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Old 8 December 2013, 10:20 AM   #31
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88 degress and sunny again today in Cebu, Philippines!!
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Old 8 December 2013, 10:27 AM   #32
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I drove out to the Moriarty, NM, airport today.

Here are some pictures of what it looked like at the airport and of the drive home.













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Old 8 December 2013, 10:33 AM   #33
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Old 8 December 2013, 10:37 AM   #34
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Old 9 December 2013, 02:41 AM   #35
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Sun is shining in Midland today!!!
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Old 9 December 2013, 04:09 AM   #36
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We're iced in right now. At least it is warmer now, 30 degrees instead of -20.
My friend near Homer said there were some school closings...when schools close in Alaska, you know that's some major ice/snow
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Old 9 December 2013, 04:55 AM   #37
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My friend near Homer said there were some school closings...when schools close in Alaska, you know that's some major ice/snow
No kidding, in Dallas we close our schools based on weather reports of possible ice. :D

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Old 9 December 2013, 04:57 AM   #38
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Sun is shining in Midland today!!!
That's good news Patrick! It's trying to come out here today also! Looks like we will be getting back to normal tomorrow....

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Old 9 December 2013, 06:14 AM   #39
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Dallas marathon that was supposed to take place today was canceled. I had a friend who was supposed to run it along with 25,000 others. Bummer that they didn't get to run their race after months of training.
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Old 9 December 2013, 06:40 AM   #40
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Dallas marathon that was supposed to take place today was canceled. I had a friend who was supposed to run it along with 25,000 others. Bummer that they didn't get to run their race after months of training.
I have multiple customers who trained all year for it. It's a bummer for sure.

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Old 9 December 2013, 02:16 PM   #41
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No kidding, in Dallas we close our schools based on weather reports of possible ice. :D

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Here, too... around noon today they had already cancelled for tomorrow
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Old 10 December 2013, 01:46 AM   #42
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Dallas drivers seem to forget everything about how to drive a car once any kind of snow hits the ground.

With that said, and all jokes aside, we had a really bad ice storm here in Dallas over the past few days and thousands of households in half a dozen counties in the metropex were left without electrical power. Some for days. When the temperature outside drops to the teens, not a good situation to be in. According to local news reports, a total of 267.000 power outages.

The weight of the ice destroyed power grids and many trees broke, damaging property and blocking streets.

Sheets of ice fell from buildings and destroyed cars.

DFW airport was essentially shut down with planes stuck in the ice on runways while trying to make it to the gate and passengers had to be moved by bus. 1900 flights were canceled.

It took me one hour on Saturday to cover a distance of 7 miles. The road was an absolute ice rink. (average of three inches of ice on the roads)

Schools are still closed today but with the temperature finally going above freezing, they should be open again tomorrow.
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Old 10 December 2013, 02:34 AM   #43
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Your right Chip. It's a lot worse here than people realize. My mother has been without power in her Irving home since Thursday night. Saturday I went and picked here and my step dad up and got them into a hotel. Their power is still out today.

18 wheelers are still stuck on Interstate - 20 delaying food and other deliveries to local businesses. It's a mess. We are all ready for the big thaw!

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Old 10 December 2013, 02:47 AM   #44
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Sun is finally back out some here. It was really bad this weekend, my brother and his friends were here for his bachelor party. Scheduling it in Dallas in September for early December seemed like a great idea at the time. It was really disappointing that the worst weather we have had in 3 years occurred THIS weekend.
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Old 10 December 2013, 04:52 AM   #45
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Your right Chip. It's a lot worse here than people realize. My mother has been without power in her Irving home since Thursday night. Saturday I went and picked here and my step dad up and got them into a hotel. Their power is still out today.

18 wheelers are still stuck on Interstate - 20 delaying food and other deliveries to local businesses. It's a mess. We are all ready for the big thaw!

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I am sorry to hear about your mother being without power for that long, it's not something I wish to anyone. Cold aside, I would have gone NUTS without TV and Internet. Actually, I went nuts with cabin fever anyway! Glad to hear you were able to get her to a nice warm place.

