[AT] Blizzard of '78

[john hall]

David, I would have only been in second grade but do remember a BIG storm 
that hit one Sunday. I thought it was on the Sunday the Daytona 500 was 
running, could have been another storm?
 Between'77- '79 we also had a massive ice storm here in NC. I remember 
being without power for several days. The ice took down a huge cedar tree in 
the front yard (about 30" at its base). My grandmother was 90+ and  in poor 
health and we only had a fireplace and a portable generator big enough to 
pull an electric frying pan. Dad and my uncle saw the line crews working and 
went and explained the situation with my grandmother. We were moved up in 
priority once the main line was back up. I remember them coming to throw the 
rest of the tree that was still standing and then hooking the line back up. 
A week or 2 later dad and my uncle got out their 2-man Poulan saw and cut 
the tree up. Seems it was cut in short log lengths, don' know what became of 
the lumber. That was the last time that saw was run until I got bit by the 
old iron bug, now we have about 50 chainsaws.

John Hall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 6:33 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Blizzard of '78


> 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
>