{"id":72,"date":"2011-02-05T22:54:56","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T22:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/?p=72"},"modified":"2011-02-05T22:54:56","modified_gmt":"2011-02-05T22:54:56","slug":"snowed-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/?p=72","title":{"rendered":"Snowed in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0853.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-73\" title=\"Snowy Tazzigator\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0853-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0853-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0853-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had some interesting weather this week. \u00c2\u00a0The Captain finally got over the flu, but he was still not allowed to go anywhere. \u00c2\u00a0I ensured he would not be trying to get out by parking my truck crooked in the middle of the driveway, and left it there, in the ice.<\/p>\n<p>Until today, I had not left the house since Tues and we won&#8217;t talk about when I showered in that time. \u00c2\u00a0I woke up Tues morning about 3ish to hear it pouring down sleet. \u00c2\u00a0I was on the couch so I would not be exposed to the Captain&#8217;s germs. \u00c2\u00a0Yes I could have gone to the spare room, but there is no TV there. \u00c2\u00a0We got about 3\/4&#8243; of ice in total, and unlike most other times here in Texas, it did not melt the next day. Nor did it melt the day after that, or the day after that. \u00c2\u00a0Then, when the roads looked like they might be\u00c2\u00a0drivable\u00c2\u00a0the day after that, it snowed. \u00c2\u00a0The weather people said we would get about an inch or less. \u00c2\u00a0We got four inches. \u00c2\u00a0Mixed in with a little more sleet in there too, so we have a layer of ice, then a few inches of snow, then a thin layer of ice, topped with another inch of snow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0869.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75\" title=\"playing in the snow\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0869-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0869-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0869-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>There were, however, two critters I know of who loved this development. \u00c2\u00a0One of the these two is either part husky, or just plain dumb. \u00c2\u00a0I have my vote, but you make up your own mind.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a string of pictures to help you decide:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0843.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-78\" title=\"Hmmm I know that ball is here somewhere\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0843-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0843-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0843-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0844.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79\" title=\"Ooooh that feels good!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0844-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0844-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0844-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-80\" title=\"Oh yeah!  good stuff!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0845-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0845-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0845-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0847.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-81\" title=\"Oh yeah, the ball, I forgot!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0847-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0847-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0847-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82\" title=\"OK, one more and I'm done\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0848-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0848-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0848-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83\" title=\"Oh yeah!  good times!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0849-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0849-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0849-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0850.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-84\" title=\"Oh did you see that?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0850-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0850-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/IMG_0850-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;ll let you decide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve had some interesting weather this week. \u00c2\u00a0The Captain finally got over the flu, but he was still not allowed to go anywhere. \u00c2\u00a0I ensured he would not be trying to get out by parking my truck crooked in the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/?p=72\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}