and the Ice Storm taketh away--our electricity, heat, and in some people's opinion, very nearly our sanity. It happened in January 2007. This yucca plant, caught at the storm's peak in the country north of Willard, Missouri, might have been beautiful in a less grim setting. The storm caused millions of dollars in damage and downed power lines forced hundeds of thousands in six states to seek warmth in public shelters or with friends or relatives. Many were without electricity for 13 days. As Missourians are wont to do, however, we survived. Read on.
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