[AT] Blizzard of '78

[David Bruce]

Don't know if it was the same storm but -
I was an undergrad at NC State that year, living in a dorm.
As I recall we had about 12 inches of snow early one morning and I 
considered sleeping in rather than making my 7:50 AM Textile Chemistry 
class.
In the end I tromped to the TC building where my prof was already there 
waiting.  He had walked from the Crabtree Valley area to campus (those 
that know Raleigh know that is a long hike).

David
NW NC

On 1/26/2011 11:00 PM, Gene Dotson wrote:
>      Just wonder how many of you remember the Great Blizzard of "78 during
> this week in 1978? 40 inches of snow, 100 MPH winds and temperature of -17
> degrees. Wind chill was
> -80 degrees.  Barometer reading of 28.28 in. At the time the lowest ever
> recorded in the USA. 51 people died. Snow drifts 18 to 20 feet. Took more
> than a week to dig out. Snowmobiles and National Guard snow tractors were
> only vehicles moving. End loaders and bulldozers were used to clear the
> roads.
>
>      To make it tractor related, the township commandeered me with my Case
> 700 and a back blade they had to help clear some of the streets in the
> village of Broadway where I lived at the time. Pushed snow for 3 days.
> Fortunately I had a heat houser on the tractor, but was still cold.
>
>      The program on Bowling Green PBS station last week and again tonight
> brought back all the memories. It was a rough time for everybody, but sure
> brought the community together. Local restaurand and bar fired up their wood
> stove and had a perpetual soup pot on the whole time for anyone who needed a
> meal. Everyone brought what they had to put in the pot.
>
> Gene
>
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