This is what the weather man is telling me:
AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT.
FREEZING RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SOME SLEET IS EXPECTED TO MIX IN WITH THE FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AROUND AN INCH OF ICE WILL ACCUMULATE.
THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ICE AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS TREE DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
So, there's a warming thought. Crazy weather is coming, and schools and workplaces around here are basically planning to shut down for awhile. It seems Shay and I may be experiencing our first "Ice Day" tomorrow. It somehow sounds much less romantic than a Snow Day. Snow Day conjures up images of kids waking up to see three feet of magnificent snow outside the window, rejoicing that school is cancelled, bundling up, running out to frolic in outrageous amounts of fluffy snow, and coming back inside for hot chocolate and a nap. Ice Day seems to suggest mostly hazards and power outages, without the benefit of a beautiful blanket of snow to play in. But I suppose it could still be a cozy shut-in day. If tomorrow is indeed declared an Ice Day, the following things will surely get me through:
* bag of Dove chocololates - when I broke down and bought them, I swore I would only eat 2 per day. A state of emergency would be grounds for changing the rules, right?
* warm p.j.s and delicious red slippers
* back-supply of crossword puzzles - we always save them, but don't always have time to do them anymore - perfect time to catch up
* the 75 tv channels that we get in addition to the 10 we pay for ("great reception," the friendly serviceman says)
* the comfiest (word, or no?) couch known to man, and a closet full of blankets
* an entirely lovable husband who makes me laugh and laugh - i will be entertained
* well-stocked bookshelves - flashlights and candles if needed
* ambiance of Christmas decorations
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3 comments:
I was wondering about you and your ice situation 'cause I've been hearing stuff about it on the news. but I will tell you, there was an ice storm the week Leif and I moved to austin in january, and it was a pretty laughable situation. just like you said, the city DID shut down, but you wanna know what we did? we went SHOPPING! although there was ice on most things, the roads were DRY and created no hazards whatsoever. we were already out and about--on our way to a doctor's appointment that was canceled (and they didn't even call to tell us not to bother coming in! I guess with such extreme disasters all the locals assume that anyone with half a brain would KNOW)--so we stopped at old navy (who didn't get the world-is-ending memo, I guess) and we had the whole place to ourselves!
ANYWAY, you might want to stay inside and do all of those delicious things you listed just because you CAN, but not necessarily because you have no other option! happy cross-wording!
p.s. definitely a word.
So, was there a terrible "Ice Day". Maybe you can't let us know because of the wide-spread power outages. I hope for your sake it was a bunch of hype for not a whole lot, except a fun day off with your hubby!
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