The sleet started early Thursday evening and by morning things were covered in ice. Here's a few pictures of the park.
Looking out our window or at least what we could between the ice
That's ice on the grass and car.
Later that morning the sun came out and really showed the ice on the trees
That's ice on the grass and car.
Later that morning the sun came out and really showed the ice on the trees
This one I copied from a friend that was taken from his place
The area down here is not equipped for this kind of winter mess so until the sun came out and things melted the major expressway and all over passes where closed down. Which pretty much made it hard to get around since about every other street around here has a over pass. Many businesses and schools were closed not only because of the ice but the wind chill. Since they don't have salt down here for the roads they used dirt to spread around. Interesting and very messy as they pretty much just dumped it on the roads instead of spreading a thin layer.
Unfortunately some of the residents forgot to turn the water off on the sprinkler system so now have that expensive repair. There were several people that really took a terrible fall when they stepped down on their RV step and ended up at the bottom. One poor lady ended up in the hospital from her fall but is ok now. You just don't think of those things down here.
The sad part is the majority of the flowers and bushes have pretty much had it. The only ones that look like they may be alright are the rose bushes. Many people started cutting back things today and putting it out for the lawn maintenance crew to pick up.
Till next time........... from a whole lot warmer place..........and a happy camper.....................
The area down here is not equipped for this kind of winter mess so until the sun came out and things melted the major expressway and all over passes where closed down. Which pretty much made it hard to get around since about every other street around here has a over pass. Many businesses and schools were closed not only because of the ice but the wind chill. Since they don't have salt down here for the roads they used dirt to spread around. Interesting and very messy as they pretty much just dumped it on the roads instead of spreading a thin layer.
Unfortunately some of the residents forgot to turn the water off on the sprinkler system so now have that expensive repair. There were several people that really took a terrible fall when they stepped down on their RV step and ended up at the bottom. One poor lady ended up in the hospital from her fall but is ok now. You just don't think of those things down here.
The sad part is the majority of the flowers and bushes have pretty much had it. The only ones that look like they may be alright are the rose bushes. Many people started cutting back things today and putting it out for the lawn maintenance crew to pick up.
Today was a beautiful day with Sun and warm temperatures.
It was so good to see this
Not a cloud in the sky. People were out walking and biking again, you could hear the laughter at the different lots during happy hour and windows and doors were opened again. Life in the Rio Grande Valley was back to normal. Thank GoodnessTill next time........... from a whole lot warmer place..........and a happy camper.....................
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