Ice Storm of 2009

Larry Hill · 01-29-2009, 05:06 PM

So how is everyone doing thru the ice storm? We have been without power since Tuesday about noon. It took Larry all that afternoon to get our generator on our service truck hooked up to the house. So we have heat, water and everything we need. We just don't run a lot of things at once. It is burning about 40 gallons of diesel fuel per day. We have enough diesel for another few days. There are 595,000 people in KY without power. There are 21,000 people in our county without power and there are 21,000 people in our county. No one has power. The service stations have gas but no power to pump it.

Last night we had 15 people here. Today Chris's wife took their girls and went to her parents in Nashville, where they are staying until the power is back on. They are saying that it may be 3 weeks before we have power back. My mom and 2 of my sisters and their families are staying here, so they went back to their houses and cleaned out refrigerators and freezers and brought everything back here.

Hopefully everybody is doing ok. We will post more later.

Patsy & Larry

Wade_Owens · 01-29-2009, 06:06 PM

Patsy, pretty rough around here, too. About 30 miles south in Sikeston, there are lots of trees and power lines down. only about 6 or 8 businesses are open, our dealership being one of them. No internet for 1-2 weeks, 12,000 without power for up to 2 weeks, no running water, etc. The trees look like giant, ice covered mushrooms.

I live in Cape, just north of the worst ice storm i've ever seen.....

Wade

Jack McCarthy · 01-29-2009, 06:31 PM

louisville is under state of emergency, 195,000 out of power (including me and my business)... most still can get fuel, but kerosene is running out. more trees / limbs down than september hurricane hit.

lge forecasting 7-11 days without power for some... more snow sunday night

jack mccarthy

cANT WAIT FOR CAJUNS !!!

Terry Cain · 01-29-2009, 06:48 PM

Well,
We were without power for a total of 6 hrs. A big thanks to Harrison Co. REMC and especially one board member by the name of David Walther.
Still no cell service and HS internet is touch and go.
Fore cast is for another 5-6 inches of Snow first part fo the week. I haven't been to work since Tuesday. Wife works for school system so she's off until at least Monday, maybe longer. I'm starting to get cabin fever.

Rob Petrie E395 · 01-29-2009, 07:43 PM

Here near Mt Vernon IL we just got the snow and very little ice. Our state and county roads are good but township roads are terrible. We got the Ice last year and I know what you guys are up against hopefully you all will get power back sooner than expected.
Rob

Dave Turner · 01-29-2009, 07:50 PM

Wow...sometimes being up here in the Great White North ain't so bad!

John Leichtamer Jr · 01-29-2009, 07:54 PM

Dave

Not bad in Sanford Fl.

Hammer

John Dinkel · 01-29-2009, 09:24 PM

We are so lucky that Al Gore and his globall warming is helping us out of a real problem. Just think how bad it could be if he wasn't lying to the world so he could get rich.

Charlie Ford · 01-29-2009, 10:16 PM

Larry, Patsy, and all others, I feel for you guys. We had the same problems down here after Ike. We were without power for 2 weeks. I ran out of gas after 3 days. Same deal, no power at the stations. I had to get resourceful. If you know any trucking people or construction people, they could have above ground tanks. Even if they have electric pumps, you can syphon the fuel.

Fred Connell · 01-29-2009, 10:59 PM

Hey Patsy,
I bet you wish you had that motor home full of fuel. I learned that a long time ago. Always keep fuel tank full and put storage stablizer in it. Didn't Provoast teach you anything ? Come on down the weather is fine.
We will put all of you up.

