Cassi Creek:
“Slicker than
deer guts on a doorknob” Thanks to the
Dillards for an apt description of the meteorological conditions that the
rising sun revealed.
After a very
broken night that included stoking the stove at about 0430, I woke to the sound
of what I hoped was rain hitting the metal roof. In the dim, pre-sunrise light I put the lead
on Loki and headed out for the road to retrieve the newspaper.
The first
step onto the stairs revealed a layer of ice covering everything. The driveway was treacherous as marbles on glass;
the lawn was only slightly safer. The
five steps from the driveway to the mailbox became a shuffle; as did the return
from the road to the drive. I’ve put
ice-melt on the front steps. It hasn’t
helped much.
As of 1204,
we are watching it rain and then freeze.
The short term forecast calls for more winter mix precipitation all
day. We seem to be on the gun-target
line. The worst of the ice is tracking
over us. Ice is building up quickly on
exterior surfaces. We have firewood but
it is outdoors, of course, and down steps.
I had an
appointment at VA this morning at 0840.
I rescheduled it yesterday after seeing the forecast for today. That was wise. The mail carrier actually delivered mail today. He said it was a solid sheet of ice on the
roads.
The county
snowplow/salt truck made one pass on the road.
I doubt it will do much good in the face of the rain and freezing rain
streaming in.
Shabbat Shalom
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