And the ice storm cometh...

@MarieCoyle It is warmer here today, but very cloudy.

@LadyDuck OK, I admit it. I lied, Anna. Not intentionally! I planned to not leave the house. We were doing our ''chasing medications'' thing for my son Friday and Saturday--you might remember I wrote about it a while back. Anyway, today his meds were to be refilled. And of course, once again someone had to make a 25 mile round trip to pick it up, because the pharmacy close to our house once again said $1300.00, and in the city, his insurance paid for it completely. I called this morning and arranged for someone to deliver it to us, because of the poor road conditions. So, they called, and the delivery driver was in a wreck and there was no one else to bring it. So I got to drive on the ice and back, while it sleeted, etc. to go pick it up. If it wasn't an important medication for him I would have waited, but it was. It took nearly 40 minutes to go 12 miles there. While we were there, the sleet and ice really kicked in big time, so it took over an hour to drive the same distance home. No one went fast at all, I only saw one idiot. But there are a lot of cars in ditches, 3 jackknifed semi-trucks on the interstate not far from me, and numerous other wrecks. I do not get irritated or annoyed easily. But this medicine situation is so frustrating, I want to scream. Ugh.

I will be staying home today for sure. Thank you, Anna.

@MarieCoyle Yeah, there was quite a lot that closed. Hurts the economy, but life is more important of course and it was a wise decision for those who made it.

@porwest Our area had no school Tuesday, either. Too much ice and too many wrecks. So the kids were out early on Thursday, no school Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday, all for ice. Then today, the ice finally started to melt some about 2 PM. It immediately got so very foggy I can barely see across the street! Now we are under a dense fog warning, and there's been some more wrecks! Plus it rained so much before the deep freeze and the ice storms, now we have lakes of water everywhere and more rain on the way. We can't seem to catch a break here.

I lost track of what was closed today. Most state offices, schools, many office buildings, and so on. Just be safe, Jim.

I hope you got your wish and didn't get any ice!

It's ok, as long as we have heat and are safe and warm, it will pass. I am just so thankful I don't have to be out in it. I'm glad also that there is no school anywhere around here, as our buses seem to be notorious to slide off the roads when they are slippery, and no parent wants to go through that!

@marguicha Yes, there have been a lot of homeless people die from exposure, as well. You know what they say, if you have food to eat, something to wear, and a place to lay your head, you are doing better than so many. I am thankful for what I have, for sure.

@MarieCoyle I hope that you can keep it up. I started one the last part of 1999 and it is amazing how times have changed our lives.

@Juliaacv It is difficult to find writing times on some days, especially at this certain time of my life with my son ill. But hey, I can hope and dream of better times! Thank you.

That journal idea is good, Julia. Maybe I will try that!

@MarieCoyle Good here so far

If it's coming your way, hunker down tight, and be safe, Eva.

I hope that yours comes in the form of rain, Snowy.

My power stayed on so far. Some people on the outskirts of my area are out, but to be fair, a truck hit a power pole and that's the reason. No ice cubes falling out of the sky, but there was a time today when the sleet/ice fell out of the sky and looked exactly like those Dippin' Dots!

I don't think many people want to drive on ice!

@MarieCoyle I agree with you that it is best to stay inside. I am sorry what happened to the lady and glad she did not break any bones but having stitches is not fun either.

@Hannihar No, stitches are not fun at all. But broken bones take even longer to heal, she said she was just happy she didn't break any bones.

A lady I am friends with that lives a few blocks away from me, fell on her driveway last night on the ice. She didn't break any bones, of course everyone is thankful for that, but she did land on her arm and hand, and had to go get stitches in her hand from the fall. Yes, it's best to stay inside if a person can do that!

@MarieCoyle I don't think we had any ice here.

@LindaOHio I would have much preferred snow over ice, but unfortunately, the weather guys didn't ask me my choice in the matter!

I know how hard it is when school is canceled, people often scramble for child care, etc. but sometimes it's just the safer option. I hope you can stay inside and be safe, Linda.

It certainly is. I prefer to stay in during ice storms!

Ice can just be so deadly--often because people just will NOT slow down!

It certainly can. If I have a head's up and stay weather aware, I can usually be home or at one of the kid's homes before it gets too miserable outside.

The road crews have put salt brine down, all kinds of scraping and such, and still, we have ice.