The Ice Storm of 2009

Well, it's only been about 5 years since the last ice storm hit Central Kentucky, so maybe we were due one. Last Wednesday, the road conditions were so bad and there were so many power outages that my workplace was closed. I thought it was wonderful and I could actually get some much needed household work done. When the power went out around 10:30 am, I thought otherwise.
My husband and I had to come up with a plan before it got too late or the weather conditions worsened. Since his mom and dad still had power and didn't mind us bringing our 4 dogs, we packed up, fed, hayed and watered the horses in the barn and headed to Versailles. Our neighbors agreed to call us when the power came back on.
It's amazing just how easy it can be to keep my little Toyota Celica on the road even under terrible road conditions. If she's not pushed too hard or too fast, she'll go on through the snow and coast over the ice. Normally about a 15 minutes trip, it took us just over twice that long to get to Versailles. But we arrived safely.
My brother-in-law was also without power and had his puppy with him, so we had 5 people and 5 dogs riding out the ice storm and power outages. It was fun as the dogs settled in and the younger dogs chased each other around the house.
The next morning, my workplace was operating on a 2-hour delay which gave us time to go home, drop of the dogs with an abundance of blankets to keep warm, care for the horses and then head to work.
Schools and businesses all over Central KY were closed for the rest of the week due to either bad road conditions or power outages. Things are beginning to get back to normal, but there are still those without power and counties still reeling from the ice storm.