Sheet of Ice

We had heavy fog last night.  Again, today it has gotten foggy also.  The fog has caused a total covering of very slippery driving or walking.  Then there is a light coating of white over the ice caused by the fog also.  You are taking your chanced if you go out on it.  I am staying in again today.  It isn't worth the risk to go to the mailbox.  They are large enough to hold quite a bit of mail and they are locked so it is safe.  It seems the mail is mostly advertising, junk mail and catalogs now and for a long time already. Tonight we are to get 1 or 2 inches of snow.  That should make walking and driving even more hazardous. I will be glad to see Spring and warm weather.  February can be brutal too but I hope it isn't this year.

Freezing Rain

We got freezing rain Saturday night into Sunday.  I could skate on my deck.  It is probably 8 feet from the door to the mailbox to get my newspaper.  I couldn't take one step, it was so slick.  Then it rained making it worse.  I finally threw ice melt out on the deck.  After awhile I tried it again and it was breaking up the ice enough to get the Sunday paper in.  I would rather have snow than ice.  I stayed in where it was safe and warm Sunday.