ICE STORM UPDATE

Well, we did have some ice last night. Mostly the ice is on elevated surfaces. The Ky Highway Department brined the roads yesterday so the roads are pretty much just wet around here with a few slick spots. They are reporting that the city has about 200 homes without power and the county has about 2,000. Most of the road problems are being caused by downed trees. I think all of the schools around the area have closed including the city schools, which surprises me since they say the roads are okay. I guess I'll go to work on a delayed schedule today. The temperatures are supposed to rise today to about 37, so it should just get better as the day goes along. Weather forecasters are saying we're going to have snow tonight so we'll be watching the news in the morning to see if we have slick roads.

READY FOR SUMMER

THE GARDEN - SUMMER 2008 ----- SNOW ---- JANUARY 2008

This morning when I turned on the TV they said the temperature was zero! I'm not much of a winter person anyway, but that is just way too low for me. We have some friends who left earlier in the week for 2 months in Florida. Normally, I would say, "No Thanks!" to spending that long away from home, but it sure does seem enticing right now. It has warmed up to 11 degrees so far with an expected high of 22. I wouldn't mind having one good snow each winter, but around here we have 1/2 to 1 inch dustings several times a winter. It's just enough to make the roads slick in the morning and just plain messy -- I would like to see a pretty snow again. One that makes you stay home for a couple of days, kids can get out and build snowmen and then POOF it's all gone and things get back to normal quickly. I know, it's too much to ask for.