my husband is sitting on our front porch watching trees just fall all over the place. Houses, cars, everything is getting crushed because of all the ice on the trees.....WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
2007-12-10 20:59:57 · 9 answers · asked by mimi_bailey 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
There's nothing you can do. It's the same here. Have enough food in the house and maybe buy some water to drink. Get candles and wood for the fireplace or a kerosene heater. Don't drive in it, obviously, and try not to park or walk under a tree.
It'll clear up within a few days.
2007-12-10 21:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by Grainne 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I am also from Indian and we went thru this about 3 yrs ago. My family lost a HUGE Elm tree in the front yard. When the limbs broke, it sounded like a glass chandalier falling onto a marble floor.....It was the death of a tree.....I will never forget it.... (Make sure to shop around before using any tree repair service. Costs vary tremendously!) The kids and I played alot of Uno and board games, put puzzles together, brushed the dog and waited for heat. After 3 days we had a generator but most others we not that lucky. We have now converted almost everything to propane so if it happens again, we have food and heat and we bought a generator. (Generators also help in thunderstorms, but get the wiring done by someone that knows what they are doing). There isn't much else to do but wait it out and pick up the pieces afterwards. Cars and homes can be replaced...lives cannot. Stay safe and don't go out unless you have to until all the power-lines are cleaned up. Make the most of it and enjoy the "quiet time" with your kids/family/pets. Now we know why Amish have so many kids LOL!!!!
2007-12-11 07:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by bixbygretta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you are going through. I went through a huge ice storm in Indiana a few years ago. We were supposed to sign the closing papers on our house that day. I remember hoping that the trees in the front yard wouldn't fall in to the house.
The first few days were crazy. My sister did not have power for almost two weeks and she lives in a large city. I also remember driving home to get the kids from school and having a huge limb from a tree fall and barely miss the car. People flocked to larger cities for hotel rooms, but couldn't find any. It was crazy.
Just take it an hour, a day, a week at a time. It gets better. There is nothing so bad that you can't get through it with the grace God. What helped me was to help my neighbors or anyone pick up the mess that remained. Looking outside now you can't tell that we had trees collapsing and so much damage just a few years ago.
2007-12-10 23:43:39 · answer #3 · answered by carrie p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup, I'm in Kansas right now & there's not really anything you can do. Make sure you have plenty of food because you probably shouldn't be driving in it. Make sure you're not parked under any trees and be careful around windows that are near branches as well. Maybe get some salt for your driveway and walkways around your house. Mainly all you can do is stay inside & keep yourself entertained until it clears up. It's a nasty mess to be stuck in, but you have to admit it's also very pretty to see everything covered in ice!
2007-12-11 15:58:19 · answer #4 · answered by Erica!! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing you can do!
Just wait it out and pray it all stops soon.
I will pray for none of it in southeast Missouri.
***Your Missouri neighbor.
EXCEPT: form a neighborhood meeting and plan a strategy for regular maintenance and removal of all trees near utility lines. Not all of the problem is with the utility companies being at fault. Unkempt trees and ones near power lines are part our responsibility.
WHY DO I BELIEVE THIS?
Simple no electric no heat for 1 week ( full 7 days )last year because the neighbors refused to keep trees in check causing fallen branches on the lines.
2007-12-11 01:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move your cars so that they won't get hit by any falling cars and stay inside. I'm in Oklahoma and got hit by the ice yesterday. I saw people sliding everywhere and trees just being devastated. Best to not go anywhere if you can avoid it.
2007-12-10 21:05:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Move to Australia!!!
I'm in Queensland and it's 8pm at night and still 30 deg C.
We DREAM of ice over here!!!
Stay safe
2007-12-10 21:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by grrrl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Build lots of igloos
2007-12-10 21:03:22 · answer #8 · answered by Tilly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Move to Mexico and you will NEVER have that problem.
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=434447244&size=o
http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=310280501&size=l
Good time to visit now, it is Summer Time!!! : )
2007-12-10 21:03:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