The Ice Storm in Oklahoma, Pictures from OU Lacrosse

by **OklahomaLax45** on Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:58 pm

Ice storm hit this weekend, and is continuing to pound us. Majority of Norman does not have power, and a lot of state is without as well. Class was cancelled yesterday (finals week), but resumed today. The city looks like a warzone. On our field, we actually lock our goals up to a nearby tree to they don't get stolen...well looks like that wasn't to smart after recent events...

These are a few pictures i took while on my way to my finals today

Our two game goals came out just needing new nets, but our three practice goals are completely demolished

Close up of the goals

Our sidelines...pretty much our entire field is lined with trees on all 4 sides...i'd guess only a handful remain when it's all said and done. You can kind of make out our goals amongst the wreckage on the left

Campus as i'm walkin to my final today

Crazy eh? But hey, we get new goals now!

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by **Dan Wishengrad** on Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:27 pm

CLEAR THE CREASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

by **Rob Graff** on Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:10 pm

Wow- that's a real devastating storm. Good luck to you and others in the same situation.

by **Jolly Roger** on Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:21 pm

Have you considered investigating whether the University's insurance can help defray the replacement costs of your goals and nets?

Might be worth a call.

by **OklahomaLax45** on Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:34 pm

yea, we're looking into it. I know we have some insurance to help with stolen goals among other things, i'll have to look over the contract to see about damaged goals though... I bet there's something, or at least my gut says so

by **TheBearcatHimself** on Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:25 pm

Dude crazy pictures. I think what's even crazier is that you have your goals sitting unattended in a grove of trees. If we leave our goals unlocked the methies will take them and sell the scrap metal in about 2 hours.

by **OklahomaLax45** on Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:23 pm

TheBearcatHimself wrote:you have your goals sitting unattended in a grove of trees.

They're actually locked to a tree with chain and two padlocks...same problem with us, but frat guys like to take them for god knows what. Thank god we've actually managed to get our back though when that happens

sucks about yours, always a crappy day when a goal gets stolen...or destroyed in our case

by **Duffy34** on Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:02 am

TheBearcatHimself wrote:Dude crazy pictures. I think what's even crazier is that you have your goals sitting unattended in a grove of trees. If we leave our goals unlocked the methies will take them and sell the scrap metal in about 2 hours.

Wow...remind me to never go to salem oregon. The methies...? that is nuts man.

by **Jay Wisnieski** on Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:20 pm

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY1Pl1zGowc[/youtube]

I guess I could have posted this in the YouTube Challenge thread, but it seemed more appropriate here.