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Originally posted by kontan:
8:37 Tupelo and not a thing falling yet.

It has been raining for three days in Phoenix, and it snowed about an inch last week. Sort of early for the wet season, Usually comes in mid February, and lasts till March.
Oh about that snow, it is rare to see snow in Phoenix, and the only reason it happened is the winter is still here, and the wet season started early.
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Originally posted by MADDOG 20/20:
Thanks Kindred, A SICK DAY IT IS! LOL I can't call in until 7:00 am so I guess I'll take Missy to ECM and come back home! Once again, thanks for being my version of Dan Scatterbrain. Your friend, THE DOG!


DOG, (scatterbrain that I am)can you bring Missy over here first???? I went out, LIKE A DUMMY, to see how the streets were, forgetting my "sloped" driveway, and fell down... bet I get a huge bruise all along my right side, ... UGH!!! OUCH!!!

Guess I will just crawl in bed with my brand new heat-pump heating pad... that sounds easier than trying to drive right now.... Maybe Missy will know something better?
You know what gets me?

Here, in the south, if there is the slightest chance of snow or sleet, people run to the grocery stores and buy groceries galore. Thinking were gonna be snowed in for days or weeks at the time. Roll Eyes

I just cant get over it.

People! Come on now, this is ALABAMA! Not Illinois or any other northern state.

Its a miracle in itself if the temperature goes below freezing. Eeker
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Originally posted by Holly62884:
You know what gets me?

Here, in the south, if there is the slightest chance of snow or sleet, people run to the grocery stores and buy groceries galore. Thinking were gonna be snowed in for days or weeks at the time. Roll Eyes

I just cant get over it.

People! Come on now, this is ALABAMA! Not Illinois or any other northern state.

Its a miracle in itself if the temperature goes below freezing. Eeker


I remember the winter of 1984, when the ice & snow actually *did* stay around for...what was it...a week or so? The funniest part to me was the response of so many to go get that gallon of milk and loaf of bread before it hit! Smiler Everytime they predict snow, you can be sure that the kids are happy (school closings) and that bread and milk sections of your local grocery will be wiped clean. I don't know how much good that milk does when the power goes out, or how long they expect that little loaf of bread to last, but for some folks it's almost like a natural reaction. Must buy bread and milk...NOW! Razzer
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Originally posted by Holly62884:
You know what gets me?

Here, in the south, if there is the slightest chance of snow or sleet, people run to the grocery stores and buy groceries galore. Thinking were gonna be snowed in for days or weeks at the time. Roll Eyes

I just cant get over it.

People! Come on now, this is ALABAMA! Not Illinois or any other northern state.

Its a miracle in itself if the temperature goes below freezing. Eeker


It is probably because Illinois has road equipment to take care of their bad weather immediately.. We don't need that around here hardly EVER, and we hardly EVER get snow, if we have a Winter Freeze, it is just that... ICE!!! ICE is our enemy here in the Valley.. hence the running to the grocery store and such... no one wants to EVER get caught again like they did in the mid-80s when we had that TEN inch ice storm... This area was paralyzed for weeks...

And the 10" snow of the next year or so did the same thing...

In the 90's we had about 4" ICE on the ground/trees.... ICE is an electrical line's WORST enemy...

People just remember the pain of those days all too well...
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Originally posted by e:
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Originally posted by Holly62884:
You know what gets me?

Here, in the south, if there is the slightest chance of snow or sleet, people run to the grocery stores and buy groceries galore. Thinking were gonna be snowed in for days or weeks at the time. Roll Eyes

I just cant get over it.

People! Come on now, this is ALABAMA! Not Illinois or any other northern state.

Its a miracle in itself if the temperature goes below freezing. Eeker


I remember the winter of 1984, when the ice & snow actually *did* stay around for...what was it...a week or so? The funniest part to me was the response of so many to go get that gallon of milk and loaf of bread before it hit! Smiler Everytime they predict snow, you can be sure that the kids are happy (school closings) and that bread and milk sections of your local grocery will be wiped clean. I don't know how much good that milk does when the power goes out, or how long they expect that little loaf of bread to last, but for some folks it's almost like a natural reaction. Must buy bread and milk...NOW! Razzer


This is easy... Bread for sandwiches if the power goes off... peanut butter, or stuff that, and Milk is mostly for babies and children... and if it is that cold, you alternate, put it outside for a while, bring it in for a while... ANYTHING to be able to feed your kids or babies... and that isn't really funny, it is reality... I lived it, watching each and every slice of bread while ten inches of ice kept us from moving... I divided milk, bread, some snacks, and whatever we could warm up on the wood stove to feed THREE kids... that is not easily forgotten.
KS,
I suppose I was jesting a bit, yes. My thinking was like yours, except that the typical shopper grabs that *1* loaf of bread. It doesn't go very far in a family of 4. The part that you mentioned about "whatever we could heat up on the woodstove" was what I was getting at. The canned food kept us going far beyond the loaf of bread. I remember that we purchased LOTS of canned food: soup, fruit, and anything else we could get our hands on. And that was the time I finally got tired of peanut butter. My point wasn't to belittle a serious situation. My point is that some grocery items are better purchases than others in such cases. The "one gallon of milk, one loaf of bread" may not be the best approach to be fully prepared to endure an ice storm, especially one that knocks the power out for days upon days. But it's still the typical response (even for those without young kids who need the milk, although even milk can be bought in cans).

I certainly relate to your memories. I, too, felt stranded in the 20th century and was forced to figure out other ways to feed the family and keep us warm and safe. But, for the feeding part, the non-perishables were our best bet. With a larger family, the bread was gone in a day.
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Originally posted by e:
KS,
I suppose I was jesting a bit, yes. My thinking was like yours, except that the typical shopper grabs that *1* loaf of bread. It doesn't go very far in a family of 4. The part that you mentioned about "whatever we could heat up on the woodstove" was what I was getting at. The canned food kept us going far beyond the loaf of bread. I remember that we purchased LOTS of canned food: soup, fruit, and anything else we could get our hands on. And that was the time I finally got tired of peanut butter. My point wasn't to belittle a serious situation. My point is that some grocery items are better purchases than others in such cases. The "one gallon of milk, one loaf of bread" may not be the best approach to be fully prepared to endure an ice storm, especially one that knocks the power out for days upon days. But it's still the typical response (even for those without young kids who need the milk, although even milk can be bought in cans).

I certainly relate to your memories. I, too, felt stranded in the 20th century and was forced to figure out other ways to feed the family and keep us warm and safe. But, for the feeding part, the non-perishables were our best bet. With a larger family, the bread was gone in a day.


Oh, I realize you didn't mean anything by it... all I wanted to do was to explain how this area "STOPS" when anything major hits the roads, and whatever you have in your cabinets and Fridge is about all you are going to live on until it thaws out, lol..

Sorry if you took me wrong.. it is early! Smiler

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