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hedgehog

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27. I will repeat some info I've given before:

Wed Feb 12, 2014, 02:06 PM

Feb 2014

1. DON'T ASSUME ANY POWER LINE IS DEAD!
even if it is lying on the ground, it could still be active.

2.Be careful with ladders and power lines, see #1

3. Now is not the time to learn how to operate a chain saw

4. The power company will only repair the line on its side of the connection. If the power line is stapled to the side of your house and gets torn loose by the ice, the utility workers are apt to cut your line at the pole and keep going to get power back for other people. If the line is damaged on your side of the connector, you will need to call a private electrician to repair it.

http://www.structuretech1.com/2011/08/

5. If you are running a generator - be sure you are disconnected from the utility so you aren't energizing a line a crew is working with.

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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