Well the winter fun has begun--- putting the puter to bed early in case we lose power this evening. Hope to see y'all in the am--but everyone stay safe & keep warm!!
January BINGO 2
NN Gran--Keep warm!
Gran,
I had no idea it got so cold and icy down there.Here in 5a it's routine.Bundle up and stay warm.
Lynn
We did not get the ice as it is still almost 40 degrees outside but we are getting rain.. Still no work today... YEAHHHH
Hugs,
Susan
PS. I was always out numbered in the house...4 sons and 1 hubby BUT I ruled as daddy worked and mommy stayed home to raise the little hethings... LOL No they were good kids and just drive mom nuts as men...... but if we are counting 4 legged I do have 6 female dogs and one two legged bird who are girls.... My cats are boys...LOLOL
Todays Bingo Picks:
26. Episcia cupreata ‘Metallica’
51. AV Blackberry Jam
I am here for the moment--power is on and off--satellite is in and out depending on the severity of the ice. I will have some great pics when it is over-- but for now-- going to be fast online-- so I can turn this 'puter off before we lose power again. Stay warm and dry everyone!!
So glad to hear from you. This ice is awful.
My Blackberry Jam leaf cuttings are finally sending up a few babies.
North Arkansas Electric co just announced over 5K without power - the storm continues through tonight.
I had cut leaves on 1/8 I think it was and I just stuck a few in a dixie cup and put them on the window sill in water.. Filled it when it look low... Well the cup was starting to leak so I went to take them out an put in a plastic cup and low and behold 4 out of six are rooted.... I am doing the happy dance....
Hugs,
Susan
Hope Gran is ok
Stay safe Gran!
Susan,how on earth do you take care of all those two-legged and four-legged critters (no insult intended to the two-legged members of your household) and I believe I read 26 shelves of plants?
I hope none of you have any really bad problems from these storms.
Lynn
My sons are all grown and out of the house or so they say...LOL I work for a Vet for the past 14 years so I do get a discount on drugs and stuff for them... allot times surgery's are free or minamal.... Bird on the other had is big bucks when she sees her Vet.... So as of now we have Kevin,Mary MIL and Sue Me living here... I am at a point in my life I want my kids to stay away more then keep bugging me every weekend...LOL Sounds awful does it not??? I love them but I have no time for just having no noise...LOLOL
I love my animal and my hubby and all of the above and also 5 of the dogs are chihuahua's...
Hugs,
susan
It looks like HGran is getting hammered by this storm. She is getting the freezing rain, and the elec. lines can't take the weight of it. The trees are dropping their limbs too. God Bless her, I went thru that recently and it's hard to get by nowdays without elec.
Yes it is and we were suppose to get it also but we are lucky that our temps are to high.... Will keep her in my prayers... We are lucky to have a wood stove so even if light go out we are ok...
Hugs,
Susan
hope all is ok. take real good care.
bonnie
Those ice storms can be scary.I am thinking of you Gran and will keep checking back on the thread.
Lynn
Susan,That doesn't sound awful to me at all! Me and DH had been alone for over 20 years when a nephew,who ran into a spot of trouble,moved in.What an adjustment! I never really felt like I had any alone time.He is looking for an apartment.YAY! Now who's terrible?
Lynn
Ummm, I am still terrible I guess....as my sons leaving at first had me all messed up...hurt...ect....now...I am doing the Happy dance daily as I have such Peace and Quiet!!! Praying for Gran too!!! The weather has been awful this year, very unpredictable here...I mean one day cold as it can get here, the next up in the 70's....arghhh....don't complain much on the warmer days though....
Not to sound like a dummy....but how many calls do we have to get on this game? I keep thinking 15, but that was the last one we played....I am so dingy....DUHHH...but love to play Bingo....Oh there was a farmer who had a dog and Bingo was his name o....B I N G O , B I N G O, B I N G O and Bingo was his name o.....lol...yall remember singing that when we were but wee lads and lassies???? Oh the days....wonder if they still sing it now????? Take care and many prayers and hopes for safety going out to all of you for better warmer weather...if it does not come true...yall just move a bit closer to me....not as bad here...lol...
The rules are at the top of the thread (Ü)
You have to get all 25 on your list to call BINGO.
Take care Gran!
Yes, I remember the Bingo song. I would love to have a 70 day. It is darn cold and snowing here.
I hope all with the ice storms are doing okay.
Weather channel just said that the major electrical feeder lines supplying Hillbilly Gran's area are falling(or fallen) down. These would be falling from the weight of the ice alone as they are much taller than the trees.
The last time we had ice storms the electric was out for about a week. Argh I hope that doesn't happen to anyone.
Oh man! This is reminiscent of the ice storm we had up here in Dec. I'm afraid she might be in for the long haul...:-(
I have Hillbilly_Gran's cell phone number, so if we don't hear from her each morning during the ice storm, I will call her.
Good idea,Syrumani.Thank God she has a cell phone.The last time we had a bad storm most all of the land lines were out.
Ice is just terrible!! I hope she is keeping warm!! And there is nothing wrong with parents ready to have real lives of their own!!! Then, you get the fun of grandkids!! We are getting more sleet, but NOTHING compared to what Tommie and some of the rest of you are having!!!!
Yeah! Thank God that she has that cell phone!
The weather is supposed to be back to normal by Saturday - 40's & 50's. These ice storms are just awful.
More than 250K without electricity this morning, Sure hope she stays warm. More than an inch of ice in her area.
edited to change that to 250 thousand. I miss-heard the report this morning.
This message was edited Jan 28, 2009 6:03 AM
How did I lose this thread from my watch list? I have a lot of chatter to catch up on. :-)
I dropped by this morning mostly to see if HillbillyGran had checked in, or if she was among those without power. Hope she's staying warm!
We've got an inch or so of "wintry mix" out there, but nothing dangerous here, although backing down the driveway might be challenging.
It is a pretty good bet that she is without elec. When the ice storm hit here in 2007, the cell towers didn't have elec. either, so we were without communication. I had forgotten about that until it was mentioned on the news this morning. The news trucks cannot get any closer than Branson, MO yet. Too many roads closed/blocked with trees. They are in communication with a station in Harrison, AR that is just 20 minutes north of her. The pics. from there showed 1 1/2 in ice on the tree limbs, with more hanging down in icecicles. They are saying that most of Northern Arkansas will miss the Super Bowl as the elec is not going to be on everywhere until next week. It is too dangerous to work now with trees falling all around.
And all we can do is PRAY.
I have paged her and left a voice mail . . . but I'm thinking maybe cell towers could be affected by ice as well? I'll give her a few hours, then try again.
Todays Bingo Picks:
60. AV – Kentucky Strawberries
55. AV – Evangeline
Oh My! Hope Gran is making out ok...
We are getting it now--snow, ice, rain--I'm more worried about things getting worse later--the temps are supposed to rise, then drop.
BTW--I've had a couple of threads drop off my watch list also in the last couple of weeks!
I got a message from Tommie - she is without power (or internet) for now. Sounded in good spirits . . .
Thanks--good to know she is ok--even if her power is out. Hope she gets it back sooner than later!
Good News!!! I do worry so.....
Good thing is, starting tomorrow the high for her is supposed to get up over freezing - for at least 10 days. Bad thing is, the lows will be below freezing for at least 10 days.
Aww Jeez, now they are saying it may be 3 weeks before they get the lights on out in the country.
Sigh...