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You know the saying, “If life gives you lemons, make lemondade“? Well, I say, “If life gives you an ice storm, put some of those icicles in your lemonade!“ I'm not a fan of getting icicles from a roof that's covered with snow. That's because a roof can have a lot of debris on it. The icicles from a roof came from melted snow that has trickled and flowed all down along the surface of the roof, right on the dirty roof. My favorite place to get icicles around home is off of small tree branches. But there are a couple things to watch out for. I don’t want to damage any buds on the tree branches. That ice is in every nook and cranny around the tree buds. If I just casually knock the ice off, that can open wounds around the buds where disease can get it. That ice can be important for protecting the delicate buds from getting dried out, too. When a cold front goes through after an ice storm and the air turns super cold and dry, those buds can get de
