Hi from the North Carolina "Ice Cube",

This last weekend our little burg got an un-healthy dose of frozen rain.

We slept in the basement during the worst of the storm fearing that a tree could fall on our upstairs bedroom during the night - one of the joys of living in the "woods". Our Subaru and VW camper were both damaged - the Subi may be totaled (pictures enclosed). The neighbors in our 6 - house neighborhood all turned to with chainsaws as soon as it was safe to venture outdoors to clear our circle so the power company crews could get their trucks in to turn the lights back on.

Happily our work van wasn't crunched, and it was handy to have the van's 4 KW generator to power the refrigerator and the freezer during the power outage.

Just wanted to let you know of our "ice event", and share some pictures.

Susan and I (and our house) are doing very well - it could have been a lot worst. We are waiting on the tree service to arrive and remove some of the still hanging "widow makers".

Warm regards,
David & Susan