6:30am
No Columbus City schools.
Looks like the rest of the
schools are closed as well like
Westerville, Dublin, Upper Arlingtion,
Gahanna, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg and so on
due to ice.
A sheet of ice is covering everything
from walks and roads to cars.
Tony had a hard time getting
the ice off his truck this morning.
Couldn't get it off the back
window or mirrors.
He had to leave a little earlier
this morning to salt the roads
and parking lots at work.
We have a second g0-round
of this weather coming.
At the moment it is in
Illinois according to the radar.
7:15am
I have yet to see any cars out and about
on our street other than the snow plow
salting.
8:40am
It is extremely slippery outside.
I went out to take a couple pictures
and thought it would be ok to walk through
the snow, NOT! I got as far as the backyard
and driveway and was going to go to
the front yard and decided against it.
VERY SLIPPERY!
From your window everything
looks like it is just wet and it is not!
It's all ice!
.
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.
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10:00am
My latest Jelly Belly cupcake creation
I just submitted.
Carousel Cupcake
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11:20am
Already working on another
Jelly Belly cupcake.
Sometimes it can be days before
I come up with an idea while
sometimes it could only be minutes,
as in this case, lol.
And believe me, it's not easy
trying to figure out original
ideas for these cupcakes.
I see sooo many copycat cupcakes
or cupcakes that don't even have
a jelly bean one on the contest page.
If people would only read
the rules!
I also see cupcakes that resemble
characters from movies or tv which
is also not allowed.
I think I counted literally around 100
cupcakes that should be disqualified
according to the rules!
---------------------------
Latest Jelly Belly cupcake.
Bulldozer on Dirt Pile cupcake.
------------------------------------
Here's another idea for preparing
for bad weather or power outages.
Ahead of time gather several thermos
type containers and fill them with
boiling hot water.
They will stay hot or even warm
for many, many hours.
You can use this to make heated soups
or ramen noodles without power.
I'm not sure if water would stay hot
or for how long if you used
one of these below but it's worth a try.
-----------------------------------------
7:30-10:30pm
Yeah it's been a fun evening.
Tony got paged out with 4 calls
tonight, one of which was an
apartment fire. We all tagged along.
The fireman said the fire was
caused by squirrels getting
into the attic and making a nest.
They chewed through wire.
The people in the apartment
didn't even know it was on fire.
But thanks to a couple other residents
who were outside and saw the smoke
rising from the roof top.
While at Tony's work we kept
seeing the lights flicker.
We saw many branches that broke off
trees laying in yards and roads,
branches that were hanging low
enough over the road to hit windshields,
and large puddles that could swallow
a car if you hit it just right.
We saw many areas on the way home
that seemed to have no power,
including the other side of our street.
Karl Rd was blocked off in one
area by police. Saw more police on a street
not far from here with their lights on.
We no sooner got home and walked
in the door and our power shut
off for a couple seconds.
So we pray that everyone stays safe
tonight! And hopefully the pager
doesn't go crazier than it has been.
So many foreign people who come
to the US don't know what to
do in certain situations.
One lady called tonight and said her
sewer pipe was broke. I'm thinking
what is that? It ended up
being a clogged toilet. Then she
had Tony show her how to turn
on the shower, she had no clue!
Photos from tonight.
As we arrived at Tony's work
the hook and ladder was just
leaving. The pumper truck and fire cheif
remained on the scene for awhile and was
wrapping up their hoses.
Then we had to wait for a
fire inspector to look over the apartment.
The residents had renters insurance
so that was good.
------------------------------------
10:53pm
Power went off again for a
brief moment.
Watching the news.
So far most of the schools say
they are open including Columbus.
I'm sure they will wait til
the middle of the night before
calling off school.
They would be crazy if they didn't!
It is soooo slippery out there!
No Columbus City schools.
Looks like the rest of the
schools are closed as well like
Westerville, Dublin, Upper Arlingtion,
Gahanna, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg and so on
due to ice.
A sheet of ice is covering everything
from walks and roads to cars.
Tony had a hard time getting
the ice off his truck this morning.
Couldn't get it off the back
window or mirrors.
He had to leave a little earlier
this morning to salt the roads
and parking lots at work.
We have a second g0-round
of this weather coming.
At the moment it is in
Illinois according to the radar.
7:15am
I have yet to see any cars out and about
on our street other than the snow plow
salting.
8:40am
It is extremely slippery outside.
I went out to take a couple pictures
and thought it would be ok to walk through
the snow, NOT! I got as far as the backyard
and driveway and was going to go to
the front yard and decided against it.
VERY SLIPPERY!
From your window everything
looks like it is just wet and it is not!
It's all ice!
.
.
.
.
.
----------------------------------------.
Jan 312011
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10:00am
My latest Jelly Belly cupcake creation
I just submitted.
Carousel Cupcake
----------------------------------
11:20am
Already working on another
Jelly Belly cupcake.
Sometimes it can be days before
I come up with an idea while
sometimes it could only be minutes,
as in this case, lol.
And believe me, it's not easy
trying to figure out original
ideas for these cupcakes.
I see sooo many copycat cupcakes
or cupcakes that don't even have
a jelly bean one on the contest page.
If people would only read
the rules!
I also see cupcakes that resemble
characters from movies or tv which
is also not allowed.
I think I counted literally around 100
cupcakes that should be disqualified
according to the rules!
---------------------------
Latest Jelly Belly cupcake.
Bulldozer on Dirt Pile cupcake.
------------------------------------
Here's another idea for preparing
for bad weather or power outages.
Ahead of time gather several thermos
type containers and fill them with
boiling hot water.
They will stay hot or even warm
for many, many hours.
You can use this to make heated soups
or ramen noodles without power.
I'm not sure if water would stay hot
or for how long if you used
one of these below but it's worth a try.
-----------------------------------------
7:30-10:30pm
Yeah it's been a fun evening.
Tony got paged out with 4 calls
tonight, one of which was an
apartment fire. We all tagged along.
The fireman said the fire was
caused by squirrels getting
into the attic and making a nest.
They chewed through wire.
The people in the apartment
didn't even know it was on fire.
But thanks to a couple other residents
who were outside and saw the smoke
rising from the roof top.
While at Tony's work we kept
seeing the lights flicker.
We saw many branches that broke off
trees laying in yards and roads,
branches that were hanging low
enough over the road to hit windshields,
and large puddles that could swallow
a car if you hit it just right.
We saw many areas on the way home
that seemed to have no power,
including the other side of our street.
Karl Rd was blocked off in one
area by police. Saw more police on a street
not far from here with their lights on.
We no sooner got home and walked
in the door and our power shut
off for a couple seconds.
So we pray that everyone stays safe
tonight! And hopefully the pager
doesn't go crazier than it has been.
So many foreign people who come
to the US don't know what to
do in certain situations.
One lady called tonight and said her
sewer pipe was broke. I'm thinking
what is that? It ended up
being a clogged toilet. Then she
had Tony show her how to turn
on the shower, she had no clue!
Photos from tonight.
As we arrived at Tony's work
the hook and ladder was just
leaving. The pumper truck and fire cheif
remained on the scene for awhile and was
wrapping up their hoses.
Then we had to wait for a
fire inspector to look over the apartment.
The residents had renters insurance
so that was good.
------------------------------------10:53pm
Power went off again for a
brief moment.
Watching the news.
So far most of the schools say
they are open including Columbus.
I'm sure they will wait til
the middle of the night before
calling off school.
They would be crazy if they didn't!
It is soooo slippery out there!
