Almost everyone loves to get that first snowfall in the winter time, but sometimes we can get a lot more than we bargained for. The first snow of the season is so nice because the kids get to throw snowballs, build a snowman, and hopefully get a few days out of school. The first snow event might not be as anticipated by the adults because for them it means a lot of wet clothes and tracking in and out of the house to get warm, only to dash back out and do it all over again.
Snowfall is something that most of us do enjoy, at least for a little while. After the third or fourth one comes along it can be a real pain to endure, but we manage. What can be really unmanageable is when the snow fall is not snow, but ice. Frozen precipitation can not only be inconvenient to deal with, but it can also be dangerous and even life threatening.
The most recent episode of an ice storm was in Kentucky. Kentuckians have lived through ice storms before because they happen to lie along that sensitive line where warm Southern rain meets cold air from the North. The last week of January 2009, came as a shock to those who lived there. They are accustomed to getting snowfalls and like most people they enjoy them while they last and that usually is not that long. This was a crippling ice storm that was much worse than anyone thought it would be.
Storms like this most recent one causes power lines to be ripped down by ice laden tree branches. This can cause much of the inconvenience. What can cause even more damage for homeowners is when these trees fall in on the house. Dealing with power outages and shortages at the stores is one thing, but when the house literally has a tree through the living room and the temperature is below freezing for days, there is not much to do but go and stay somewhere else.
So far, hundreds of thousands of residents are still without power and even though crews of line repairmen have been called in from other states, it is thought that some residents could be without power until the first of March. It is hard enough to deal with a power outage in warm weather, but it can be life threatening for some people who might be sick or elderly. When there is a power outage in your neighborhood when it is freezing outside, be kind and check on anyone who might be having a difficult time coping with the problem.
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