Groundhog Day blizzard. I had very few problems dealing with the storm, and
here are some reasons why.
First, this storm was predicted, so I and everyone else had a chance to
prepare for it. My workplace allowed us to leave early yesterday, when the
snow was to start, and announced yesterday that we would close today. For
me, I didn't lose vital services such as electricity and telephone service.
I stayed tuned to news coverage and heeded the warnings to stay inside at
the height of the storm. I used common sense in how I did things which
helped too.
This storm ranks right up there with other big snowstorms I remember. There
was the blizzard of 1979,, which I remember because my brother was one of
those people out on snowmobiles in our home town helping rescue people.
There was the Valentines Day storm in 1990 or 1991 in which it took me an
hour to travel a distance that normally takes 15 minutes. There was the
blizzard of 1999, which this one is being compared to that I don't remember
having such a dramatic impact because it happened on a weekend.
I'm glad that storms like the one we've just come through are a very rare
occurrence. I certainly hope not to see another one like this for a long
time.
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