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Lou from Wi.

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Looked at a video of snow in Fulton N.Y. 50" and more on the way. I thought we had it bad here in N.W.Wisc. Nothing like that since several years ago.26" one day another 21" the next. Was a lot younger then and the 420 moved it out of the drive until the county came and graded the road.
Hope all who post here isnt near Fulton. Oh my
goodness the poor animals there. Hope there is truly a Jan Thaw looming on the horizon.
LOU
 
We're about 30 miles north of Fulton. Because of the nature of lake effect snow you can get very localized amounts, so we've only had about three feet in the last week or so. In January of 2007 Orwell, the village 2.5 miles from us, had 12 feet of snow in two weeks and the National Guard came to help clear the corners so you could see oncoming traffic. I'm hoping that doesn't happen this year, but if it does we have a loader now instead of just a back blade. Lots of roofs to shovel too.
Zach
 
Fulton, NY sits on the southeast end of Lake Ontario and lake effect snow is nothing new to them. Interstate 81 between Syracuse and Watertown is one of the worst stretches of highway in the world for snow. They've been known to have 110" on the ground. Roads blow shut right behind the plows. Big snowblowers are common. I really believe it's worse than North Dakota. But they, like the Dakotans do know how to handle it. That's why you rarely hear about them. Let 3" fall in Atlanta and the world knows about it.
 
Around here we've had a few roofs caving on hog buildings, and one chicken building that I know of. The double wide hog buildings have had the most trouble. Trying to get confined hogs out of a building with the roof and snow laying on top of the pen dividers can't be a lot of fun. Jim
 
We had 101" of snow in december and like 20-30" in Janurary so far, and thats less than average.

But I remember two years ago we got 64" in 3 days time, it was a lot in a hurry thats for sure. But we didn't make national news.
 
I'm about an hour and half north of Fulton, and I wouldn't worry too much about them--they're used to it--like Bill (Wis) said, that stretch of 81 sees lots of lake effect--the snow comes off the Great Lakes on the prevailing winds and can lay down several feet at a rip. I'm just off the Tug Hill Plateau, home to 300" of snow a year, so we get our share as well--not a big deal if you're set up to handle it--it's not at all an uncommon sight to see people plowing their way to where they're going if they get there before the "real" plow trucks do. We've also got a large Army base at Fort Drum, NY, and it IS fun to watch soldiers and their dependents from all over the US try to drive in it, at least until someone gets hurt by thinking 4x4 makes them immune to the laws of physics.
 
I was in the 3rd grade in 1977 and I remember the Christmas vacation being longer due to heavy snow.

The Buffalo area was hit with many feet of snow at once I think.
 
Those folks can handle it---they're used to it---and they never holler for the government to come help them out.
 
In Indiana the Blizzard of 1978 was worse than 1977. That storm came up from the south and we got 20 inches of snow with wind. In 1977 it got down to 20 degrees below zero and stayed there. That's when the great lake states got socked with all the snow. They closed the schools and other non-essential business to try to keep the pressure up in the natural gas lines around here. I was a freshman in HS in '77.
 
Anyone remember the January Blizzard of 1966 in upstate NY? I was living in Frankfort, NY, east of Utica, NY. and it was the first time I had ever seen those big rotary plows on the front of plow trucks.

There were still snow banks on the north sides of roads in late April.
 

I was in rochester the week that buffalo got
the big snow in 77. East side of rochester
didn't get alot , but west side out chili ave
and farther out got much more. I had a truck
shop then and some of my customers got snowed
in there in buffalo.

george
 
In 1977 I was living in Corydon, IN and on Saturday, January 7, 1977 I took delivery of my new AMX. It began snowing later that same day. In '77, I was never unable to get to or from work at the radio station in Brandenburg, KY...but there WAS one night when the guy on the previous shift stayed over so he and I could switch off digging out the driveway, so we could both eventually leave work.

On Sunday, January 7, 1978 I wrecked my AMX on the way to work at the Brandenburg radio station. My grand-dad died that day. And a few days after his funeral, it began snowing. I was working part-time for the Louisville Auto Auction in Clarksville, IN, and my boss there offered me a full-time position there. So I quit the radio station and went to work full-time at the auto auction...just in time for the big snow.

At the auto auction, we had just purchased a new '78 F-250 with a snowplow, and the aution also had a pull-behind spreader for salt. There was a period of about 2 weeks where I slept in the office at the auction, while Bill "Hopalong" Cassidy plowed the lot at night. I learned to use the old '73 Chevy wrecker to move the "dead animals" around on the lot, and we usually spent 12-14 hours a day on the clock in order to make the Tuesday auctions a reality. I virtually lived on Contac capsules, coffee, Hostess Ding-Dongs from the nearby convenience store, and sandwiches from Arby's, which was one of the few fast-food joints that was able to open. Felt like I lived in that "snowmobile suit" for a few weeks...and maybe I did.
 
yeah , i remember both them Years ,OHIO river FROZE over and was closed to barge traffic for about 10 days here in louisvlle KY , I was about 21 ,,, Made a MAN really appreciate the warmth and LOve of a Fine looking Young gal at the end of the day ,,Shucks, NOONERS TOO ! ...,, and a little Early Times>>> .. after wrestling with frozen pipes ,batterries , fuel lines ,firewood and water hauling to a bunch of cows and hoggs needing water and feed ,, and good neighbors needing help in a desperate way ,,, Thank GOD for the Heart and SOUL of a 1951 DC CASE that saved the Day and the neighborhood , when the electric was out for 3 days ,,.that DC CASE was the only Tractorwe could start by HAND CRANKING ! . in order to PULL START and wake up the rest of the the lineup to call to duty and fight BACK .. we slopped together a poor mans heat houser and windsheild from plexiglass and 2x4s .and went out to do battle every damday .......
 
