We've been planning for my mom to fly here for an early family Christmas ever since May or June this year. It just figures that we'd be having the worst ice and yuck that I can ever remember since I moved back to Indiana.
The day mom was due to fly in, we were under a level 2 ice emergency and it took me about 3 hours of picking my way through the city through fallen trees and electrical poles and wires jumbled up everywhere.
Everything was encrusted with a little over an inch of solid ice. If I didn't absolutely have to go anywhere, I'd have for sure not set foot outside my door. Cars were sliding into each other and it amazed me what sort of chances people decided to take. For instance, the ice storm knocked over 100 thousand people out of power before it was over...and that included traffic lights.
Normally, when the lights are out you treat an intersection like a four-way stop. Not a lot of the drivers I saw! It was an insane jumble of people trying to get through first and bringing a string of non-stop coat tail riders with them. Horns were blaring, cars were sliding, people were dodging...at every_single_crossing. Over and over and over. You'd think they'd *get* it by the time they drove a block or two to the next intersection, but noooo.
Last night we took my mom back to the airport and her flight was on time departing, but at the next stop in Atlanta they delayed three or four times. She was initially supposed to get home around 10:30pm or so, but never got home until well after 1am this morning.
All in all, other than the weather sucking (especially for someone from Florida!), we had a great family Christmas at the lodge.
2 comments:
Annie,
Been there ahd done that. Gave it all up when I moved to FL. Don't miss it a bit.
Have a Merry Christmas.
Al D.
Ice storm here in Valpo too but not quite so bad. Saturday night the west winds howled as ice from the 100'+ tall trees pelted my roof and windows so I could not sleep. No trees fell thank the lord.
Merry Christmas to you Annie :)
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