OT Another MO ice storm (winter Plym screensaver)

[BobT-47P15]

We're now having the second freezing rain storm of the year here in southwest Missouri. The first was around Jan. 15th. Tree limbs breaking everywhere, power out in a good part of town. Ours is still on...for

now at least.

Took a shot of the 54 Plym to show this lovely stuff.

Will have a few limbs to clean up in the back yard.

More predicted in the next two days. Be glad when it's over.

This fellow was trying to get some ice off his tree.

[HalfdollarMayflower]

So that's where our recent cold front came from...

Mind if I pack it up & send it back?

[greg g]

Nature's clearcoat.....Hate when that happens, hope all is OK. We had a bad one hear in the NE about 10 years ago. about a week after I went to NH to do a road rally. When we got to looking around it looked like sombody flew over the woods with an upside down helicopter, cutting off the top 3/4 feet of all the trees. Still looks wierd up that way.

[Plymouthy Adams]

we had a small ice storm here in middle Gerogia a few years ago...very pretty and was not as heavy and destructive as most nothern variety. Last heavy nothern storm I saw was many years ago as I was leaving WV coming back south...Flattop/Ghent area of the turnpike..man did the hills sparkle like diamonds when the sun come up..pretty but man what a mess after the fact.

[Don Coatney]

Hard to believe Bob (550 miles away) is having an ice Storm and here in middle Tennessee we are having unseasonable record breaking 70+ degree weather.

[Norm's Coupe]

Bob, look at the bright side. Now the Plymouth doesn't need to be washed and waxed. Has a nice shine to it.

[Ed Griffin]

Hard to believe Bob (550 miles away) is having an ice Storm and here in middle Tennessee we are having unseasonable record breaking 70+ degree weather.

Not to worry Don. Was the same here yesterday, 70 plus but by end of day temps dropped, cold today so it's coming. Just may not be in form of ice.

[BobT-47P15]

And we got even more last night (Sun) and early today. When standing in the yard, you can hear tree limbs breaking and crashing down all around.

The top half of one of our huge pine trees (about 25 to 30 feet tall) broke

off and had the entire street blocked. As I was stading there looking at

it wondering what I was going to do with it......a guy in a pickup stopped,

hooked a chain to the end of the branch, and pulled it around getting it

partially out of the way. Then, the fellow from across the street cajme

over carrying his chain saw and cut it into smaller pieces which we could

drag into the edge of the yard. Then a fellow from two houses to the

west came up and said he would be down later in the week to cut and

do some cleanup of the yard. For that, he'll get paid. I thought it was

nice of the others to help out.

Am writing this from the home of a friend where we are spending the night since our electricity went out about 7:15 this morning. May be out two

or three more days. Was out a week in the January storm. I would say that at least half the city of Joplin is blacked out....,maybe more. A big mess.

[Norm's Coupe]

Bob,

That's pretty bad. That's the second time this year you've been chased out of the house by an ice storm. We're supposed to get ice and snow starting early in the morning from the same storm. Hopefully we won't lose power. Last time we lost power at our house due to ice was back in the early 70's. I think if I lost power twice in one year, I'd invest in a nice generator so I could stay in the house. Hope you turned off your main water shutoff and drained the pipes so the water pipes don't burst. Even with the furnace still going (if gas), the blower isn't working so it'll get pretty cold in the house. As it is, if our's does go out I'll fire up the fireplace.

[Norm's Coupe]

Bob, here's what we are getting out of that storm. So far it looks like I'm just north of all the ice. Cold enough here that it's coming down as snow. People about 11 or 12 miles or more south of us are getting the ice and freezing rain. Looks like we'll only end up with about 4 to 6 inches of snow where I live.

As for all you southern and California people, see what you miss when you live in those warm climates. You can't see the beauty of a nice snow coming down like this where you live. It looks even better in person and is relaxing to just look out the window at the snow gently falling to the ground. It's a true winter wonderland out there. It's also warm out there now, it's in the high 20's right now.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Norm...knock yourself silly looking out the window..I just returned from a nice walk in my short sleeve t-shirt (yes I had pants and shoes) to the BX shopping at lunch time today...we don't need no stinking snow to have fun here in the south..I got pecans falling from the sky at my house....

[Norm's Coupe]

I got pecans falling from the sky at my house....

Tim, then you need a hard hat. At least the snow does not hurt when it hits your head. Plus, for those that have smaller kids you'd need a lot of pecans laying on the ground to get a sled to roll on them.

