Earlier this week, the TV weather people started waving red flags, telling us that severe weather was on the way. It could be snow, ice, or a combination of both. They just didn’t know. But still, we wait. As I learned a long time ago, you can never predict when these weather events will start….
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The mood here in Nashville has shifted over the last couple of days. You can feel the panic as the weather people tell us we could see severe weather over the weekend. Sure, TV meteorologists love to incite panic. I usually don’t pay any attention to these things. Still, when I saw news online yesterday…
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One of the minor hassles of this time of year, almost no matter where you live, is ice on the windshield. I know it’s worse in the northern part of the US, but down south it’s a hassle, too. There are lots of hacks to help you remove that ice in the morning, and most…
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If you’ve followed national news over the last few weeks, you’ve likely heard stories of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, making arrests in hundreds of cities. They’ve been in Nashville for about a week. And as they’ve done everywhere, they’ve made hundreds of traffic stops and even stormed our lower Broadway…
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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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