If you’ve been following this blog for a while you know that last January I wrote about my very own Personal Banker. https://pbenjay.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=10832&action. His name is Damon Miller and he is the Branch Manager of Arvest Bank in Mena, Arkansas. Today I called Damon and before I could state the reason for my call, I was greeted with “Good morning Miss Lori, how are you today?” Always cheerful, always pleasant, that’s Damon.
Yesterday I received an email from the bank informing me and their other customers that due to inclement weather some of the branches might be closing early and may or may not be open today. So I asked him about it, what was going on down there? “Sleet and ice” he said. Most of Mena was without power due to the lines freezing and/or trees falling on them. The bank had a back-up generator. Oh wow I’ve been in Arkansas when they had snow and it’s rough. The state doesn’t really have snow plows, sanders or the like to deal with snow since it REALLY is rare there. The roads become quickly un-passable and you see vehicles skidding off to the shoulders because they don’t have snow tires or chains either!
Shortly after our phone conversation, I received the two photos below so you can see for yourself what Arkansas encased in ice looks like.
Ice-laden trees bend over under the weight of ice.
Crystalized Flowers
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