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Here I am, typing this from a room on the fifth floor at the Holiday Inn. The snow was delayed for several hours, so I was able to go into work. Turns out, the snow didn't arrive until a full 12 hours AFTER it was supposed to show up. To make things even worse, ice started falling sometime in the late morning or early afternoon. (I was asleep when it hit. XD) And it just kept falling, and falling, and falling until about 8pm or so. So needless to say, a couple coworkers and myself were stranded here.
On a good note, the power is still on, though it flickered ominously a few times. I have to commend Ameren IP for that one. Their crews were out busting their asses trying to keep the power on, and they were doing it during a howling ice storm. My coworker and I went outside early on in our shift to clear and salt the entrances, and it was like someone was pelting us with gravel non stop. The wind, oh my God, the wind was horrible. There were a few times when we had to stop what we were doing and brace ourself to keep from getting blown over. Yeah it was nasty, and I'll be glad when this monster moves on and pelts someone else for a while.
On a good note, the power is still on, though it flickered ominously a few times. I have to commend Ameren IP for that one. Their crews were out busting their asses trying to keep the power on, and they were doing it during a howling ice storm. My coworker and I went outside early on in our shift to clear and salt the entrances, and it was like someone was pelting us with gravel non stop. The wind, oh my God, the wind was horrible. There were a few times when we had to stop what we were doing and brace ourself to keep from getting blown over. Yeah it was nasty, and I'll be glad when this monster moves on and pelts someone else for a while.
