I kept hearing my sump pump going off last night and even though it was freezing rain, it wasn't enough for it to be running constantly. So at 1:30 am, I trudge outside in said freezing rain, to discover it emptying at the spilloff at the house instead of the bubbler at the road. So yep... frozen solid. It took two pans of boiling water to dislodge the 8" or so long frozen ice plug. Fun times. I had lulled myself into complacency since we had a couple of nice days and it had gone off a few times during those days without incident. Silly me. I'll be more diligent with the arctic blast heading our way.
It's actually been a beautiful day here, although quite windy. The sun managed to peek out from the clouds for a little bit. The winds are picking up again, because they're bringing a nice bout of lake effect snow. We'll see how much we'll actually end up with, but predictions are anywhere from 4" to 2 feet.
Making breakfast this morning was fun too. First I flung some of the cauli rice and sausage I was digging out of a plastic container onto the floor. Then the egg I wanted to fry decided it wanted to be on the floor too instead of the pan.
With the way my luck is running, I better get out some candles and my battery-operated lantern in case I lose power.