apparently cleaned out his pipes. The mini-strokes are gone and he looks healthy again, but has one dead side of his body and still can't speak. Trying to understand what he wants is as frustrating as anything I've tried to do, but it is what it is and I know Ma would want me to try to make his life a little better for as long as it lasts.

Happy Birthday, WC....before I forget and good lord, Citizen1....how scary! There is a 150 year old, at least, giant oak tree outside our bedroom. It's a magnificent tree and very healthy as far as I can tell. But though we got none of the high wind that was forecast for yesterday and last night, a few days before we had very high winds at night and I know if that giant tree decides to fall on us....we're goners....if it falls my way they'll have to bury mag and I along with our mattress because they'll be no way to separate our mushed bodies from the wreckage.

My great grandfather made his only visit to Arkansas back in 1969 when he was 88 years old and he spent every morning visiting that old tree, swore up and down that he'd never seen a bigger tree in his life....guess they don't grow that big in Missouri? So everyday I look at that tree and see an old man in overhauls standing at the bottom looking up with his filmy old eyes in total amazement. Good times.....good times.

So...off to Oklahoma....prayers pray! Good luck, my powerless friends!
Posted by DeathbyInches]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:10:03 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by walker22]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:09:34 -0600 Arkansas Times
I've had to drive both last night and today. I can testify that people are doing some absolutely stupid things on the streets and highways. Wish they would all ready eL's post above. It's amazing how well you can get around on snow if you just slow down and think.

The ice we'll have in the morning is another story... It will be wicked out there in the morning.
Posted by Perplexed]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:57:07 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Artificial Inteligence]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:24:37 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:19:39 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Already Gone]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:53:53 -0600 Arkansas Times
Slow down. Keep a healthy distance from the car in front. Unless you have an all wheel drive avoid steep, untreated hills. Use brakes sparingly, use gears to slow down.
If your auto has ABS brakes don't pump the pedal just apply a gentle pressure.

If you're inexperienced driving in snow try to find a vacant parking lot where you can practice sliding and braking so you know what it expect in case it happens.

When daytime driving wear polarized sun glasses even if cloudy.

Keep your gas tank full. Put a bag of cat liter in your auto. In case you get stuck with wheels spinning you can spread the liter in front of tires for added traction. I once used newspapers for this.

If you travel during winter keep a roll of duct tape in your auto. If a snow hits while night driving, stop, dry the headlight and put some duct tape over the top half of your headlights. This reduces the blinding halo effect coming off your headlights and gives you greater range of vision. I've heard that covering half of headlights is prohibited but the several times I did it no cop ever stopped me.
Posted by eLwood]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:50:16 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Already Gone]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:50:15 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:37:57 -0600 Arkansas Times the tree that broke our bed along with the roof to wall and floor,
just happened to pin the power line on the ground also so our house is uninhabitable which means insurance is paying for our extended stay hotel.
Posted by Citizen1]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:33:09 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:50:37 -0600 Arkansas Times
We had to cut short Christmas at my Mammaw's cause the weather was getting so bad last night. She's 94 and in excellent health,but she can't last forever. We know we have not enough time left with her for sure. She cooked enough food for twenty people as usual.

This stuff is pretty,but I don't care for it much at all. Too cold,and too dangerous to get around in. My wife took my car and drove herself to work. She decided to use her last vacation day on New Year's Eve instead of today so she could have a 4 day weekend. This snow and cold will pretty much kill the rest of my time off also. Is it Spring yet?

My Corgi says to tell everyone not to complain about their feet and hands getting cold in the weather. :)
Posted by AllenK]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:32:56 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:04:31 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Perplexed]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:59:21 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:42:40 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by CatMan Did]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:22:16 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by historian]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:14:22 -0600 Arkansas Times