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Ice Storm 22 December 2013

Well to say that it was the shortest day of the year, it certainly felt like the longest.

On Friday the freezing rain began at just after lunchtime and it continued right through to Saturday night.

On Sunday we woke up to flashing alarm clocks so knew that we had lost power at some point during the night. Then just as we were breathing a sigh of relief off it went again.

There was so much ice on everything that it brought down many power lines with the weight, and if the ice alone didn't bring them down the broken trees did.

Luckily for us we were only out for a total of 13 hours and 15 minutes. There are still about 250,000 people still without power and it is not expected to be back until Wednesday - Christmas Day!

Here are a few photos of the mayhem that an ice storm causes.

The following day was bright and sunny and quite breathtakingly beautiful. Every tree looked like it was covered in diamonds twinkling in the sunshine.
Our lilac tree on Friday evening
Our lilac tree on Friday evening		 Ice building up
Ice building up		 Getting thicker now
Getting thicker now		 Oh dear the lilac collapsed and took down the other smaller tree beside it.
Oh dear the lilac collapsed and took down the other smaller tree beside it.
With all this ice has anyone got a glass of scotch to go with it?
With all this ice has anyone got a glass of scotch to go with it?		 Can't even get in to start the engine to warm it up
Can't even get in to start the engine to warm it up		 Almost in
Almost in		 This was how thick the ice was all over the car
This was how thick the ice was all over the car
All the 'neighbours' came to eat at our place
All the 'neighbours' came to eat at our place		 Others catch the dropped seeds
Others catch the dropped seeds		 A lot of the older trees just collapsed under the weight
A lot of the older trees just collapsed under the weight		 It won't look the same in Spring
It won't look the same in Spring
Ice station feeders!
Ice station feeders!		 The ice is at least 3 fingers thick
The ice is at least 3 fingers thick		 Pretty Chester Crescent Ice Rink
Pretty Chester Crescent Ice Rink		 Uh oh, I hope this one doesn't topple
Uh oh, I hope this one doesn't topple
Chunks on top of the already 2 of solid ice
Chunks on top of the already 2" of solid ice		 Oh poor conifer
Oh poor conifer		 Hmm won't be putting the gazebo cover back on yet then
Hmm won't be putting the gazebo cover back on yet then		 Hard to believe that so much ice could be on such a flimsy branch
Hard to believe that so much ice could be on such a flimsy branch
The morning after the storm
The morning after the storm		 The view from our driveway
The view from our driveway		 and from the Metro store car park
and from the Metro store car park		 So many young trees didn't survive the weight either
So many young trees didn't survive the weight either
A tree full of diamonds?
A tree full of diamonds?		 Looking down the street
Looking down the street		 Breathtaking!
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