Nobody is talking about the weather?

Has anyone heard any estimates on when power might be restored? I'm really worried about my pets in these cold temps and all calls to LGE get a recording then a disconnect. I'm on my crackberry and can't find more information.

Try the alternate LG&E number that WLKY gave out verbally this morning. It's either 589-4144 or 589-1444. If you get through, let us know which one worked.

It's 589-1444. I have their magnet on the old icebox. Good luck to all and be safe. It's really bad out there. I cleaned off my bug but couldn't move it from it's spot. Too much ice and snow.

Just got power about an hour ago....

We got a ton of snow out here, and then hours of icy snow and sleet, and then more snow. I'm worried for some of our trees. We endured one of the worst ice storms down in Arkansas a few years ago, and this feels sort of shades of that. But with that one it came on quickly and appeared fairly benign til you walked outside and realized everything was covered in about two inches of ice. That's a lot of ice. About three days later, hundreds of ancient, gorgeous trees for miles around began crashing to the ground. At first we thought it was gunshot. And then we realized what it was. Heartbreaking. A weather story yesterday from the same area in Arkansas reported exactly the same thing happening again with this massive storm.

I'm looking at all our ancient trees and hoping we don't see the same thing here.

AIYEEEEEEEEEEEEE

This was our first "Kentucky" winter storm and we were admittedly a bit apprehensive...Having moved here from Minnesota we know a bit about winter storms and were not sure what to expect. Now that we've gotten through the worst of it I'd say we're pretty impressed with how well things were handled. We lost power about 5 a.m. and (thankfully) were prepared for a home without heat/electricity...candles, lanterns, a camp stove, a full tank of propane for the grill...all of the things that Minnesota winters have taught us to keep "handy" for this sort of adventure. I ventured out about noon today (out of boredom and a lack of beer in the house...I know poor planning) and was surprised to find the roads...all of them...in pretty good shape. It was very apparent that what road crews there are in the metro had done a yeoman's job of getting things as clean as possible. Trees and limbs were, of course, down here and there but folks were already out taking care of what they could. Everyone that was on the road was very well behaved, which was one of the more pleasant surprises. We have lived other places where they don't get much "real" winter and were always amazed with the lack of common sense. That is not the case here...everyone seemed to be driving cautiously and at a safe speed and (as usual) they were very courteous. The grocery store (Krogers on Hwy 22) was well stocked and fairly well staffed and I managed to get in and out with no problem. Kudos (again) to LG&E who had our power (in La Grange) back on by 4pm. We were all geared up to go another couple of days with cold showers but thanks to those hardy folks climbing ice covered electric poles we are once again back up and running. So overall a big "Well Done" to all of those who helped make our inconvieniences tolerable...and short lived .

Again...our thoughts have now turned to those of you who may still be huddling in a cold house/apartment. If any of the board "regulars" are in this situation and need a warm place to spend the night please drop me a P.M...We hate to think of anyone cold and shivering.

I join Steve P. in saying, "If any of the board 'regulars' are in this situation (no electricity) and need a warm place to spend the night please drop me a P.M." I'm on the east side of the Synder, but I am in Jefferson County. My street and drive way got plowed out late this afternoon. My power is underground, so I think I'm good, tho' no guarantee.

Does anyone out in Oldham Co have power? I've been out since Wednesday AM and am hearing stories of some people getting power back and was hoping... maybe...Crestwood would get power back by the time I got home.

Does anyone out in Oldham Co have power? I've been out since Wednesday AM and am hearing stories of some people getting power back and was hoping... maybe...Crestwood would get power back by the time I got home.

We live a smidge inside the Oldham County line (in Prospect). Although our power flickered a number of times (including today), we never lost power. I am very grateful to have power, but truly expected to be without since we went 8 days without it when Ike hit this past fall.

Hopefully, Carla, you and everyone without power will get it back on much quicker than anticipated. Best of luck!

Does anyone out in Oldham Co have power? I've been out since Wednesday AM and am hearing stories of some people getting power back and was hoping... maybe...Crestwood would get power back by the time I got home.

Carla,

We lost power in Buckner on Wed morning (5am) and it was back 8 hours later...I suppose that's our reward for being one of the last to get power back on in September. We were in La Grange this evening and all appeared well.

We're in La Grange (right off 146) and were restored about 5:30 pm this evening. I am so grateful! Now if the basement would stop leaking like a sieve, all would be well.

I am so lucky in that I never lost power- the only building in my complex that didn't. I have no hot water though so my stove has been going full balst to boil water.
I didn't realize till it was too late that I parked under a 30ft fir tree. All the limbs ended up on my car. As soon as they clear the detritus it will be a great parking spot- there are no more limbs to fall duuring wind or ice storms.

Gary, I hate to hear that about your car. Living where I do in the Highlands, I can definitely say "there but for the grace of whatever"...for instance, a car just three spots down from ours was brained, back window totally smashed in, filled with twigs, branches, snow and ice water. I sincerely hope the following is not anything you don't already know...

I'm telling this story as a sort of cautionary tale. Those of us that rent often tell ourselves that "at least, when something goes wrong, we can just call the landlord and get it taken care of" (actually, Gary and I were just telling each other this the other day at lunch). We figure - as long as we buy relatively inexpensive renter's insurance - we can just call for repairs as needed, and we're to be made whole in case of accidents and mishaps that happen on our landlord's property. Well, apparently, not so much. I've just been on the phone with my landlord, and, as it turns out, his tenants (and most tenants of rental property owners who have decent lawyers to draw up their standard lease agreements) have all signed a "hold harmless" clause within our leases. That means that no matter WHAT happens (water damage to our property, tree from the property falls on the car, guest slips and falls on the ice) - they are "held harmless", and their insurance will NOT kick in.

Luckily, my landlord's a nice guy, so he's paying for the tree surgeon to come and remove the tree from the car - just not for the damage to the car itself. I just checked our policy - we have comprehensive coverage (not full coverage, but a step above liability-only), so we would have been okay after paying the deductible. Get comprehensive auto insurance, renters!

Never lost power, but cable has been out for the neighborhood(Vine Street) since wednesday morning, about quarter of seven. I'm hoping neither of the trees behind the house drop with the wind, but I'm going to have to have them cut back once all this is over.

Weird, but I lost power this afternoon after not losing since the wee hours of the storm. It did come back. Hope all of you will be safe and sound.

How amusing, when I get home from my friends house where I posted above and the blinky lights on the cable modem indicated that I had a working connection again. So go me.

I saw where the number without power had gone up by a few thousand. Figure with the wind blowing and the ice and limbs shifting it's going to be like this for the next couple of days.

Come on warmer weather.

We just got power back on after losing it Tuesday evening. I can tell you keeping our greenhouses going was major pain. Hats off to the power repair crews...job well done. I hope it stays on after all this ice starts to melt and the trees pop back up.

The woods behind my home are de-icing big time! It sounds like something in between Kellogg's of Battlecreek (you know - snap, crackle, pop) and an artillery range. And the beautiful blue sky I'd like to go get some pictures of the sunlight dancing on the remaining ice against that blue sky, but I don't dare chance being hit by one of the large falling blocks of ice.