Friedrick zaps the satellite dish with his super tight Illinois River Squirt Laser
Last year at the end of January, we experienced a major ice storm, where we were without power for 12 days. It was fun! Friedrick and I read books out loud to each other by flashlight and oil lamp. We hiked to the neighbor's, who was stranded by downed trees, and took her some supplies.
This year, we're calling the new ice storm the 2010 Brinkley Memorial Blizzard because when it happened at the same time last year, our daughter Katy Winbray was getting married. We stayed at the Canebrake the night before the wedding (Canebrake gets five stars from Fluffy!). That way, we could fix our hair and I could put on my makeup in the light. The wedding at Canebrake was gorgeous and very gracious and elegant. We hardly cared that the patio dance was moved because of solid ice!
This years' ice storm has been just four days long, and after one day without internet and TV (because the satellites were iced-over), Friedrick and I started coming up with ideas for how to clear the satellites. My "cold wet garden hose" proposal led Friedrick to a better solution: We have these water pistols for playing when we float the Illinois River. You can pressurize the water and it shoots a long way. So we filled it with rounds of hot water, and melted the ice without having to climb a ladder or get wet.
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