[AT] OT Oklahoma Ice storm

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

About 5 minutes after I sent this I realized I should have been more clear. 
Wind storms, primarily tornadoes, that are a direct hit to buildings are by 
far the worst. The pics we see here of the huge mid-westsern tornadoes that 
level everything in their path are something I never want to experience. No 
way can a few days without power and damage from falling limbs even come 
close to comparing. Sorry if I offended anyone. I just lumped all storms 
together that permit you to begin immediate repairs or cleanup. I suppose 
floods should be lumped in there with direct hits from wind storms as well.

Having said all this, I really should get my generator out and cranked as 
winter is upon us.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 8:19 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Oklahoma Ice storm

Ice storms are the toughest in my opinion. Snow is slow going, doesn't cause
much power outage. Tornado and hurricanes are generally over quickly and
repairs can begin immediately. Ice on the other hand, It can last for days
and cause damage that can take weeks to repair. We had a small one a couple
years ago that only caused us inconvenience of about a day, some folks were
without for a week. 14 years ago we had a real bad one, I had to step up my
game real quick as we had an infant. The storm hit during the night--I had
to figure out how to warm baby bottles before dawn. That one was bad enough
that generator sales skyrocketed here and electricians were busy wiring
folks houses up for them. Hope it thaws on you guys soon, I see the storm is
big enough it is making national news. I especially hate it for you guys
with livestock, you can't exactly opt to stay inside! One thing I'm certain
you know, stay out from under trees!

John Hall