Icy Forecast

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This is so oftentimes the type of winter weather we experience around here: slippery, hazardous ice. Ice on highway and roads, making driving very dangerous. Ice on lines and trees, taking out power sources for hours at a time. Ice on driveway and sidewalks, making even a trip to the mailbox something you want to avoid.

To the north of us in places like Florence and Huntsville, there's beautiful white snow. Nothing but cloudy here, but we're told tonight will bring us frigid temperatures and ice in all the wrong places.

We've had this prediction for several days, so I thought I should go to the grocery store after church yesterday to stock up on not just milk, bread, and toilet paper (although I got all those things) but all the other stuff of which we were about out. I guess most of the area had the same idea. The store was super crowded and the shelves were frustratingly bare. But I was able to get everything I went for, with a few substitutions for my favorites, and we are hunkered down for the duration.

I understand that much of the country will be experiencing hazardous winter conditions this week. So I wish you all warmth and wellness. And I pray for all, human and animal, who have to be outside. Bring your pets in, folks. Even if they pee on the floor or otherwise cause problems, don't let them suffer. 

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On 01/15/2024, Barbara Anne said ...

Oh, I remember a January when Memphis had ice storms every Wednesday that month and most our our ER patients' chief complaint was "Slipped and fell on ice". It's wise to stay home and leave the newspaper in the driveway rather than risk a fall!

We went to the grocery yesterday, too, because that's what you do when snow and ice are in the forecast! Flannel sheets and quilts are appreciated when it's freezing gold outside.

We awoke to sleet that turned to snow but it's all stopped now.

Hugs!
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