not looking good to make it, since the roads will likely clear up by then, I'll have a basketball game and likely 2 indoor soccer games to go to. If I can swing by for a bit, I'll let you know but likely won't know until tomorrow or Friday.

 

Holy Cow!! Just saw that Jay, OK up by Grand Lake has gotten 25" of snow last night and this am, that's in addition to what they had last week.

 

jfreeddo...do you drive on S Elm street in Jenks alot...I think I've seen you quite a bit...did you have a scoop shovel on your spare last week....just curious

 

Dang, that's quite a bit. Wish it'd done half of that here

 

Yes, I live over by 121st and Elm, so I'm out there on elm alot.

I have a scoop shovel on my front bumper and an axe on my spare tire carrier.

 

OK...Ive seen you...I live at 121st n Elwood....

 

did you see all those boat docks that sank ?

 

Jason......I passed a UPS truck on 81st and county line when i took Brandy to work so maybe you will get your parts today

 

yes, on facebook someone created a page called 2011 Grand Lake Blizzard and there are tons of pics.

As of yesterday before this new stuff, our dock in Duck Creek was fine, but other bigger docks in Duck Creek not far from us are destroyed.

Some initial estimates of damage on Grand Lake from just last week, not including today, were at over 40-50 million dollars.

 

Okay, it's safe to go out because this maniac has gotten back to his house. I decided to go downtown to get some pictures of the Federal Building Memorial. Well, I don't drive often downtown, and there was almost no traffic. But that didn't stop me from managing to turn on streets and wonder why the traffic lights were all facing the other way--twice I went the wrong way on a one-way street! Then, a mile from my home, I'm heading through an intersection and have to push through a drift that is probably about 18" high. It jerks the steering wheel and I look down to straighten things out and avoid a car in the next lane and when I look up, as I cross the limit line, the light is RED!!! Yes, and there's a car entering the intersection from the other direction!!! I'm such an idiot!!! Anyway, I deftly avoid him (okay, I ran the red light, but it was still a deft move) and keep pressing on home, hoping that this guy who probably lives within a mile of my home doesn't ever recognize my Jeep again.

Dang, what a morning. I guess I should have realized that it would be best to stay home today when I made breakfast. Normally it's just a bowl of cereal, oatmeal or a half grapefruit and some juice or milk. But today I decided to thaw out some Blue & Gold Sausage (if you've never had it, you're missing out). I take a left-over half of a baked potato and dice it up and put some eggs in and make breakfast burritos. I'm getting out the sour cream and green salsa (thanks, Chris!!) to put on it and realize I want some juice to drink. So I move the milk aside and reach behind it to pull out the juice jug. And while pulling that out, holding the fridge door open and the sour cream and the salsa, I accidentally bump a bottle of Coors. And it tips over! So I'm squirming to the fridge trying to catch it, realize I can't, so just shuffle my feet forward to break the bottle's fall and keep it from breaking. Which I successfully do!! But, the bottle has become so jostled that it starts foaming, and liquid starts pouring out of the top all over my socks and the floor. Did I mention that this is at 5 a.m. this morning? Anyway, bad start to my day. Bad continuation. Bad driving (I sincerely apologize to anyone who saw my stupid driving skills today, as well as to all fellow Jeepers to whom I've given a bad name). I got home, made up a cup of coffee, perhaps with a little something extra to warm it up (love the Kahlua). I'm going to light a fire, and maybe just watch some TV. No more going out today.

BTW: If I got any good pic's, I'll throw them up on the Photos of Anything thread, as well as on my FB account.

Final thought: When I see someone do something stupid while driving, I don't honk (unless safety dictates) or make them think that they are an idiot by shaking my fist at them or such. I just remind myself that certainly at some time in the past I've done something just as stupid.