If you live in an area where it snows regularly in the winter months, you know the key is preparation. Most families have a shovel or two, and these days, many have a snow blower. Plus, it’s also essential to keep some ice melt handy. There are several varieties of sidewalk salt, but even though…
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Sometimes, you get a sixth sense that trouble is brewing. And when I mean trouble, I’m talking severe weather. Last week, the TV weather people tried to get everyone in a panic. But for most of Middle Tennessee, it was all for nothing. But this week, you can feel something is different. There’s no panic,…
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Over the weekend, we had threats of winter weather. With the potential of freezing rain, my wife and I put our wipers up. It’s a trick I learned years ago. Pulling them off the windshield meant we didn’t have to worry about the wipers sticking to it. Fortunately, there was no ice storm, so it…
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There are days when I gripe and grumble. Okay, there are too many of those days, but deep down inside, I know how good my life is. Today, I’ve got bagged ice on my mind. When I was growing up, we never had enough ice in the freezer. And we always had to fill up…
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Many parts of the USA are seeing severe winter weather. We could even get some over the next few days, too. And as I scroll through my Facebook timeline, many of my friends seem to be shocked. I’m confused. January and February are usually the months that we see the most snow and ice. So…
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People are passionate about many things. Some are actually quite mundane. For instance, ice. Yes, today’s we’re talking about frozen water. I kid you not…
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Sometimes we all get bothered by the simplest things. For instance, I truly hate when I drop an ice cube on the floor. In our house there’s never enough ice. So who can afford to lose one…
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I’ve always loved driving. But over the last few years I do my best to avoid road hazards like ice and snow. I’m more worried about everyone else and their driving…
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Winter weather has again wreaked havoc on Middle Tennessee. Many schools and businesses have been closed for days. And of course after a few days many people including my wife are going stir crazy. For me, since I usually work from home it’s business as usual…
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We went grocery shopping the other night and battled the people panicking about the winter weather. I don’t normally need to pick up last minute grocery items. But I will admit the trip was eye opening…
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