{"id":22774,"date":"2013-12-08T23:26:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T05:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=22774"},"modified":"2013-12-08T23:26:40","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T05:26:40","slug":"texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-8th-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/12\/08\/texas-bicycling-daily-news-roundup-december-8th-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling Daily News Roundup December 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

North Texas Ice Storm 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
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\nWe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re having a true winter storm coming through my town of Richardson, Texas. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a big one too, stretching pretty far south while also effecting several states to the north and east of us. Since we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have them very often, Texans are usually not prepared and the whole area shuts down. This storm was a bit worse, since we skipped the snow and went straight to ice. The roads are a covered in it and too treacherous for many cars. Most folks just stay home.
\nSince the roads were mostly empty, I thought I would try my luck getting around on my bike. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get far, but I was able to survey the storm damage in my neighborhood. It became pretty apparent that nature took a big hit from this storm as well. Since our warm temperatures were lingering through the fall, the leaves on the trees seemed to be taking a bit longer to drop. We also have a lot of like oaks in my neighborhood which drop…
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