Officially, at DFW, we got 1.7 inches of snow on top of 1/2- inch of ice. Doesn't sound like much. I still remember the 14 foot drift in my driveway that took three days to shovel out. But, this is Texas and that is pretty much fine with me.
Now, I like listening to how others handled the storms. There is a lot of humor that comes from times like these.
Just today, this is what I heard and saw:
The snow is '' fairly fine" you can't make snowballs out of this stuff.
The parking lot of Buckee's looks like a ghost town.
An Oncor lineman was cutting away branches covers with ice away from power lines. His saw froze up.He had to pound it on the lift arm of the truck to get it running again. To that point, it must have been a moment of creative insecurity
All the people rushing to get shovels.What happened to all the shovels they bought last year?
Drivers on the street and people on their feet.
The storm behaved itself.
The trees sap is exploding from the cold and they are splitting down the center. Say away from the trees.
If Lowe's are out of the styrofoam covers for your outdoor hydrants, use a couple of cups from Whataburger.
Six days below freezing during the night and not being above freezing during the day is cabin fever in the making.
