Melissa, In the Barkada area we are doing fine. We still have electricity. It seemed to be colder closer to the ground. Lower shrubs were bent to the ground. We had icicles that were 2 feet long hanging from the house but the trees didn't load up very much. We were very lucky. We were without electricity when we had ice a few weeks ago. I was sure glad that we have a Buck stove for heat and that I cook and heat water with butane. We stayed warm, bathed and fed. We just couldn't see very well at night. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Jones" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 7:49 PM Subject: [ARDREW] off-topic: Arkansas weather Hello, everyone, I know that many of the Arkansas list members won't be able to read this message, probably for several days. I just wanted to see if folks are doing OK, those of you who can read this. My parents in De Queen, Arkansas have been without electricity since 9 pm Christmas night. My brother had to leave late Christmas afternoon to try to get back to Chicago before the weather got too bad. It took him over 6 hours to drive from De Queen to Little Rock (normally a 2.5 hour drive!), only to find out that flights from LR were cancelled. He ended up driving to Memphis to catch a flight Tuesday afternoon. My nephew Logan is calling this adventure "house camping". The family is warming up food on the woodstove and on a little propane heater, and they are using a kerosene lamp and candles for lighting. Makes you appreciate how our ancestors lived, though for folks not used to it, I'm sure things are a little uncomfortable! Take care and stay warm, everyone! Let's all hope Arkansas gets back on its feet very soon. --Melissa