[Young Ed]

I think Tim's head is hard enough to handle a few pecan impacts

[Don Coatney]

I think Tim's head is hard enough to handle a few pecan impacts

Ed;

You are correct about Tim but I think Norm must have been in a bull storm as he sure is bullheaded:D

[Norm's Coupe]

Ed;

You are correct about Tim but I think Norm must have been in a bull storm as he sure is bullheaded:D

Don, that is a good thing when the going gets tough. With that type of head, I can just put it down and forward, and push though whatever is in the way.

[Ed Griffin]

As for all you southern and California people' date=' see what you miss when you live in those warm climates. You can't see the beauty of a nice snow coming down like this where you live.[/quote']

Who say's Norm? This duck landed in my pool one yr and froze where he landed, his buddy was still kicking

[Norm's Coupe]

Ed, when the kids were here we used to have a pool like that. The ducks really liked it too. Even had a few squirrels get trapped in there and drown, then have to fish them out. Anyone else ever go squirrel fishing? Got rid of the pool in the mid 80's though since the kids didn't use it anymore. Use to be where the bird bath is now.

"FOR ALL YOU WARM WEATHER GUYS"

While Tim is getting knocked out by pecans falling on his head, we can make a very good "Special" winter treat. SNOW CREAM. Here's how.

Recipe:

One heaping 5 quart pan of fresh clean snow.

1/2 pint can of Condensed Milk

1 cup sugar (or to taste)

Add Vanilla Extract to taste

Mix condensed milk, vanilla extract and sugar into the snow in the 5 quart pan.

Serves 4 nice big bowls of Snow Cream

Taste better than regular ice cream. But..........for those who are not in an area to get the snow, you miss out on a great winter treat. Actually, my mother use to fix this when I was growing up (when it snowed enough) in Louisville, KY. She got the recipe from her mother. Use to fix it for my kids too years ago. Strange, my ex wife who grew up in Chicago and my wife now who grew up in Wisconsin never heard of it. Both liked it when I made it though.

I could make a couple of good pots of Snow Cream with just the new snow on the picnic table.

[Young Ed]

Norm Been in MN 28 years now and never heard of snow cream either. Very interesting

[Plymouthy Adams]

when I was kid I would not hesitate at eating snow cream..downed a bit of it myself..but today with fallout and such as it is..can you trust it to be clean snow...? not me...snow is for practicing your handwriting...

[Norm's Coupe]

Guys, in case you wrote that recipe down, I made a mistake and just corrected it.

Tim, was always told you could not do it with the first snowfall of the year. However, we've had several around here the past week or so and I would not be afraid to eat it today. Don't have the condensed milk in the house though and not going to go to the store just for that. Lets face it. Whatever fallout that's in the snow is also in the air you breathe and the food we eat, so what's the difference which way you get it.

Ed, it's funny you haven't heard of snow cream either. It must be a Mason Dixie thing since Tim has evidently had it too. Like I said, my grandmother made it too and she grew up in Norfolk, VA. I've lived in Chicago and Wisconsin since 1967 and haven't run into anyone from either that ever had any. It is good though, you should try it sometime. Do it right after the snow has fallen though so the snow is still clean. It won't be a firm ice cream like you buy. Will be like a very heavy cream. If you try to freeze it in the freezer it ruins it, so eat it as soon as you make it.

[hkestes41]

Bob,

Hope you get your power back on soon. Talked to my mom in Carl Junction this evening and she has been without power since very early Sunday morning. She said at least the roads are not too bad so they could go to Joplin for dinner.

She said that as soon as this is cleared up she is going to check into getting a generator wired into the house's electrical system. This is twice she has been without power this year.

A few years ago when the tornados went through she had a tree that was about 6 feet around take off the back half of her house. She there was so much damage in the area that it took about 2 months to get someone in to start the repairs on the house. She had a small portable generator then that would run her freezer but she had to add gas to it about every 2 hours.

[Don Coatney]

My mother made snow cream every winter when I was a pup. But like Tim I would not do so today.

We already had a thread on frozen margarettas so I will not go there.

[kencombs]

Yep, good stuff.

But, that is also where this phrase originated:

Watch out for yellow snow~!

[Norm's Coupe]

Ooops, forgot the vanilla extract. I'll change the other post again.

[hkestes41]

Norm,

My grandmother from Paducha, KY made us snow cream when we were kids. Don also in TN. So, I'm wondering if it was a regional thing since none of the damn Yankees have ever heard of it.