I certainly don't wish destruction on anyone, but I'm down for a bit of ice. I lived in North Louisiana as a kid during 2 back to back ice storms in 1999 - 2000 and remember hearing pine trees snap all night. We lived in the woods north of Ruston, LA and it sounded like gun shots every time another tree would snap. Huge transformer flashes all night until all of Ruston was without power. The lights stayed out for an entire week in December 1999. It might sound awful, but some of our best memories are from that time all hanging out as a family - cooking meals over the fire place.