oldlady 2,762 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 the weather forecast on the news tonight showed severe tornado damage in several states. a number of members live in mississippi and that state was hit hard. hope everyone is OK and able to get into their studios and make work. sloan.quinn, Tyler Miller, Min and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alabama 154 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I came home from work to find a 20 inch diameter hickory tree across my chain link gate. I just thought I didn't have anything to do Christmas! I'll look for more stuff to do when the sun comes up. Damn gravity! See ya, Àlabama Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benzine 1,171 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Alabama, I hope the damage is minimal, on your property, and area in general. We had decent thunderstorms here yesterday afternoon. That is quite odd for late December, as are the temperatures in the forties and fifites. It is most certainly NOT "Beginning to look a lot like Christmas...." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcia Selsor 1,879 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 That is unfortunate but hickory is also a very excellent wood. Hope you can do something with it. Soaking the wood in water always easy bending. Maybe teapot handles? Glad you are safe. Marcia Amy Eberhardt and Babs 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph Fireborn 1,346 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Hickory also burns really hot in a fireplace, although it burns fast its nice to get the house warmed up quickly. Ran a wood stove my whole childhood life. You learn what trees do what after a while. Hope everyone is ok. Its a nice 78 degrees today in Georgia supposed to hit a high of 84........ my pandora is playing "baby its cold outside"... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JBaymore Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Sorry it happened... glad it was a fence instead of a building, car, or people. This is nature telling you to build a new wood kiln. Just about 60 F and rainy here in New Hampshire. Totally abnormal. best, ...................john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyne Schoenmann 264 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Glad you are ok Alabama! Rain and fog here in Italy, 60F. Nice weather in Switzerland for weeks. No rain, no snow, totally abnormal.... Happy Holidays to all of you. Take care! Evelyne Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PRankin 187 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Great here in NYC. A springlike drizzly 70F. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rebekah Krieger 192 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 sorry to hear about the damage! We had some crazy winds here last night too. My parents lost a few shingles and we haven't examined our roof yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark C. 4,744 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 39 degrees this am 3/4 inch of rain since midnight low snow in hill and hail is all over the roof and yard. Last day to sell pots at my booth-take down 4 pm - Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Callie Beller Diesel 2,450 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Alabama, I hope there's no serious damage. It's snowing lightly here, with about 4" of snow on the ground, and it's -13 C (8.6 F). It's about as picture perfect for Christmas as one could wish. So of course my 4 year old daughter has the stomach flu. . Poor kitten. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amy Eberhardt 56 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Sorry to hear of the damage, Alabama! Hope it is minimal and doesn't hinder your plans to any great degree. It's a balmy 24F (-4C for my metric friends) with about a foot and a half of my beloved snow on the ground. Deer tracks everywhere! **Note to self....must get some cracked corn into the feeder for my furred and feathered friends** Hope everyone else is well and ready for the holidays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Denice 746 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Weather is good here although there was a tornado in the area a few weeks ago. Expecting bad weather this weekend so I stocked the refrigerator and cabinets. Ready to hibernate. Denice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TJR 362 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Tons of snow here. My sons borrowed the neighbours snow blower as they are house sitting for him. Now they want to buy one. I thought that's what I had kids for. I was just going to go out and buy one of my son's a new snow shovel. He broke his old one. Sorry to hear about your plight, Alabama. You were just going to sit around at Christmas anyway. TJR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldlady 2,762 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 sorry, alabama, i knew you were in the path. now we need to hear from sharon at dirtroads and dhpotter. both are in mississippi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jolieo 45 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 88 degrees and raining tourists , which is great for my pocket look good forward to a day off . Merry Christmas and stay safe! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Babs 1,188 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Glad you're safe Alabama, Trees are much bigger when on the Ground and oh so heavy! Here, looking like 37C , not hot turkey weather! Good Xmas to all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dhPotter 431 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Alabama knows the best thing to do with hickory is to smoke that big ol' Christmas ham. We are all fine here. The tornado hit about an hour N, between here and Memphis. 76F and humid. Merry Christmas to All Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bob Coyle 116 Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Here in NM any weather is welcome... just so water of some sort falls f4rom the sky. Last tornado we had here missed us by several miles and it was not very big. wish I could break out my chain saw and help you clean up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyne Schoenmann 264 Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 I heard from Antoinette Badenhorst, living in Tupelo, Mississippi. She is ok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DirtRoads 270 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Thanks for calling today Alice. I was south of the area hit by the tornado. Now, DHpotter is closer to the tornado zone. He's in Duck Hill. I know one large tornado was close but I don't think it was in his exact area. At least Alabama was spared damage to house or studio .... or to people or pets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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