CJ Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 WOW! I don't know how to explain the chaos this ice storm has caused. I've never seen anything like it. Western Ky. is like a scene out of horror movie. I toughed it out for a few days but, I finally found refuge in Nashville. Feels good to be back in civilization. Finally got my cell phone back and internet service. Me and all of mine is fine. Hopefully I find my house and stuff is still there when I get back. :-/ Quote
skillet Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Man! I feel for you my friend. I was talking to a neighbor today about this. Back in '91 we had a bad Ice Storm in Memphis and we were without power for about a week. Would really hate it if was without power that long and then hear on the news "could be several more weeks"! skillet Quote
Super User Long Mike Posted January 31, 2009 Super User Posted January 31, 2009 CJ, welcome to the club. An ice storm has to be seen and experienced to understand the awesome damage that can occur. On the flip side of the coin is the amazing beauty of ice covering flowers shrubs and tree branches. Quote
Super User Muddy Posted January 31, 2009 Super User Posted January 31, 2009 I have never experienced something so beautiful and deadly either, CJ if you need anything feel free toPM me Dominick Quote
Big Tom Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Hey, I know where you are coming from, CJ. I am in eastern Kentucky and we got it bad too. I walked out on my porch Wednesday night and could hear trees breaking and falling. We were lucky in that we never lost power but there were several around us that did. That was the biggest storm I have ever seen on radar and it moved so slowly. I am glad to hear you are alright. Quote
Triton21 Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Glad you and yours are well. Don't worry about your things at home it is just "STUFF". Stuff can be replaced. You have moved the important things out of harms way. You were in my thoughts from the time I heard what you were getting down your way. We got 1" snow, 1 1/2" ice, 5" snow, 1/2"ice, and 2" snow. This is about 2 1/2 hrs N. of you. We never lost power. Anything I can do PM me. Kelley Quote
RiskKid. Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Hey Bud, I'm out of town but will be back late Sun....I'll give you a call, if you are still in town you got a meal and anything else you need. Quote
baboosicbass08 Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 I know how ya feel back in December I lost power for a week and a half roads were terrible trees and powerlines were down all over the place. Good to hear you're all okay Quote
Super User cart7t Posted January 31, 2009 Super User Posted January 31, 2009 We got 8-9" of snow out of that storm. I'm just glad it was snow and not the ice you guys got. Keep the faith CJ. It should all be melted by this weekend. Good luck to you and yours. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 31, 2009 Super User Posted January 31, 2009 Hey Bud, I'm out of town but will be back late Sun....I'll give you a call, if you are still in town you got a meal and anything else you need. You da MAN! CJ, That sucks. I hope it doesn't last as long as they are saying. Good luck. I look forward to seeing you in a few weeks. -Kent Quote
Super User burleytog Posted January 31, 2009 Super User Posted January 31, 2009 TheBeast and I went to Jackson Thursday night, ran into a guy from Lexington who's car was covered in ice. We had to chip away the ice on the car so the guy could open the gas cap. Trees covered in ice, quite interesting. Quote
CJ Posted January 31, 2009 Author Posted January 31, 2009 Thanks guys. I got a call from back home and my power is back on! I'm letting a few of my friends stay at my place beens I'm paid up through Monday morning. Electric and water are like air, they're no big deal until you don't have them. I had to evacuate because I couldn't stand another candlelit dinner. Too romantic for me... LOL Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Wimps,...buy a generator, we deal with this stuff all the time. lol just kidding Glad all is well, hope everything gets back to normal soon Quote
Super User fishfordollars Posted January 31, 2009 Super User Posted January 31, 2009 Man I feel for all of you. We went 11 days without power during hurricane Ike but it was warm. Gotta be extra tuff with it freezing outside. Good luck and god bless to all of you. Quote
moby bass Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Unfortunately, these kinds of storms show us just how vulnerable we all are when interruptions of this sort occur. Quote
ejtaylor822 Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Glad things are looking better for you. Yes, the ice storms are miserable. We didn't have power for over a week when we got hit several years ago. The first few days were kind of cool - staying by the fire, cleaning out the freezer - we had steaks for breakfast. But, the novelty QUICKLY wore off for the wife by the third day, which means it wore for me as well. Was glad to see those lights come back on and take a shower. Also, check your trees around the house. We learned that the ice storm weakened a lot of trees and branches, but, they didn't come loose or got hung up in other limbs/trees. Some strong winds came through about a week later and did some damage in the area. We had a big 10" dia x 10' long pine branch fall about a week later during some strong wind that missed our outside AC/heat pump by inches. I noticed it hanging/caught in the tree after the storm but didn't do anything about it. Lesson learned. Quote
R520dvx Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 CJ ain't the only one !!! Niksfishinmom and I are on day 5 without power ..... been driving about 45 miles to get WIFI service. We have too many animals to just up and leave. It will be quite some time before there is anything normal around here. Little bits are coming back on, but estimates are for several weeks to over a month for some areas. We are hopeful that our power will be restored soon. We wish the best to everyone that has been affected. Quote
zbass Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 I pray for all effected by this storm. We got the snow end of things. A couple of year ago we had the ice similar to what KY and those areas got. I know what you're going thru. IT SUCKS! Hope all goes well and everyone has good health. Like ejtaylor822 said. Be mindful of those trees. You will see evidence of this storm for years to come. Quote
Super User Gatorbassman Posted February 1, 2009 Super User Posted February 1, 2009 Just six more hours drive and you can go fishing with me on Monday. Let's go. Quote
Bud Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 CJ I got phone service and internet back about 30 minutes ago. Still no power and still on generator but doing ok. Bud Quote
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 I think you guys should car pool to fluke's. It'd be a great memory,.....remember the ice storm of '08? Yea, we went bass fishing....lol Quote
R520dvx Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 I think you guys should car pool to fluke's. It'd be a great memory,.....remember the ice storm of '08? Yea, we went bass fishing....lol Russ ..... flip the calendar page dude .... it's 2009 !!!! ;D Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted February 1, 2009 BassResource.com Administrator Posted February 1, 2009 Glad to hear everyone is alright. Inconvienienced, yes, but otherwise safe. Hang in there! Quote
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