Hello from the cold weather Austin. Ok, who told me that Austin has the same climate as San Diego? I don't remember ice in San Diego, unless it's in the freezer.
Everyone is probably hearing about the ice storm in the mid-west, especially the update on Texas. I'm staying in this nice warm apartment with plenty of hot tea. I don't know what everyone is hearing about the ice storm, and it might be bad in some areas, but I haven't turned into ice like the movie "The Day After Tomorrow." Yes, I'm being dramatic. I'm not used to this kind of weather, and that's the 1st thing that comes to mind when I hear "Ice Storm".
This is very different from Denver. Denver had their freeways de-iced by 3am, before Morning Rush Hour started, but for Austin, the city sanded down the iced roads and used "chemicals" to de-ice the roads for the first time in their history of crazy weather, but ran out of the de-icing chemicals. The ice storm is more severe in North Austin, but not that bad in South Austin (where I am). The city of Austin has been very precautious, warning everyone that if they do not have to go anywhere, to stay home, and if they have to drive to work then be careful driving.
I worked on Sunday and Monday when the ice warnings started, and the hospital gave us an option to sleep at the hospital than risking going home and returning to work the next day. Since I didn't have to work today, I decided to go home last night after work, and take the back roads home. I made it home safely, and didn't hit much ice. If the iced roads got any worse before I left work, the hospital would have called a "code Ice: Level 3", and no one would be allowed to leave because it's too dangerous to drive, and no one is able to come in. Code Ice level went as high as 2, so I went home. Crazy thing is that I took the back roads, through downtown, to go home, and it was like a Ghost Town.
Well, I gonna return to reading. Have a safe week. I know it's freezing all over the country. Stay warm and safe.
Love,
Leona
Everyone is probably hearing about the ice storm in the mid-west, especially the update on Texas. I'm staying in this nice warm apartment with plenty of hot tea. I don't know what everyone is hearing about the ice storm, and it might be bad in some areas, but I haven't turned into ice like the movie "The Day After Tomorrow." Yes, I'm being dramatic. I'm not used to this kind of weather, and that's the 1st thing that comes to mind when I hear "Ice Storm".
This is very different from Denver. Denver had their freeways de-iced by 3am, before Morning Rush Hour started, but for Austin, the city sanded down the iced roads and used "chemicals" to de-ice the roads for the first time in their history of crazy weather, but ran out of the de-icing chemicals. The ice storm is more severe in North Austin, but not that bad in South Austin (where I am). The city of Austin has been very precautious, warning everyone that if they do not have to go anywhere, to stay home, and if they have to drive to work then be careful driving.
I worked on Sunday and Monday when the ice warnings started, and the hospital gave us an option to sleep at the hospital than risking going home and returning to work the next day. Since I didn't have to work today, I decided to go home last night after work, and take the back roads home. I made it home safely, and didn't hit much ice. If the iced roads got any worse before I left work, the hospital would have called a "code Ice: Level 3", and no one would be allowed to leave because it's too dangerous to drive, and no one is able to come in. Code Ice level went as high as 2, so I went home. Crazy thing is that I took the back roads, through downtown, to go home, and it was like a Ghost Town.
Well, I gonna return to reading. Have a safe week. I know it's freezing all over the country. Stay warm and safe.
Love,
Leona
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