Pics from the ice storm Wash. Co, NY....dialup warning.

[amerikat]

So I went out today to get a few pics of the massive ice storm that
hit the Northeast states on Friday. All pics were taken in
Washington County, NY which is northeast of Albany. My town Greenwich is
midway between Saratoga Springs NY and Arlington Vt.

Ice is hard to photograph. But these are some of the picture I got.

I lost power briefly a couple of times. No need to use the generator.
The weather is predicted to warm over the next couple of day which
should get rid of the ice by Monday.

For some reason the capytions I added to each pic in Photobucket didn't
accompany the pics sorry about that.

Enjoy and think about how to prepare for an emergency weather situation
in your area.

[pnwmom]

1. Stunning pictures.

Brings back memories of college in New England.

:)

[roguevalley]

60. amazing. we call that hoare frost up here and it comes and stays

for days because it drops so fast. its about -4 right now. I hate to see suffering. I hate to see broken trees, take care.

[11 Bravo]

2. Great shots! My wife grew up in upstate NY, and she says that's pretty much what it was like.

[midnight]

3. You did a great job capturing the frozen feel of the weather.

I love the last pic of the kids. They are so resilient and eager to keep on going. And by prepare do you mean. salt for the ice, and plenty of food in the pantry? If so I'm covered.

[amerikat]

8. The kids were snowboarding at the Saratoga battle monument

Ham'in up for the camera.

[whistler162]

27. My cousin must have been busy...

the last few days, Saratoga Springs PD.

We got about 3 - 4 inches of snow in the Syracuse area.

[amerikat]

31. I guess he was. Saratoga Monument is in Schylerville

which is in the town of Saratoga. Saratoga the city is about 10 miles away.
And thanks to Syracuse for sending fifty trucks and crews to our area to
help put the power wires back up. Kudos to Syracuse. We are grateful for the help.
:yourock: Syracuse!

[whistler162]

45. You are welcome.:shrug:... My neighbor retired this year from

National Grid and is probably happy not to have been involved in another storm.

My aunt and uncle live in Ballston Spa and before that Clifton Park.

Never been to the battlefield but drove past it on the way up to Mt. Washington NH one year.

Just think winter hasn't even started yet.:evilgrin:

[Mari333]

4. wow!!!!

those are amazing!! there is so much beauty if you can look past the power outage part.
the sumac one is my favorite.

[amerikat]

13. Hard to capture the real look

But there are places that looked as if they had been dipped in bright shinny silver.

[Skittles]

5. I love those houses

not big, soul-less, gigantic pieces of shit that look like banks that I see around here

[amerikat]

11. Old town....lots of great architecture around here, (NT)

[countingbluecars]

6. Wow! Quite a storm.

Your pictures are great.

[amerikat]

14. Thanks(nt).

[malaise]

7. WOW!!

Stunning is the word. Thanks. Stay safe and warm. :D

[amerikat]

15. The power is on and I am comfy and warm. Thanks,(nt)

[bleever]

9. Great pictures.

Thanks for sharing them.

[amerikat]

16. You're welcome. (NT)

[liberal N proud]

10. All that ice makes for pretty pictures but is so treacherous

The damage it does is unbelievable. I lived in Norther Missouri for 20 years and there was always one ice storm every year and driving is so scary when it hits.

[TripleKatPad]

12. Great photos, Amerikat

Mother Nature can be harsh and cruel, yet breathtakingly beautiful at the same time.

[amerikat]

18. Thank you.

It is beautiful and everyone helps out. The power company brought in crews and trucks
from west of here to help out. They are doing a great job of bringing back th electricity.

[BlooInBloo]

17. No pic of ice-encased car? lol!

Ice storms are one thing I miss about living back east. They were really fun and pretty.

[amerikat]

20. Sorry I chipped mine out before getting a pic.

What was I thinking?

[BlooInBloo]

21. hah! Ice-encased car just stuck with me - from the first ice storm I experienced...

I was like "what the FUCK do I do now?"

:rofl:

[amerikat]

23. It was very soft ice.....just below freezing

turned on the defrosters and had the whole car cleared in about half an hour.

only took about ten minutes to get the door open. Had it been colder.......I probably
wouldn't have gotten to take pictures at all.

[amerikat]

39. like this one?

[amerikat]

40. ice car here

[BlooInBloo]

43. A little bit more intense than what I experienced, but yah.

[gristy]

19. Ice storms - nature's tree trimmers

Beautiful pix. Thanks!

[amerikat]

25. Ice is a rather blunt instrument for trimming trees

but it is natures way.

