Here it comes

Freezing rain - one of my most dreaded two-word combinations.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning until 6 a.m. tomorrow for our part of the world. They say freezing rain and sleet are on the way and the radar confirms it.

Here's the cheery forecast:

MOSTLY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH SOME MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON... BUT THE FREEZING RAIN WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT ALONG WITH THE THREAT OF SLEET.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/10 OF AN INCH OR LESS ARE EXPECTED TODAY RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MORE SIGNIFICANT AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH BETWEEN ¼ AND ½ INCH ICE ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION... BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF SLEET ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

A half-inch accumulation of ice should bring down a few limbs around here, so I'd better get the chainsaw ready.

I've made my post office run and my Honda del Sol is parked in the driveway waiting for the onslaught. With its big fat tires, the del Sol is pretty much useless on slick pavement. My wife drove the all-wheel-drive Subaru Forester to work, so she's much better equipped to deal with slick pavement.

We only get a couple of inches of snow every winter, but ice storms seem more frequent here than up in Indiana.