Sunday, January 9, 2011

It's Almost Here
















If you live in any of these pink to white areas you are probably going to experience some inconvenience during the next day or two. No power, no heat, closed roads and schools (did I hear a yeah from kids?)

I live in the Atlanta area, where we are never sure of the weather until it happens; however, the meteorologists seem pretty certain that we are going to get IT this time. I am hoping that they are wrong and we dodge the bullet once more.

Naturally there has been the usual crisis-clearing-of-the-stores. Yesterday, it was necessary to travel to three stores in order to find

chicken,













bread,













and milk.













I am glad I did not need water - I think they were going to flip for the last one.














We do have a gas range so fortunately I can still cook.

The neighborhood behind us has underground utilities so they usually miss out on the fun of trying to keep the body from freezing. The last time we went through this, I was staring out my kitchen window at the neighbors behind us. Though I was wearing a hat, gloves and several layers of clothes I believed I was turning into an icicle, and there up on the hill, they had their lights on, which meant that they were warm, and could listen to the radio and watch tv. Yes, I did consider sneaking up the hill with a long extension cord and plugging it into an outlet on their deck.
We do have a fireplace, but it is gas logs and in extremely cold weather it is useless.

If there are no posts on this blog next week please send help!





















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Update:

It is a few hours later and I am getting ready to post this. The IT has arrived and it is as bad as they said it would be. Everything was covered in less than 30 minutes and it is expected to snow all night and turn to freezing rain tomorrow. Freezing rain, just what we do not need. Oh well. Have you ever had any luck with a sun dance?

I think many of us across tha nation are in the same fix - STUCK. Guess there will be photos galore on the blogs later.

A friend of mine just called. She and her husband arrived at the Atlanta airport a little while ago to find that the interstates are closed. They will more than likely be sleeping on the airport floor tonight. At least I have my own bed and pillow.

In Jimmy Durante's words, "Good night Mrs. Calabash, where ever you are."




map source:
weather.com

12 comments:

  1. Mya,
    I am right in the middle of the pink area in Colorado. It is here also...we have had snow since about 10 am! They are saying it will lighten up as the evening goes on. We never know here in Colorado either!
    Good luck hope it won't be too bad for you down your way. Keep us posted!!

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  2. Ooooops that does not sound good. I have never seen supermarket shelves so empty!!!!! Hope you do not get IT that bad. Stay inside an keep warm. Take care Diane

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  3. OMG! but why don't you have heating and power at least?
    I send you all my blessings.

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  4. Good luck, Mya! We had our Big Freeze before Christmas, though is didn't clear the shops as much as yours. Hats are crucial; wear at least three at once (smartest one on top).

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  5. Yep it's here alright. We went to dinner in McDonough last night and it was sleeting when we left the restaurant. As a matter of fact we were one of two cars IN the parking lot. When I walked in I told the gal I guessed all the other customers were home eating their bread and drinking their milk LOLOLOL WalMart had 10 people in every line on Saturday afternoon - you'd have thought it was Christmas. Boy was I sorry I made that trip LOL

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  6. Hope you can make the best out of the frigid situation, and I'm crossing my fingers that you still have some heat there. Send updates when you can....

    Debi

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  7. I hope you are doing alright with the snow and ice. I don't know how, but Michigan managed to miss this one. You have my sympathies! I do hope you don't lose any electricity! Here, I can't cook without it, I have an electric stove, but my neighbor down the road has gas and she said I could always go there if necessary! I do hope this ends quickly for you!!!!

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  8. I SAW ON THE NEWS WHERE THE INTERSTATE WAS JUST LITTERED WITH SEMI'S. WE JUST RECEIVED ABOUT 2" OF SNOW IN OUR PART OF THE STATE BUT WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 2 MAJOR ICE STORMS THAT LEFT US WITHOUT ANY ELECTRICITY FOR AT LEAST 11 DAYS PLUS. I HAVE TOTAL ELECTRICITY BUT A GAS DRYER...
    THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS PRAYING FOR THOSE IN NEED....YOUR SO RIGHT...TUSCON AND THE FAMILIES INJURED AND THOSE WHO DIED WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.
    HUGS MY FRIEND
    HAVE A SUGAR SWEET DAY
    SIMPLY DEBBIE

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  9. MYA, Wish you all the best surviving this freeze. Will miss you on the blogsphere, so I pray that you still have electricity :)

    Remember, if winter is here, can Spring be far behind ? :)

    Best wishes.

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  10. Oh Mya, I hope you are able to just stay home and somehow stay warm...I just have never thought of your area getting that kind of weather! Go run that extension cord now!

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  11. Mya Love your post! The empty shelves are indeed something else! Plan for Tomorrow...
    It started snowing here around 8am and still is giving a light fall. Expected - 4inches.
    I remember a time 5 or so years back- we had a power outage were water got into the gas pipes, and was coming out the gas burners of the stove...We did without heat and hot water for 10 days. Makes a person really appreciate the things we take for granted!
    Take Care, Hopefully everything will be back to normal soon! Tee

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  12. Ohhhh Darlin' I hope you still have power and are warm and snugglie !!! Ya'll got it pretty good, we just got a bit of rain and the cold.
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