I was driving semi at that time. Stuck in Ft Wayne Ind during the blizzard of 77. The next year, 1978, I was at the truck stop in Lansing Mich. Woke up jumped out of the truck to go eat breakfast and went into a drift up to my waist. We drank coffee and told lies for about 3 days before we could get out of there.
 
We are about 35 miles SouthEast of Rochester and that puts us out of Lake Erie's wrath 95 percent of the time and get hit of off Lake Ontario under 50 percent of the time. I due remember the winter of 76/77 we had to shovel off the pole barn roof because dad thought if stood a good chance of collapsing. Went through a stretch from 1979 to 1987 where we had little snow to ride snowmobiles on. I see the morons out riding a couple days ago on barely an inch of snow. Most of the fields around here have rocks and would not think it is good for the sleds. Have not owned a sled since 1988 and usually waited till we had at least 3 to 4 inches of snow on the ground minimum.
 
We had to shovel our pole barn in 2007. Over 6' of wind packed snow up there. It took about a day to get it off.
Zach
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Different than the midwest, of course, but we had a blizzard in '79- 2 plus feet of snow, temps near 10, wind 30 MPH plus at the height of it. We were living in a trailer, lights went out (we had electric heat only), and as I was trying to figure out what to do, neighbor called and said "You've got no heat! Bundle up that little one and get over here!" So we did- stayed with them for 3 days- they were Mormon, so had a years worth of food, and we did the best we could to eat all of it! Wood stove, snug as could be. They were the best neighbors anyone ever had- Charlie died this past spring, at age 90, Winona has Altzheimers and doesn't know anyone. RIP, Charlie
 
Sure does do a person good to hear about the good things occasionally instead of just the bad. I was 7 during the Blizzard of '77 (turned 8 in early February) and we got a week off school while they got power back up everywhere. Lots of stories of people visiting neighbors on snowmobiles to check up on them, farmers lugging generators farm-to-farm to help with milking, then taking the milk to people who were shut in (no milk pick-ups for the first few days or more in some places), doctors making emergency calls in plow trucks, people staying with strangers for a week, etc. etc. A real community effort, but no lasting damage, other than lots of downed trees. I recall buckets during sugaring season that year being put on the trees so high that I couldn't reach them once the snow melted!
 
Ky had a big blizzard after the first of the year that winter. I have heard many stories about the blizzard to 78 here, I was born durring it. I was about 9 months older than most of the kids in my class growing up.

Dave
 
I remember that winter. I was milking cows and shoveling snow. Between feeding and manure and snow I lived on the end of a fork or shovel all winter.
 
Yep, remember the blizzard of 77 here in SW Ohio very well, my son was only less than one year old and very sick. I knew something was up because the dry cows and heifers were in a circle facing in and dad always told me to batten down the hatches when you see that. It is one of the only times I've seen it thunder and lightning in the middle of a snowstorm. WOW! what a storm we were snowed in for three days!
 
Last of Jan in 1982 in southern Illinois. I looked out the window on Sunday morning and told my wife "someone stole our mailbox", it was covered in snow.
 
I live eight miles west of Fulton. I do remember the storm of 66. Walked a mile to town after three days and could walk over the phone lines. Just another winter in this area. One thing we have lots of is snow and taxes.
 
Buzzman, You are slightly off on your day of the week. Jan 7 of 78 was on a sat not a sun. I know that well as it was my wedding day. Was shirt sleve weather that day with rain in the later afternoon, (Ohio) froze that night while we were starting our honeymoon, (Indiana) started to destination in Michigan got to about 30 mile from there, weather turned so bad turned around and drove home in heavy Ice and then snow, That was the first blizard of 78. Then 2 weeks later the big one came. Will be maried 32 years tomorrow 1/7/78. There were a couple of smaller ones in December of 77 that had dissapeared by the 7th on Jan.
 
Never forget the blizzard of 78 here in southern Michigan. My wife was snowed in at the local hospital(she was director of nursing) with out oldest son(he had salmonella). Iwas snowed in at home with the other two kids six miles from town for three days. Had snowdrifts to the eaves of the house. We made ot fine, never lost power, but the other kids won't eat beans and wieners to this day. Oh Well!!
Paul
 
I was a senior in high school in North Central KY. School was out the entire month of January. We had to go Saturdays and extended hours to make it all up. No Spring Break that year, either. My Dad and brother and I cut a lot of ice on the ponds so the cattle could drink. The only way to get to the store was on the tractor. Dad was glad to have the heat houser on the MF 135 that winter!
Good Luck and God Bless.
 
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