Same here but I already had this as a vacation day soooo I guess I get to save that.
Jan 15-16 Ice Storm?
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Same here but I already had this as a vacation day soooo I guess I get to save that.
Cyclonepride
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I carry my older dog down and carried my younger dog down the first time so that she could get a sense of what was going on (but then, I love my dogs more lol
). Glad I replaced the deck as my old steps had about a 15 degree slope and staying upright on ice was hopeless.Also- no work today!
My dog also wiped out, however just on our patio. She decided she had to run full speed out of our house this morning.
The DOT has posted "travel not advised" for most of northeast Iowa, but I drove Highway 9 across Howard County this AM and it wasn't that bad. Lots of salt trucks out hitting it pretty hard. If you just slow down a little, be defensive, and avoid putting yourself in a situation where drastic action is required, you'll be fine.
I am imagining all the KBoo fans who bought over-priced lower level tickets on Stub Hub just sitting on the highway during the game!
So what's the advice for dealing with the driveway? Normally, I'd be out there with salt and a scraper, but it's supposed to be in the 40s the next few days. Should I wait it out and let it melt or spend all afternoon with a spade today?
I'm planning on throwing some salt on and then just waiting it out and let nature take its course.
Been around NE CR this morning. Side streets are slick but main roads and 380 are fine. City plow drove backwards through our neighborhood so he had traction.
I wouldnt say 'never was'. There were places the roads were terrible at times.
Credit goes to those who did the road work to help it go away quickly.
Yeah, seems like the only credit they get is the bad kind when roads aren't completely clear immediately. Hell of a job out of them.
When did anyone say this was the ice storm of the century? Even when here in KC, where we were forecasted to get it much worse than Iowa, they said many times it wouldn't be near as bad as 2002.
Yeah, it was a legit storm. The road crews did great and we were lucky it warmed up a bit yesterday. But we would have been in a world of hurt had they not pretreated.
This is two storms in a row where we're told to stay indoors and both times nothing major has happened.
Glad our crews are planning correctly but also wonder if "sever weather" is getting more common because it makes for good news. A few months ago we argued that the news may overdue forecasts which make people take them less seriously.
Anyone else still think that's right or wrong?
Glad our crews are planning correctly but also wonder if "sever weather" is getting more common because it makes for good news. A few months ago we argued that the news may overdue forecasts which make people take them less seriously.
Anyone else still think that's right or wrong?
News forecasted ~0.25" of ice for the DSM metro. We got about that so they got the forecast right.
Road crews did a hell of a job preparing starting Wednesday or Thursday. Several dry days to apply brine made the roads very manageable. Thank your local road crews.
Now imagine if we didn't have all the dry days leading upto the ice. It would have been a nightmare out.
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