Well, you called it! Ok, not Cleveland explicity, but up in that area. Our
county ran it's final report at 9:19 - we are done and posted on our BOE
website. Cleveland area had it's problems - court order that the polls stay
open til 9:00 - I think, though, that some of it was weather related, as
Dick Goddard just announced some 12,000 people are without power due to the
ice. Hope you're staying warm. Of course, if you're without power, you
won't see this... (duh)

The ice on the trees is beautiful, though.

I know it's not dog related, so to make it on topic......
Atty spent the day with Grandma, snacked all day, and hasn't gotten off the
bed since she got home. She's stretched out with her head on the pillow.
What a happy girl she is.

Sue and Atty

On 2008-03-04 22:13:18 -0500, "Sue and Atty" said:

Well, you called it! Ok, not Cleveland explicity, but up in that area.

Cleveland is specifically a very large part of the problem, as usual.
Sandusky has also had big problems.

Our county ran it's final report at 9:19 - we are done and posted on our BOE
website. Cleveland area had it's problems - court order that the polls stay
open til 9:00 - I think, though, that some of it was weather related, as
Dick Goddard just announced some 12,000 people are without power due to the
ice. Hope you're staying warm. Of course, if you're without power, you
won't see this... (duh)

I know a large part of the area is without power. Primarily a little
west of us. This has been a terrible storm. Trees and power lines down
all over.

So far, so good: thanks for thinking of us.

The ice on the trees is beautiful, though.

It's an amazing ice storm!

I know it's not dog related, so to make it on topic......

Our dogs think we're punishing them by taking them outside. Beanie in
particular. She hates any sort of inclement weather unless there are
big, puffy snowflakes falling.

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:51:28 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote:

I know a large part of the area is without power. Primarily a little
west of us.

Areas east of you have been without power, too.

MS

On 2008-03-04 22:56:29 -0500, sighthounds & siberians said:

Areas east of you have been without power, too.

MS

Heh. I'm sure! We've been cocooned tonight. Good night for it. We have
a fairly good little micro-climate here.

It's going to be 4:30 AM before our county finishes the vote tally!

On 2008-03-04 22:56:29 -0500, sighthounds & siberians said:

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:51:28 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote:

I know a large part of the area is without power. Primarily a little
west of us.

Areas east of you have been without power, too.

MS

We're evidently beginning to lose the primary power wires...

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:09:23 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote:

On 2008-03-04 22:56:29 -0500, sighthounds & siberians said:

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 22:51:28 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote:

I know a large part of the area is without power. Primarily a little
west of us.

Areas east of you have been without power, too.

MS

We're evidently beginning to lose the primary power wires...

We were out for an unknown period of time; the power came on a couple
of hours ago. I had a meeting in Ashtabula at 7:15 pm, for which I
was later than usual as I was coming from downtown Cleveland. That
drive was even less fun than it normally isn't. I just went out to
put de-icer on the porches - the stuff is still coming down! - and all
you can hear is the snap, crackle and pop of ice in tree branches.
Hopefully the branches will still be on the trees in the morning.

Mustang Sally

On 2008-03-04 23:14:31 -0500, sighthounds & siberians said:

all
you can hear is the snap, crackle and pop of ice in tree branches.
Hopefully the branches will still be on the trees in the morning.

The noise is crazy weird and there's going to be a ton of damage. But I
didn't think about de-icer because the wind is still so strong.

"montana wildhack" wrote in message
news:2008030423023875249-montana@wildhackcominvalid...
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It's going to be 4:30 AM before our county finishes the vote tally!


Well, I'm sure Atty and I will be up then - I just took her out, and she
refused to potty - although she did chase an oppossum. Yippee. Now, my
once happily snoring lab wants to PLAY - It's 11:39 - I want to SLEEP. I
can almost guarantee a snow day tomorrow - I took a personal day, so that
will guarantee no school. I see a number of Cleveland area schools are
already closed. Geez, we'll be making up days in July at this rate.

Sue and Atty

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:30:01 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote:

On 2008-03-04 23:14:31 -0500, sighthounds & siberians said:

all
you can hear is the snap, crackle and pop of ice in tree branches.
Hopefully the branches will still be on the trees in the morning.

The noise is crazy weird and there's going to be a ton of damage. But I
didn't think about de-icer because the wind is still so strong.

The noise really is eerie, isn't it? I suppose the ice does look
beautiful on the trees, but I just worry the branches will come down
and damage the fence. Not to mention all the other damage that's
bound to result, actually already has occurred. I only put de-icer
down because we still have one human to come home from work, and the
front porch is awfully slick. As is the back porch, and though the
dogs are pretty sure-footed, there's Robin the whippet who is not too
steady these days, and Raisin the blind dachshund who has to be
carried down the stairs in weather like this. The silly thing is that
I put salt in the back and dog-safe de-icer in front, because Teddy
the Bad! Puppy! would surely eat the dog-safe de-icer, and I don't
think that's what the manufacturer means by dog-safe.

Mustang Sally

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:30:01 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote:
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The noise is crazy weird and there's going to be a ton of damage. But I
didn't think about de-icer because the wind is still so strong.


We have no wind - it's kind of eerie - It has stopped raining, though.

snip
I only put de-icer
down because we still have one human to come home from work, and the
front porch is awfully slick.

Makes me thankful for an attached garage with an opener S

Sue and Atty