Ice, falling trees, and alll the schools are closed
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
Eugene, Oregon
December 15, 2016 10:08am CST
It happens just about every winter in western Oregon. Rain falls steadily for a day or two, temperatures hover near freezing. When night comes, the thermometer drops somewhere below freezing and many tall trees are overcome by the weight of the ice.
They topple, falling on roofs, cars (in driveways and on streets), occasionally on cars with people in them. Power lines go down, power goes off in parts of town and we are all warned to stay inside. Some downed power lines are live and quite dangerous to touch. Schools close, businesses suffer and winter's bite is felt.
Personally, we are fine and have power. Anne has a doctor's appointment this morning. She is about to call and see if the office will be open. I am not scheduled to work at the retail store today, but, then I was wasn't scheduled the last two days and they pleaded with me to come in. My daughter is okay in Portland, I think.She can work from home. Her biggest problem is getting that Chihuahua puppy out do it's thing.
There is a woodpecker at my suet feeder and a hummingbird was waiting for the feeder I just put out.
I hope that winter, or whatever season it is in your world, is being kind.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
I have not heard of any fatalities at this time and hope there are none too.
@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
15 Dec 16
Things still not so nice here in Portland, more having to do with people slipping and sliding on the streets and highways than anything else. If we were flatlanders in a flat land it might not be quite so tricky.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
15 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic Hard to believe any offices at all are open. Glad I'm able to stay home until next week, when it warms up. Be safe out there!
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
@blitzfrick The roads are okay down here, but tree limbs are down all over the place and some will be without power for three days. It will be about 20 in the morning.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
I am glad that we live in a level area of Eugene. I am not looking forward to taking Anne to the doc.
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@sallypup (57749)
• Centralia, Washington
17 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic I love and I mean love not living in a town. Way too close to people for me and yet getting around in the winter is plain plug ugly. Hubby reminds me that it was me that yarked until we moved from town. He reminds me quite often.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Dec 16
@sallypup That sounds like a good idea (reminding).
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Dec 16
Winter is not a favorite of mine at all.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
I and many others feed birds and that helps, though I don't know how many will not make it. We have hummingbirds that stay all year and there are several using my feeders. This is early for this kind of cold weather.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Dec 16
@shshiju Thank you. It is also quite entertaining.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
17 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic That's good and noble deed to help the other animals and birds to recover, as they are also part of the nature.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Dec 16
No it's not being kind in the Chicago area, we have about 5 degrees currently with a -13 wind chill and getting colder. But I don't expect anything less.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
I know that you always get brutal winters there. Stay warm if you can.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic I plan on staying warm. Not going out for a few days I think.
@His_chariot (375)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
15 Dec 16
Sounds like winter is vicious in your neck of the woods.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
Usually, we have a lot of rain, a little ice and then this happens maybe once. This is the second time this year already.
@His_chariot (375)
• United States Minor Outlying Islands
16 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic Lovely picture, too bad it is such a bitter time.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
@His_chariot Thanks. It will warm up some today, maybe 30.
@LadyDuck (457412)
• Switzerland
16 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic Yes, it's coming the time of the year when you can expect bad weather.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
Well, I guess we can expect this kind of thing for the next three or four months. I hope we get some nicer days.
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@kevinakash (2084)
• Sri Lanka
16 Dec 16
we don't experience extreme weather conditions during this month
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
Our weather is not usually this bad either.
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@RasmaSandra (73241)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Dec 16
I hate winters that are so harsh. However here in northern Europe we can expect most anything. I was hoping for a white Christmas but now they say we might not get any snow and the harshest weather always comes in January and February.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
That is usually when this kind of thing happens.
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@Marilynda1225 (79592)
• United States
15 Dec 16
I hate harsh winters when we have ice on trees and power lines and power outages. We're due for a wintry mix over the weekend so I'm keeping my fingers crossed it isn't too bad.
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@JESSY3236 (18885)
• United States
15 Dec 16
We haven't had any winter yet.Just coldness. It supposedly coming next week.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
I hope that the cold weather does not bring a lot of ice for your area.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
15 Dec 16
My girlfriend keeps giving me updates about Portland. She's from there, so she's following it. Stay safe!
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
It is much worse there really. Cars were abandoned on streets and kids were stuck on a school bus last night for three hours. Just talked to my daughter, snow still on the ground, but warming up some.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
16 Dec 16
That is a good head's up about the trees. Here falling icicles can be a hazard.
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@rebelann (111090)
• El Paso, Texas
16 Dec 16
Dang, that just sounds cold and dangerous ..... here about all that's ever really dangerous are the winds which sometimes can gust up to 50 or more mph and will blow all kinds of things into my yard. So far though it's been mild with winds only going up to 30 mph. I wouldn't trade that for ice and falling trees or power lines.
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
Doing fine, but I will drive Anne to the doc's office soon, since she called and they are there.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
15 Dec 16
Sounds like typical winter weather in your neck of the woods. I imagine the road into Crater Lake is closed.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Dec 16
No doubt it is. The east side of the Cascades got a lot of snow and colder temperatures than we did. I hope what we got is not a preview.
@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
16 Dec 16
Of I love snow... But I have never experinced it... So sad
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
@amandajay It is very beautiful, true.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Dec 16
It is good in the mountains and forests, but disrupting in the valley.
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@amandajay (23264)
• New Zealand
16 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic yeah i can understand.. But its nice to see snow on trees
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