Thaw means rest for some in Denton and work for others

Four days. That’s how long traffic jams — life in Denton — basically stood still. But for workers at businesses that have remained open, it has been a busy four days.

“I will just keep working. From about 12:30 p.m. Monday,” Nancy Johnson said as she waited for guests at the Hilton Garden Inn off Interstate 35 E.

Our NBC 5 crew stayed at the hotel and saw Johnson work at breakfast every morning and at dinner every night. She not only worked there, but also spent the night in a hotel for the last few days.

“Mother Nature will do what she’s going to do,” Johnson said. “But we can either react rebelliously, fight it, or accept it.”

Few went out on Thursday as ice still covered Joe Skiles Park and the streets around it.

Dottie White came out with a shovel, chipping away at the sloping driveway.

“Don’t come any closer,” White warned of the slippery road. “If you wait a few hours, I can get to you,” White said, laughing at her slow progress.

“Before you know it, everything passes. Everything passes,” Johnson said wisely. “And you look back and walk away, woah weathered another storm!”

As soon as it warms up and the ice melts.

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