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It’s been a while. In my own defense I was traveling to the wilds of south central Ohio. I.e. there was no cell phone coverage and no internet access. 26K is NOT a reasonable connection.
I traveled back to Ohio to see my parents and catch up with some old friends during the holidays. This is the best benefit of being unemployed, nobody owns my time but me! While there we were pounded with snow and frigid temperatures. Southern and central Ohio cities do not expect that much snow. I got to experience true rustic living conditions and re-bond with mom and dad. It was a very full vacation.
While I was there I got to experience the “snow storm of ’04.” It was impressive. Between 15” – 25” fell on a diagonal path between Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus. I was in Ripley which is about 50 miles due east of Cincinnati. We only had an inch or so, however, we had rain all day the day before and ended up with about 2 inches of ice under a dusting of snow.
The snow caused obvious difficulties for the cities mentioned above. The cities had to shut down until the snow stopped falling. They could not keep up. Meanwhile out in Ripley, the ice added so much weight (how much weight?), so much weight, that numerous trees fell against the powerlines and electricity was lost for 3 days.
Without electricity on the farm, we had no heat. So, mom, dad, and I spent ALL that time in front of the fireplace in the living room to keep warm. When I was a kid we experienced the isolation this during the blizzards of ’77 and ’78. But, now at age 38 with a wife and family of my own, this was… different. Mom and dad and I all still get along just fine, there are no issues, we did not fight or anything silly like that. However…
The drama actually ended on Friday afternoon. Since my sister was hosting Christmas at her house in Cincinnati and my wife and daughter flew into the Cincinnati airport on Friday night, we spent Friday night in a hotel. Truly this was a memorable Christmas. Now I’m ready to work.
I traveled back to Ohio to see my parents and catch up with some old friends during the holidays. This is the best benefit of being unemployed, nobody owns my time but me! While there we were pounded with snow and frigid temperatures. Southern and central Ohio cities do not expect that much snow. I got to experience true rustic living conditions and re-bond with mom and dad. It was a very full vacation.
While I was there I got to experience the “snow storm of ’04.” It was impressive. Between 15” – 25” fell on a diagonal path between Cincinnati, Dayton and Columbus. I was in Ripley which is about 50 miles due east of Cincinnati. We only had an inch or so, however, we had rain all day the day before and ended up with about 2 inches of ice under a dusting of snow.
The snow caused obvious difficulties for the cities mentioned above. The cities had to shut down until the snow stopped falling. They could not keep up. Meanwhile out in Ripley, the ice added so much weight (how much weight?), so much weight, that numerous trees fell against the powerlines and electricity was lost for 3 days.
Without electricity on the farm, we had no heat. So, mom, dad, and I spent ALL that time in front of the fireplace in the living room to keep warm. When I was a kid we experienced the isolation this during the blizzards of ’77 and ’78. But, now at age 38 with a wife and family of my own, this was… different. Mom and dad and I all still get along just fine, there are no issues, we did not fight or anything silly like that. However…
The drama actually ended on Friday afternoon. Since my sister was hosting Christmas at her house in Cincinnati and my wife and daughter flew into the Cincinnati airport on Friday night, we spent Friday night in a hotel. Truly this was a memorable Christmas. Now I’m ready to work.
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