JoAnn

01-29-2009, 05:06 PM	#1
Larry Hill Live Reporter Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hickory, Ky Posts: 10,633 Likes: 1,927 Liked 10,687 Times in 2,225 Posts	Ice Storm of 2009 So how is everyone doing thru the ice storm? We have been without power since Tuesday about noon. It took Larry all that afternoon to get our generator on our service truck hooked up to the house. So we have heat, water and everything we need. We just don't run a lot of things at once. It is burning about 40 gallons of diesel fuel per day. We have enough diesel for another few days. There are 595,000 people in KY without power. There are 21,000 people in our county without power and there are 21,000 people in our county. No one has power. The service stations have gas but no power to pump it. Last night we had 15 people here. Today Chris's wife took their girls and went to her parents in Nashville, where they are staying until the power is back on. They are saying that it may be 3 weeks before we have power back. My mom and 2 of my sisters and their families are staying here, so they went back to their houses and cleaned out refrigerators and freezers and brought everything back here. Hopefully everybody is doing ok. We will post more later. Patsy & Larry __________________ IHM Used Parts https://ihmusedparts.com 888-821-1817

01-29-2009, 06:06 PM	#2
Wade_Owens Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 578 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 Patsy, pretty rough around here, too. About 30 miles south in Sikeston, there are lots of trees and power lines down. only about 6 or 8 businesses are open, our dealership being one of them. No internet for 1-2 weeks, 12,000 without power for up to 2 weeks, no running water, etc. The trees look like giant, ice covered mushrooms. I live in Cape, just north of the worst ice storm i've ever seen..... Wade

01-29-2009, 06:31 PM	#3
Jack McCarthy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: lyndon ky. ... louisville area Posts: 1,321 Likes: 28 Liked 470 Times in 116 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 louisville is under state of emergency, 195,000 out of power (including me and my business)... most still can get fuel, but kerosene is running out. more trees / limbs down than september hurricane hit. lge forecasting 7-11 days without power for some... more snow sunday night jack mccarthy cANT WAIT FOR CAJUNS !!! __________________ Jack McCarthy 3609 STK "the Captain"

01-29-2009, 06:48 PM	#4
Terry Cain Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Georgetown, Indiana (close to Louisville, KY) Posts: 776 Likes: 530 Liked 230 Times in 106 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 Well, We were without power for a total of 6 hrs. A big thanks to Harrison Co. REMC and especially one board member by the name of David Walther. Still no cell service and HS internet is touch and go. Fore cast is for another 5-6 inches of Snow first part fo the week. I haven't been to work since Tuesday. Wife works for school system so she's off until at least Monday, maybe longer. I'm starting to get cabin fever. __________________ Terry Cain ???? STK tcain19689585@gmail.com

01-29-2009, 07:43 PM	#5
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,092 Likes: 162 Liked 216 Times in 77 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 Here near Mt Vernon IL we just got the snow and very little ice. Our state and county roads are good but township roads are terrible. We got the Ice last year and I know what you guys are up against hopefully you all will get power back sooner than expected. Rob

01-29-2009, 07:50 PM	#6
Dave Turner VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Schomberg, ON, Canada Posts: 1,222 Likes: 1,606 Liked 364 Times in 138 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 Wow...sometimes being up here in the Great White North ain't so bad! __________________ Dave Turner SS/GT #1153

01-29-2009, 07:54 PM	#7
John Leichtamer Jr Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orange City Fl Posts: 764 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 Dave Not bad in Sanford Fl. Hammer

01-29-2009, 09:24 PM	#8
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 507 Likes: 399 Liked 263 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 We are so lucky that Al Gore and his globall warming is helping us out of a real problem. Just think how bad it could be if he wasn't lying to the world so he could get rich. __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK

01-29-2009, 10:16 PM	#9
Charlie Ford Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 169 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 Larry, Patsy, and all others, I feel for you guys. We had the same problems down here after Ike. We were without power for 2 weeks. I ran out of gas after 3 days. Same deal, no power at the stations. I had to get resourceful. If you know any trucking people or construction people, they could have above ground tanks. Even if they have electric pumps, you can syphon the fuel. __________________ Charlie Ford 4729 STK

01-29-2009, 10:59 PM	#10
Fred Connell Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Nashville,Tn Posts: 73 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ice Storm of 2009 Hey Patsy, I bet you wish you had that motor home full of fuel. I learned that a long time ago. Always keep fuel tank full and put storage stablizer in it. Didn't Provoast teach you anything ? Come on down the weather is fine. We will put all of you up. JoAnn