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kentauros

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76. I have to ask, though:

Reply to Shampoobra (Reply #75)

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 04:47 AM

Feb 2014

how many cans do you go through to the point where you can actually break a can opener?!

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Please read this if you are in the path of the ice (Pax) [View all] WilliamPitt Feb 2014 OP

Stores may be picked clean, per this story wercal Feb 2014 #1

infowars?? PeaceNikki Feb 2014 #10

Ok - I've heard of this guy wercal Feb 2014 #51

They are, they were posted on the weather channel giftedgirl77 Feb 2014 #63

I'm sorry, but choosing the Alex Jones infowars.com site MineralMan Feb 2014 #11

One of the comments at this site . . . aggiesal Feb 2014 #23

And, that little bon mot near the end: chervilant Feb 2014 #26

if you have to walk in this wear ice cleats. Also, if you are a woman, lean your shoulders roguevalley Feb 2014 #43

These are great tips! Excellent advice for women, too. calimary Feb 2014 #54

back at ya, honey. you can never be too safe :D roguevalley Feb 2014 #72

in that kind of ice I only go out on my hands and knees.. Voice for Peace Feb 2014 #57

I just got back from the store TorchTheWitch Feb 2014 #52

Your profile says Philadelphia...is that right? wercal Feb 2014 #59

It's hitting more than the deep south TorchTheWitch Feb 2014 #61

Stove wercal Feb 2014 #64

must I also do this for using it to cook? TorchTheWitch Feb 2014 #65

Your stove and a gas furnace are the same wercal Feb 2014 #67

so I should be more worried when I cook something TorchTheWitch Feb 2014 #68

Things change wercal Feb 2014 #70

We have the "gunfire" sound going on now... giftedgirl77 Feb 2014 #2

I remember one spring day when it went from about -34 in the morning to +44 in the afternoon, roguevalley Feb 2014 #45

It's crazy, every now & then i hear a really big boom. giftedgirl77 Feb 2014 #62

We still vividly remember an awful ice storm in early Dec 2002...we were powerless for a week - NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #3

Good luck, NRaleighLiberal! In_The_Wind Feb 2014 #5

...thanks, friend! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #6

Yes, I've been delivered hoarse from phone calls to my Atlanta bound sister & friends... hlthe2b Feb 2014 #4

4WD IS a detriment, not a help on ice... found that out the hard way. Ellipsis Feb 2014 #14

You are so right. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #53

I was weaned 2 wheel rear drive in snow... Ellipsis Feb 2014 #58

If you have ABS do NOT pump your breaks laundry_queen Feb 2014 #73

All that is natural for us in Arkansas LiberalArkie Feb 2014 #20

All of what you said...but a butane stove is essential! Atman Feb 2014 #31

re: butane stove--yes, I love mine for parties.... An invaluable purchase, not just for emergencies hlthe2b Feb 2014 #38

People with 4WD tend to think their SheilaT Feb 2014 #35

Very good advice and... pipi_k Feb 2014 #7

Many areas near us still look like tornado damage after the last ice storm. Atman Feb 2014 #32

The damage can remain visible for years. SheilaT Feb 2014 #36

I lost the tops of over 100 trees during our ice storm in Jan. 2009. Didn't sinkingfeeling Feb 2014 #8

There is only one good thing about this sort of weather... malthaussen Feb 2014 #9

Pax Baby Boom WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #12

Check in on your neighbors, especially the elderly - hedgehog Feb 2014 #28

So if you're in rural country is it... Atman Feb 2014 #33

I grew up in metro Atlanta TNNurse Feb 2014 #13

Lived in Athens, Ga for several years. dinger130 Feb 2014 #15

Too late for that here. Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #16

You'll be fine. WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #18

I'll take that compliment! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #25

Too late here, too. Hissyspit Feb 2014 #24

Looks like . . . aggiesal Feb 2014 #17

I've been thinking lately about a former co-worker. PADemD Feb 2014 #48

Own a backup can opener Shampoobra Feb 2014 #19

"Time Enough at Last" WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #22

You don't actually need a can opener at all kentauros Feb 2014 #71

Yeah, but I won't have the Internet if the power's out Shampoobra Feb 2014 #75

I have to ask, though: kentauros Feb 2014 #76

Oh, I use the can opener for pretty much everything Shampoobra Feb 2014 #78

Everyone stay safe, HappyMe Feb 2014 #21

I will repeat some info I've given before: hedgehog Feb 2014 #27

Good points. #5 is very important... Whiskeytide Feb 2014 #42

Hopefully the Atlanta Forecast will help with the ice BeatleBoot Feb 2014 #29

That will help us. 840high Feb 2014 #34

Amen to this. KatyaR Feb 2014 #30

Hopefully, we get snow only this time around mnhtnbb Feb 2014 #37

...aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! *thud* WilliamPitt Feb 2014 #44

Large areas of the greater seattle area went 7+ days with no power under these conditions in 2006. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #39

An important reminder wtbymark Feb 2014 #40

It's colder by 10 degrees ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #41

Funny that no one here has advised others to ... Whiskeytide Feb 2014 #46

Good advice marions ghost Feb 2014 #47

At least its supposed to be near 50 degrees the rest of the week there. Ice storms with FailureToCommunicate Feb 2014 #49

After you are settled in all safe and sound make absolutely bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #50

When I was living in NC MynameisBlarney Feb 2014 #55

so true.. with the ice it isn't even safe to walk to your mailbox without falling down Voice for Peace Feb 2014 #56

That 2008 storm was hellish. bunnies Feb 2014 #60

As I was driving in our new snow today idahoblue Feb 2014 #66

Thank you for caring and having compassion for those of us in the South, kentauros Feb 2014 #69

The wind is howling, ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #74

Please be careful, everyone - raven mad Feb 2014 #77

I am in North Georgia just northwest of Atlanta, RebelOne Feb 2014 #79