OT- Pics of ice storm

[swervin ervin]

This is off topic but I thought I would show you folks a few pics of the damage to some of the trees around my house from the ice storm that went through Wednesday.

It started off snowing around noon, and turned into rain Wednesday evening. This was the bad part because every drop that fell froze. Talk about a total mess.

This is my wifes favorite tree, a Bradford Pear. She is sick about it.




To save loading time, here's the rest.

http://www.73-87.com/photos/misc_photos/tree2.jpg

http://www.73-87.com/photos/misc_photos/tree3.jpg

http://www.73-87.com/photos/misc_photos/tree4.jpg

http://www.73-87.com/photos/misc_photos/tree5.jpg

http://www.73-87.com/photos/misc_photos/tree6.jpg

There is more, but I think this will give you an idea. My power went off at 3:00 AM Thursday morning. Finally came back on at 8:00 PM last night. It sure does suck not having power. I am lucky to have it back on this quick. Last thing I read was NC had over 2 million homes without any power. Cherryville city may not be fully restored until Monday or Tuesday.

I can do without all this damn ice. Let it snow, but keep the ice somewhere else.