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Sun is finally back out some here. It was really bad this weekend, my brother and his friends were here for his bachelor party. Scheduling it in Dallas in September for early December seemed like a great idea at the time. It was really disappointing that the worst weather we have had in 3 years occurred THIS weekend.
Considering that it was 81 degrees just a day before this hit... who could have predicted this? It's what sucks about TX. Cannot predict weather, you can only report.



Yup... we are in Frisco and were lucky, no power outage. However, we have broken trees all over the place and just yesterday I witnessed a huge sheet of ice fall of an apartment complex and hitting parked cars.

One of the trees in front of our house is really struggling with the weight of the ice and I am surprised it has not broken yet.

I am not a wus when it comes to driving in snow but after three days indoors I was going absolutely nuts and I had to get out for a bit. The roads here in Frisco were horrible and people were sliding all over the place. Had to go to the grocery store and most produce (what was left) was going bad.

I am ready for everything to get back to normal.

On a different note, since you guys are local, let me know if you ever want to meet up for a beer!
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Old 10 December 2013, 05:05 AM   #46
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I am sorry to hear about your mother being without power for that long, it's not something I wish to anyone. Cold aside, I would have gone NUTS without TV and Internet. Actually, I went nuts with cabin fever anyway! Glad to hear you were able to get her to a nice warm place.



Considering that it was 81 degrees just a day before this hit... who could have predicted this? It's what sucks about TX. Cannot predict weather, you can only report.



Yup... we are in Frisco and were lucky, no power outage. However, we have broken trees all over the place and just yesterday I witnessed a huge sheet of ice fall of an apartment complex and hitting parked cars.

One of the trees in front of our house is really struggling with the weight of the ice and I am surprised it has not broken yet.

I am not a wus when it comes to driving in snow but after three days indoors I was going absolutely nuts and I had to get out for a bit. The roads here in Frisco were horrible and people were sliding all over the place. Had to go to the grocery store and most produce (what was left) was going bad.

I am ready for everything to get back to normal.

On a different note, since you guys are local, let me know if you ever want to meet up for a beer!
I live in Allen, and my shop is in McKinney. Frisco, mckinney, allen, we all got slammed. Glad your ok!

Chip, your so close man, you need to stop by my place and get your windows tinted! Come take advantage of your TRF discount! :D

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I live in Allen, and my shop is in McKinney. Frisco, mckinney, allen, we all got slammed. Glad your ok!

Chip, your so close man, you need to stop by my place and get your windows tinted! Come take advantage of your TRF discount! :D

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I live in Allen, and my shop is in McKinney. Frisco, mckinney, allen, we all got slammed. Glad your ok!

Chip, your so close man, you need to stop by my place and get your windows tinted! Come take advantage of your TRF discount! :D

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Old 10 December 2013, 06:28 AM   #49
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This is my car when I left the eagles game yesterday


Luckily we had suite tickets so we weren't exposed to the elements
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Old 10 December 2013, 07:03 AM   #50
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This is my car when I left the eagles game yesterday


Luckily we had suite tickets so we weren't exposed to the elements
Omg! That's freaking awesome. What a game it was.

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Yeah it was awesome, pretty much a blizzard during the tailgate. Just a great day of football
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First time in my life I have ever pulled for Detroit. I have to hand it to philly, great game. I bet it was amazing to be there.

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It was, everyone was fired up. Even I, as a giants fan (born and raised in north jersey), got engulfed in it (the free beer in the suite helps too)
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It was, everyone was fired up. Even I, as a giants fan (born and raised in north jersey), got engulfed in it (the free beer in the suite helps too)
I played Golf at a course in Northern NJ last summer. Bowling Green, nice course. Beautiful part of the country.

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Old 16 December 2013, 05:54 AM   #55
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3" of ice in my driveway last Sunday, and 24 degrees.

This Sunday, not a cloud in the sky, and a nice 63 degrees. Got to love Texas!

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