I put the coffee on and settled back to weigh my daily options and commitments and decided I had a free day-- [So far ]--Then I decide to drive to Oklahoma and check on Nancy--As I got to the Red River bridge the roads were clear and in good shape and I didn't see any ice--As I crossed over and climbed the plateau to Oklahoma the ice started--As I drove on North the ice gradually thickened--By the time I got to the toll gate it was really looking bad--When I drove into Lawton I couldn't believe my eyes--It was like something out of a science fiction movie--
In all my years I had never seen an ice storm like this--Lawton and Oklahoma will be feeling this storm for a long time and the tree loss will be devastating--I got into Cache and found only one store operating--They had the store going on a generator---Everything else was dark and cold in this small town as well as many towns all over the state--I found Nancy warm and in fairly good spirits--She had candles and a lantern and had been reading a Louis L'Amour Western--The trailer was warm , almost to warm from burners on a propane cook stove in the kitchen
The Emergency Center had transferred over to the Comanche tribe and they were giving out hot meals--After I got back I called Susan Numuhooska a Comanche lady in charge of the Center and she put Nancy on the meal deliveries--The tribe is doing a great job for everyone--Many stories from so many families will come from this Great Ice Storm of 2010