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The ice thing is odd .It seems a tree might handle maybe a half inch of ice with no wind .A little wind makes things tough on them though .3/4 to 1" of ice will bring down a even mighty oak with no wind .

Ohio ,from north of Van Wert to Lima .Welded pipeline constuction company of Rosebud Mich was the prime contractor .I can't remember exactly the year ,mid 80s' I imagine . Cold as a well drillers ass that winter .:( It was a war between two giants ,the gas company and Standard oil of Ohio[Sohio...

Well now old Al layed some serious pipe in days of yore too .;)

I spent one winter doing the valving sites on a 20 inch natural gas pipeline . For a two week stretch it never got above minus 5 below . They never shut off those big 245 Cat track hoes or the D9 sidebooms during that time . The machines held about 300 gallons of fuel each . Now you think tree...

Well you live in the frozen north country it isn't like you have much choice in the matter .:)

As you go north chances are the fuel will already be doctored up with winter additives . TSC stores are a pretty good place to pick up foul weather gear. Get some rubber boots your feet will thank you . You will find it is better to dress in layers ,add a little or take off a little depending...

Well ,US 1 is not the answer . I too ran I-95 before it was completed .Back in my seagoing days going both directions from Norfolk .North to New London Conn and South to Charleston SC .South bound you had alternate 50 miles of interstate and 50 of some other road ,not always the best --late...

If you do make the trip north stop someplace before you get there and buy some Carharts .Don't wait until you get there because they might be hard to find . Just get on I-95 and head north , pretty long haul though .

Old Tom the tree guy had the bright idea of chasing that storm but changed his mind . Funny thing is the last time he got that notion danged if we didn't get a killer of an ice storm . They had more work than they could shake a stick at for months . Had I not already been working 10-12 hours...

They say we stand a good chance to some of the same in this area tonight .:(