Posted on 01/07/2005 7:49:08 AM PST by JustAmy
LOL, Gramps looks good. Cute song, thanks.
Wow, that's pretty good. What time are you leaving tomorrow?
Have a good trip, Jen.
Sometime in the morning. Hopefully around 9 am or so.
Drive Safely. How long does it take to drive back?
It's a 6 hour drive.
I need to get ready for tomorrow. Hope to see you then. Nighty night.
NIghty night, all. See you tomorrow.
Good night, Victoria. I will be going to bed soon.
Take care, Tulip. See you tomorrow.
Rocks or mud?
Don't you ever get snow there?
We get mud. We have rocks year round. What is snow?
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2003
AP Photo by Helen Comer
Myles Morrison, a freshman at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn., hits fellow student and friend Toshio Kurosawa, with a snowball at the school's courtyard this morning. Snow began falling in West Tennessee and North Alabama this morning.
Bracing for a storm
Ice, snow forecast through Saturday
By Ken Retherford
DAILY Weekend Editor
kretherford@decaturdaily.com · 340-2444
Road crews and breadmakers were getting ready today as a fast-moving winter storm system entered the Decatur area, expected to bring about 1 inch of snow between 6 and midnight.
Freezing rain started falling across the Tennessee Valley this morning and some bridges and overpasses iced in Limestone and Lawrence counties before noon.
Bill Schaub, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service in Huntsville, cautioned drivers to watch for spot ice on highways, especially when the snow is falling. Drivers headed north should be aware that heavy snow was falling near the Alabama-Tennessee state line. Some roads in Nashville are closed.
Advisory for tonight
The Weather Service issued a winter storm advisory today for all of North Alabama and it continues tonight. An advisory, Schaub said, means less than 2 inches of snow will fall in most areas.
"The exceptions tonight," Schaub said, "will be in mountain areas such as Monte Sano. Those could get 2 inches and maybe 3."
Schaub said the worst part of the storm could be the low temperatures coming in tonight behind the cold front. Although temperature will reach the low 20s Friday morning, the wind chill will be near 10 degrees. Schaub said winds will be from the north at 15 mph.
"Saturday's also going to be rough," he said. "We're looking at a morning temperature of about 10 above Saturday morning. But the winds will be light by then."
Snow flurries also are possible Saturday night.
People should dress in layered clothing and protect animals, he said.
When a cold front comes through, temperatures usually drop for two days before warming back to normal, he said.
The Morgan County Emergency Management Agency is prepared to keep the public advised on highway conditions tonight and Friday. EMA Director Eddie Hicks said those concerned can call 351-4868 tonight for updates.
"We refresh the information every 30 minutes," Hicks said. "And, getting through shouldn't be a problem. We have 12 lines."
Hicks asks people not to call police, state troopers or use 911 trying to get highway information.
Among the regular trouble spots for drivers are the Interstate 65 bridges across the Tennessee River.
The Alabama Department of Transportation has crews on standby, but will not pretreat any bridges with sand and salt to help people avoid collisions.
Engineer Kerry NeSmith said the department does pretreat under some conditions, but not when rain precedes the snow. The rain, he said, washes away sand and salt.
"But we most definitely have crews standing by. We are ready now and will have them through the event and beyond," NeSmith said.
Julia Chenault of Decatur Public Works said the city has stockpiles of sand, gravel and salt, and is prepared.
"We'll call on them if we need to," Chenault said of street crews. "We're going to see how it develops."
Area residents are making their usual preparations by stocking up on necessities, including bread.
Fay Hodson, manager of the Flowers Bakery Thrift Store on Old Moulton Road, said her customers have been preparing since Tuesday.
3 double days
"We had a double day then, a double day Wednesday and should have a double day today," Hodson said.
"One of the young men who works here asked me why people get scared when a storm is coming. I told him they don't get scared, it's more like a celebration. It's like a holiday or anticipation of going on a picnic."
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/030116/storm.shtml
Decatur Alabama is 90 miles north of me.
If you're gonna throw mud and/or rocks then it's no longer a snowball fight, and it won't be fun for me.
(...you play too rough...)
If I had snow I'd use it. I have mod or rocks. Are you going to exclude me from playing just because I have no snow.
You can play with us, just don't throw rocks, they hurt and you might put someone's eye out. Rocks chip paint on cars and break windows.
(Maybe I should choose mud...)
Why won't cha just throw Hershey kisses?
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