I didn't realize how many people died. :(

I guess that explains why the History Channel focused so much on New York. I missed like the first 15 minutes of it, so they may have mentioned the other states, too. We don't even get that much snow in ND and MN. I mean, at least not since I've lived there.

I remember the Blizzard of 78. My brother built a massive snow fort. It was very cool. We had to shovel a path for the dog too.

Apparently, there was a big snow storm on the day my mom was due to have me. I was two weeks late and she was thankful. One of my best friends was born during that storm and they sent a tank from the tank arsenal in my home town to take her mom to the hospital. Can you imagine? In labor and going to the hospital in a tank because that was the only vehicle that could get through?

Worried about my daughter. She is in Boston. Luckily she worked from home today. She arranged conference calls for this morning. Since her boss was out yesterday, she made the executive decision that no one was to come into the office today. As of 4 pm Boston time, they banned cars on the road-- up to $1000 fine for driving. Sure hope 1) she still has power and 2) she has plenty of food and any other supplies they will beed for the next few days.

DaffyKD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northea...izzard_of_1978

My parents (who were living in MA at the time) talk about the storm frequently. Many people died while stuck in their cars on I-95, and numerous cars were abandoned on the highway. Many places in New England were shut down for at least a week.

Some people were "lost" and disoriented in the snow, and died very close to the places/buildings they were attempting to get to. Devastating.

Thanks for that laugh! :D

Xant posted on his Facebook (11 hours ago) that his power had gone out a second time and he was going to bed.

Our 11am update:

- Our heat went out around 3am because the heating unit outside and all of the vents were buried.

- The town plows don't do our private neighborhood's roads, and the company who usually does them has been stuck under a bridge since 2:30am.

My kitty looking down from a second-story window and not sure what is going on here.

SORRY FOR THE GIANT PHOTOS!!!

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...43376231_n.jpg




The view out my back door.


https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...79690996_n.jpg

3. Our yardstick, practically disappearing.


https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...97815689_n.jpg

^^^
Reminds me of when I was a kid, my dad and I used to make frequent visits to Green Acres. I was always looking for a really good snowfall. Green Acres was SO much fun! :)
http://youtu.be/ppb1ec0AtC4

eta: It was especially fun when they would hose it down with water on top of the snow. It would be one giant ice hill. :)




This is so sad. I mean, especially with people being so close to their destinations. Thanks for sharing the link, AST.

^^^ Whoa...those pictures!!! Is your heat back on now? My thoughts are with everyone dealing with this storm.

That's insane.

I was a High School Freshman living in D.C. when that storm came through. Shut D.C. down and we missed a whole week of school including our fall/winter exams!

No, no heat for about 9 hours now. We have a gas fireplace in our living room. Thankfully, we have an open floor plan, so it keeps the kitchen, dining and living room warm enough. The rest of the house is about 55-56 degrees, with the current outdoor temperature at 26F and tonight will be 2F.

We can't do much until we get at least one snowplow pass on the road. Even though hubby used the snow blower to get rid of about six inches rather early in the storm, within the next two hours, it was back up to six inches again. We just decided to wait a bit. It looks like it will take several hours-long sessions to get our very small driveway cleared.

The two bigger problem is now the drifting and blowing snow, creating snow drifts of 6-7 feet, and trying to figure out where to put it.

Thanks for the kind thoughts. I ask that you think about and/or pray for everyone in this area. We have a long way to go.

I wanted to share another photo - what greeted us this morning when we opening the garage to start up the snowblower...

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...84994279_n.jpg

I wouldn't mind missing a week of school, though. :p I used to love school closings when I was in high school, although we rarely got them.

On a more humorous note, there was a spike in births 9 months after the 78 storm. I remember our local paper did an article about that and babies at the hospital had little onesies that said Blizzard Baby, or something like that.

It was great having an extra week to study. Talked with my school buddies for hours on the phone every day. Made all kinds of things out of snow. Still living in DC we were used to hustle and bustle and the stillness felt almost apocalyptic.