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Ice Storm '07
All American Blogger ^ | 12/11/07 | Duane Lester

Posted on 12/11/2007 7:35:08 AM PST by Bodhi1

Here are a few photos from around my place.

This is the top of a chain link fence gate. It shows how much ice has accumulated on the trees around here.

This is a fence post on my property. I thought it was an interesting photo.

An early morning shot of my east pasture. Kinda creepy, but beautiful.

My wife took this photo and I thought it was pretty cool looking.

Ice has pretty much coated everything here.

Here's another shot of the barbed wire. I like this one, especially because of the mist coming off the ice.

This tree has weathered the weather very well and makes a nice photo.

This one...not so much. You can see the damage to the tree scattered around its base.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; ice; oklahoma; photos; weather; winterstorm
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To: Bodhi1

Wow ... it’s 66 degrees here in Dallas or something like that.


21 posted on 12/11/2007 7:56:35 AM PST by Centurion2000 (False modesty is as great a sin as false pride.)
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To: Mercat

Here in North Central Illinois, schools are also closed. It was slushy this a.m. when the wife left for work 24 miles away. But it’s supposed to get worse as the day goes on. She packed for overnight in case she has to stay at an old neighbor’s house near work. On top of 6” of snow, it could become real interesting real fast.

What’s also interesting is that most stores are out of salt, even rock salt for softeners. I picked some up on Saturday, fortunately, but even then the skid was almost empty. People have been using it to counter the repeated storms we’ve had even before this one.

Global warming? Yeah, sure!


22 posted on 12/11/2007 7:57:22 AM PST by bcsco ("The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration.")
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To: Bodhi1

Can anyone post a picture of Algore with an icicle hanging off his nose?


23 posted on 12/11/2007 7:57:54 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Bodhi1
Just have big old All Gore burp on your property. The methane coming from his belly will melt it all away for you
24 posted on 12/11/2007 7:59:04 AM PST by primatreat (Alzheimer's whispers are getting louder. I will not let the door open till this is over .)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

ROFL!


25 posted on 12/11/2007 7:59:05 AM PST by jpl (Dear Al Gore: it's 3:00 A.M., do you know where your drug addicted son is?)
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To: Bodhi1
It sure looks like it sucks up there.

Warm FRegards,


26 posted on 12/11/2007 7:59:29 AM PST by cll (Carthage must be destroyed)
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To: bad company

We here in Kentucky can sure relate to what you in the ice-ravaged areas are going thru. We had a devastating icestorm about 4 years ago, miles and miles of trees down, wires, etc. Folks were in their homes trying to keep warm with what they could find, others went to hotels and family out of town, it was a horrible mess. Our prayers are with those without power. It will take awhile but things will go back to normal.


27 posted on 12/11/2007 8:01:06 AM PST by debboo (Stop socialism, vote conservative)
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To: Bodhi1

FoxNews was reporting this morning that Oklahoma had 600,000 homes without electricity.

That would mean most of Oklahoma.

Overnight, temps rose some, so the streets/roadways began to clear.

Northern Missouri is reporting up to 1” of ice.


28 posted on 12/11/2007 8:03:39 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Bodhi1

I’m gonna show some of these to my friend, maybe give him a little inspiration for photos.


29 posted on 12/11/2007 8:06:16 AM PST by wastedyears (One Marine vs. 550 consultants. Sounds like good odds to me.)
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To: Centurion2000

“Wow ... it’s 66 degrees here in Dallas or something like that.”

Thanks for sharing! s/o

Jeff....west of Wichita


30 posted on 12/11/2007 8:09:11 AM PST by Jeffrey_D. (Some people are alive simply because it's illegal to shoot them !!!!)
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To: Bodhi1

74 and sunny right now here in St Petersburg with a high of 85 predicted. :)


31 posted on 12/11/2007 8:09:45 AM PST by Hazcat (We won an immigration BATTLE, the WAR is not over. Be ever vigilant.)
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To: TomGuy

Oklahoma... the city?


32 posted on 12/11/2007 8:10:02 AM PST by wastedyears (One Marine vs. 550 consultants. Sounds like good odds to me.)
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To: sr4402
Tell the New York Times, it's time to switch back to GLOBAL COOLING again.

They will soon. The scientists who study the sun have issued an "All Quiet Alert", and solar cycle 25 is late starting. If this continues, we could have some very cold weather ahead of us.

Don't tell the bozos down in Bali, but humans don't control the climate on earth. The sun does. Duh.

33 posted on 12/11/2007 8:11:00 AM PST by Captain Pike
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
Can anyone post a picture of Algore with an icicle hanging off his nose?

Better yet, how about one stuck somewhere else :)

34 posted on 12/11/2007 8:12:23 AM PST by bcsco ("The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration.")
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To: Bodhi1

Nice. I miss ice storms; instead of your house shaken apart or blown away, just stay home and enjoy the scenery. Recall one storm a few years ago: middle of the night, totally quiet ... except for the constant sound of branches cracking in the woods. And another: the valley flooded, froze, then receeded ... horizontal sheets of ice hanging off trees at the same 3 foot height (rather surreal).

Don’t get that here in GA (mid-70s today).


35 posted on 12/11/2007 8:16:49 AM PST by ctdonath2 (The color blue tastes like the square root of 0?)
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To: Bodhi1

Thanks for the pics!


36 posted on 12/11/2007 8:18:40 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (No buy China!!)
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To: SueRae
We had a minor ice storm last winter in the Detroit area which was not bad enough to cause us to lose power. The weather also stayed cold for a few days afterward. The world was turned into silver and diamonds. It was BEAUTIFUL!!!
37 posted on 12/11/2007 8:20:57 AM PST by stayathomemom
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To: synbad600

Northwest Missouri


38 posted on 12/11/2007 8:21:30 AM PST by Bodhi1 (Homeschools for a reason.)
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To: Mercat

I’ve been checking the KCP&L website every 15 minutes. It shows where and how many outages there are. You can click on your city and get a great map. http://www.kcpl.com/kcmaps/frameset_menus.htm


39 posted on 12/11/2007 8:24:02 AM PST by peggybac (Tolerance is the virtue of believing in nothing)
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To: bad company
Wow. Great photos. We can't use our front door because the steps and walk are a sheet of ice. I had to pour bucket after bucket of hot water on the deck and steps (it's a full flight), then dry it all with towels so that the dogs can get down to the yard.

We're expecting more freezing rain tonight.

40 posted on 12/11/2007 8:26:11 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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