Damage, originally uploaded by punquin.

When I was in the bath this morning, I heard a sliding noise followed by a crash that shook the house. It sounded like some ice fell off the roof, but I soon forgot about it.

A little later, once I was dressed, I took the dogs out for walks and discovered what had happened. The ice from our porch roof – 4″ thick – had slide off and hit the ground with a crash. It knocked our street lamp crooked. It split a tree in half vertically. It smashed 75% of our shrubbery, and it destroyed my beloved Buddha statue.

The ice is so thick and heavy, I couldn’t lift a 1 sq ft piece off of Buddha (though I do have a bum arm).