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How a slip in the ice cost me $20 plus shipping

How a slip in the ice cost me $20 plus shipping

This is a real story, told infirstperson Wednesday, the 28th, my friend Angela Johnson came into the newsroom here at the Gazette and shared that her SUV was stuck in the ice in the parking space in front of our door. When I went out to see for myself, I was wearing my TA DA cape, something no action hero should be without. Anyway, Angela’s right front tire was really stuck in the ice at the curb.

Slippery wonderland in Pittsburg
Slippery wonderland in Pittsburg
Slippery wonderland in Pittsburg
Slippery wonderland in Pittsburg
Slippery wonderland in Pittsburg
Slippery wonderland in Pittsburg
Photos by Justin Kruse & Anne Wilkerson

Slippery wonderland in Pittsburg

Ice and snow blanket downtown Pittsburg, Texas, streets Saturday, Jan. 25, 2026, as a historic winter storm brought crippling winter weather across more than 40 states. The storm deposited freezing rain, sleet and snow across North East Texas, leaving roads dangerously icy and forcing widespread closures. Temperatures plunged below freezing as an Arctic air mass locked over the region, with forecasters warning of prolonged hazardous conditions.

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