[Blue_In_AK]

22. Nice shots.

I'm glad we don't get ice storms here. That looks pretty miserable.

[amerikat]

24. No ice storms in Alaska?

Really? I'm amazed.

[Blue_In_AK]

30. Not here in Anchorage anyway.

We get a lot of frost, a lot of snow, but very little freezing rain.

We get a lot of this sort of thing (this morning about 11:00 a.m.)...

[amerikat]

32. When it's 28 degrees and raining.......ya get ice on everything

it happens here on occasion. nice pic by the way. that sun is low in the sky for 11 am. Or it would be low for around here.

[nickyt]

26. Freaked me out, I thought those were a bunch of cardinals frozen onto

that tree! (whew)
Great shots, thanks!

[amerikat]

28. Just a sumac tree

No animals were harmed in the making of this post.

[Sal Minella]

34. What a great jigsaw puzzle that pic would make, eh? Give it to someone you really, really disliked.

Have the same pic printed on both sides if you REALLY didn't like the person. (Am shocked to realize I am so evil!)

[Feron]

29. Wonderful pictures!

Thanks for sharing them. :D

[annabanana]

33. deadly but breathtakingly beautiful

my fave of your shots


I can almost feel the bite in your lungs when you inhale.. and the crystaline flavor of the air..
You are right, the pictures, however stunning still miss the essence...

[amerikat]

36. Pic taken at the Saratoga Battle Monument.

http://www.nps.gov/sara/

[BrklynLiberal]

35. Actually the images are beautiful even though the ice was so dangerous and

caused so much damage. The images of the trees and flower branches..and the water fall frozen still....really amazing.

This pic is really breathtaking..

[amerikat]

37. pic taken at

http://www.nps.gov/sara/

[BrklynLiberal]

46. Is this the same Saratoga where the horses race inthe summer?

[amerikat]

47. Yes it is.

[marybourg]

38. Yeah. Now I'm remembering why I decided to move to AZ,

and live with the wing-nuts :)

[amerikat]

42. Cold and Ice are way better than wingnuts......

I do love northern AZ. Wingnuts and all.

[liberalmuse]

41. Lovely pics!

We don't get too much blue sky where I'm at (just north of Seattle). Those are stunning!

[amerikat]

44. Thanks......I have been to your neck of the woods a few time and

It is beautiful too. The Mountains and the water near Seattle are awesome and inspiring.

[Renew Deal]

48. That's crazy! There's nice weather on LI.

I'm on LI. Thankfully there's nice weather down here.

[amerikat]

55. Some of your Long Island Linemen are up here helping put

things back together. Thanks for the loan. I have seen trucks from
all over that have come to help. Massive job to do in the cold, but they
are putting thing back in order. Many thanks to all the linemen.

[RayOfHope]

49. Amazing photos. I've been through a couple of those. Clean up takes forever

because of the massive amounts of debris from the trees. That debris in forests is bad later when its fire season.

Glad you are safe and warm.

[amerikat]

56. Thanks. Many homes heat with wood up here.

The fallen trees will help with heating next year when it has seasoned.

[nuxvomica]

50. The trees around here look the same

But fortunately we just missed the brunt of it and had few power outages, none in fact at my home or work. I'm in Queensbury.
My sister in NH still doesn't have power.

[amerikat]

57. I was lucky too. Only two short outages.

NH will probably needs some replacement of it's grid from what I hear.

[Liberal_in_LA]

51. I've never experienced such a thing. Thanks for the pics.

[Gin]

52. the chain link fence pic is great...thanks for all the pics.

[Jokinomx]

53. Thanks for the photos!

We had a storm a couple of years ago here in Michigan that looked like this. Massive damage on all sectors, from homes to trees to the power grid.

My thoughts and prayers are with those that have to live through a storm like this.

Thanks for sharing the pics.

:toast:

[intheflow]

54. Ooh! I really love that field and mountain shot!

Thanks for posting. This kind of storm is why I left New England and moved to Denver. It snows here, but we get so much sun it's usually melted in just a couple days. and I've NEVER, in the 7-odd years I've lived here, seen an ice storm. I mean, ice storms are lovely after the fact, but a bear to have to deal with in any other way. I bet that one house with the massive branch down in their front yard woke up in shock and still can't believe their good luck that it missed their house!

BTW, my son still lives in Western Mass and I haven't been able to reach him yet, so I assume his lines are down in the same way they are in your photos.

[amerikat]

59. I love that spot. It's NY looking East into VT. The mountains you

you see are in Vermont mostly. That view is beautiful in every season.

[Shardik]

58. Thank you so much.

I was transplanted South many years ago and miss that kind of winter. Great shots.