This isn't the sound of the season I was listening for

[gerisullivan]

The Accuweather headline says it best: "Storm Slams Northeast After Icing the South." I've been hearing the tinkling crackles of freezing rain falling from the sky since shortly after midnight and just checked outside to confirm that, yes, it looks to be quite a mess in the making.

I really should have posted 5 hours ago, when I was thinking about what a difference 15 degrees can make. Walking up to the mailbox is so much more pleasant at 20 degrees Farhenheit than it is as 5. Until the woods and driveway get coated in ice, that is.

Oh, well. All of my utilities are still working, and while I do need to go out Friday, the errands were going to wait until afternoon anyway. Fingers crossed that the temperature rises as forecast, and that the rain melts all the ice by then.

Comments

[jbru.livejournal.com]

Freezing rain is about the worst form of precipitation. (Apart from, you know, frogs or fish or the like.)

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll pass on all of the sick jokes about how hard it is to get traction on roads coated with frogs or fish. But I'm thinkin' them....

The freezing rain was at least gritty the first time I checked. I just checked again, before turning in for the night. I won't even put a full foot down on the stuff outside my door -- just the tip of my right shoe was enough to demonstrate that it's slicked up. Great...my world is covered by a thick coating of ice topped with a thin later of water. I am so not going outside until I can take more than a step without breaking my neck.

[jbru.livejournal.com]

Now what you need is a nice coating of snow on top of that coating of ice. That'll break your neck, legs, elbows and anything else it can get 'hold of.

Yes, staying inside seems the wiser course. Nights like these are made for fires in fireplaces, they are.

[madfilkentist]

So why am I spending time replying to this instead of giving myself extra time to catch the train to work? :)

[thirdworld.livejournal.com]

You be safe Geri. You are precious to us. (Though I think toads falling at Toad Hall would indeed be appropriate!

[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

Dunno about down your way, but here nearer the coast, it's been raining and 34ish since I got up at ~8:30.

[kip-w.livejournal.com]

I think it'll get warmer today. I hope so, because I shoveled the walk -- which was a lot like scraping the car -- and the air is still full of evenly spaced little droplets waiting to become mush, slush or ice.

Naturally, my greatest hope is that the roads will be easily passable for you tomorrow. IhopeIhopeIhope.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Well, I made it out yesterday and the sun is shining now, so it seems likely that I'll show up in time for lunch at the White Hut.

If I stop reading LJ and make those couple of stops in Palmer speedy ones, that is....

Whee! It's been too long.

[judith-dascoyne.livejournal.com]

Warm Hugs to you and your weather.

(we miss you)

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

(likewise)

[dinogrl.livejournal.com]

BRRRRRR! Sending thoughts of warm chocolaty cocoa to you! BTW, essential oil of peppermint in small doses rubbed onto your legs keeps you nice and toasty, and you smell like a candy cane!

[iggyspawn.livejournal.com]

In the wrong company this could be a dangerous side effect.