Iced Over, Again

We went outside after dinner with friends the other night to find everything had iced over in just a few hours. Even our car in their driveway had a 1/2" clear shell that we had to chip away to get inside. Then we were stuck in a rut of ice which had been pliable slush when we drove into it. Dave got behind the car and pushed while I revved the engine.

When we got home, we played around outside in the dark for a while. Trees crackled as the wind moved them and bits of ice showered down on our heads. The power flickered a few times, but never actually went out -- a very real possibility in a town with one electric line being stretched to the breaking point by heavy ice.



I was kind of hoping that the power would go out, to justify the purchase of the generator that cost more than our first car.

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