Ah, the snowstorms of our youth. They did seem bigger, but then we were smaller versions of what we are today....and we disappeared into deep snowdrifts when we ventured out. One vivid memory was sometime in the late 1950's; deep snow (lots of drifting and those were the days when 'snowfences' were erected on major highways to slow down the blowing snow and cause it to pile up before it closed a road.) This storm was immediately followed by freezing rain, which coated the snow on the electric wires and cable snapped and no one had any electricity or heat. Luckily we had a huge fireplace which kept the living room mostly warm so we all got to camp out in front of it, and also had to cook in the fireplace. The roads were closed and nothing got through; got milk and eggs from the farmer across the street. He had to dump huge quantities of milk as no trucks could come to pick it up. (cows keep on producing). We were stuck in the house for an entire week......and we were located about 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia, which today is the suburbs but then it was the sticks.
It was a really fun adventure!
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