Yup. Indianapolis. I was a senior in high school. I remember it well. -D
> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Was that in Indiana? That storm hit there a few days before, I was stuck in > Ft Wayne until the street got cleared of about 30" of snow, and then to dig > the car out of that. Lost a coupla days from what I had intended. I was > headed back to Cambridge, got to the Ohio border and the snow was pretty much > nonexistent so the drive back east was fine. Got back, hit the grocery to > stock up, next day was headed out to a western suburb to collect my plants > from a friend's house, got about 2 miles after the snow started and within a > short time there was about 4" on the ground. I told my friend who was with > me we needed to turn back, she agreed, so we did, there was maybe 8" by the > time we got back to my apartment on campus. > > The registration day movie was that night (Deep Throat!) so she stayed and we > fixed supper. After the movie (the distributor sent the "clean" version!!!! > which did not go over well) she caught the last bus back to Hahvahd Squah for > about 4-5 days. The next day we had 70mph winds and ended up with maybe 36" > of snow, I didn't see my car for about 2 weeks. I was on the 19th floor of > the building, looking out at Beacon Hill in Boston, it was wild. The full > moon rose that night after the snow stopped and it had cleared off, it was > surreal, power was off over there for a coupla days from flooded power lines > and underground transformers, you could see some candles and flashlights and > the occasional snowmobile but it was dark buildings in a sea of white snow > with the full moon illuminating it all from behind. Pretty amazing. The City > was pretty much shut down for a week, classes were delayed, but they did > manage to get the subway running pretty quickly so I walked down to her place > in Hahvahd Squah (great time, people were serving up fresh cookies and hot > chocolate on Mass Ave, it was a great party time) and we took the train into > Boston to see Close Encounters at the movies, we were the only people in > there. > > Fun times! > > -FT > > > On 1/5/18 2:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> I remember the Blizzard of 78. I got trapped in the house with my Mom, and >> she followed me around for two days just yammering at me since there was no >> one else there. I finally bundled up and trekked cross-country about two >> miles to a friend’s apartment where I holed up for several days to maintain >> my sanity. The whole time I was getting ready to go my Mom was telling me I >> would be in big trouble when Dad got home for leaving her there by herself >> (Dad was traveling and stuck in Denver, if I recall correctly.) >> >> When Dad got home he chided me for leaving Mom by herself while giving me >> the knowing nod…. >> >> -D >> >> >>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> https://jalopnik.com/the-cars-are-frozen-1821804568 >>> >>> I was there in the Blizzard of 78 when the same thing happened, it amazes >>> me that these people did not move their cars. The forecast was pretty >>> clear for a coupla days. I guess just like the folks here who don't heed >>> hurricane predictions. >>> >>> --FT >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
