16 January 2024

A large evergreen at the edge of my property had several limbs go down last night. They may have been around 20 feet long and heavy enough that I could barely drag them on top of the icy snow, the trees here may have never felt like this before and I’m hoping the ones I planted survive. When I looked to the neighbor’s yard there were two adult trees that appear to have completely fallen over, they were already struggling in an awkward spot. Across the street a car slid off the road and abandoned their vehicle, it’s still there as of noon today and may be there for days since it’s on a hill that is unlikely to be salted or plowed. Tonight the weather is supposed to drop into single digits fahrenheit, so the snow will be lasting longer than normal. Disasters are interesting, not that this is much of a disaster though I’m sure it is to those most effected. I’ve been through my share of extreme situations, we were living in Houston during hurricane Harvey when people were driving boats in the streets, we lost power in the Texas Summer. I’ve experienced just about every snow emergency, flying off the road, spinning completely around on a highway, and shoveling all night long. What’s interesting about disasters is people are always worrying about them, then when I experience something they’ve been hyping up, it’s seems like another series of events. Even being blown up with an IED, it was how I expected it and I reacted how I planned to. Other people might struggle to do what they plan when the chips are down, but I’m pretty good at staying emotionally detached and following instructions. Things may be falling apart, but that doesn’t matter as long as we’re sticking to the plan.