Dock Closed to Public Until Ice Melts

Yes, we're okay! But, the power has been out in Pontiac since 11 p.m. Tuesday. Matt and I ventured to Gainesville today, where it seems power in town has been restored, so I was able to get online and write a quick update. We've been checking on the docks every few hours, and so far they're all still standing. A couple of the older, wooden docks are sitting very low in the water, and because of that we do not want anyone on the docks until the ice melts. That means absolutely NO ONE is allowed on the docks until we give the all clear. It's too dangerous. For all we know it may only take one person walking on a walkway or lowering one boat lift to cause a dock to collapse. When we're down there we can hear the phone ringing, but we cannot answer it. If you call the dock and the machine does not pick up, then you know the power is still out. By the way, the pictures in the previous post don't do justice to what the Pontiac area looks like now. I don't want to scare you - if you haven't been down there - but it looks like a disaster area. SO MANY trees are down, it's unbelievable. I have taken many pictures and will post them as soon as I can. If you're in the area and have been affected by this ice storm, I hope you're keeping warm and staying safe. More later.