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sa meredith · 02-14-2008, 06:58 PM

I believe the effects of this blizzard are still felt today. It was because of this storm, when roads closed, and noone could go anywhere, that, now, to this day, whenever a major snow storm is predicted everyone seems to go into a panic. It seems the night before any storm, people line up at local gas stations, and strip the shelves bare at every grocery store. All because people remember a time when the snow fell, and they ran out of food, with no means to get more. The truth, of course, is that we have since had similar storms (32 inches, March 2001 or 2002) but nothing like '78 will ever happen again now, because we are much better able to deal with blizzards. Front wheel drive, and 4x4 SUVs really did not exist yet, and plows were not nearly as big and powerful as they are now. These days, just about everyone has front drive, or 4x4 vehicle, and it seems as though there is a pick up truck with a plow blade in every nieghborhood. No matter how much snow we get, 24 hours later it's business as usual.
The blizzard of 78 was real cool though. I was in sixth grade, and remember sitting around the kitchen table each night playing board games with the family by candle light, as there was no power for 3 days. To be young again....

02-14-2008, 06:58 PM	#30
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	effects still felt... I believe the effects of this blizzard are still felt today. It was because of this storm, when roads closed, and noone could go anywhere, that, now, to this day, whenever a major snow storm is predicted everyone seems to go into a panic. It seems the night before any storm, people line up at local gas stations, and strip the shelves bare at every grocery store. All because people remember a time when the snow fell, and they ran out of food, with no means to get more. The truth, of course, is that we have since had similar storms (32 inches, March 2001 or 2002) but nothing like '78 will ever happen again now, because we are much better able to deal with blizzards. Front wheel drive, and 4x4 SUVs really did not exist yet, and plows were not nearly as big and powerful as they are now. These days, just about everyone has front drive, or 4x4 vehicle, and it seems as though there is a pick up truck with a plow blade in every nieghborhood. No matter how much snow we get, 24 hours later it's business as usual. The blizzard of 78 was real cool though. I was in sixth grade, and remember sitting around the kitchen table each night playing board games with the family by candle light, as there was no power for 3 days. To be young again....