Comments on: The Blizzard of 1978

By: Kevin (Marshall)

Kevin (Marshall) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:29:12 +0000

I still have an old recording somewhere on cassette tape from the night before the storm from NOAA weather radio talking about the merger of the two lows.

By: mary

mary — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:35:01 +0000

I was stuck and unable to drive or walk to work at the time. My boyfriend tried to come rescue me and also got stuck in the snow. Cars on street were completely covered in snow, after snow plows came through, impossible to even find your car. It was the best 3 days of my life. My boyfriend at the time, became my husband. We were stuck together, had to get along. We completed a 1000 piece puzzle and it was so fun. Cold, low on food but we made it work. Actually a great way to start a long term relationship. We have now been married 32 years

By: GJ

GJ — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:55:04 +0000

It was very memorable . . . . the only “vehicles” out were snowmobiles, when you looked out the windows towards streetlights you saw driving heavy snow coming down, otherwise just blackness at night . . . drifts reached 2nd stories of businesses and houses. . . .

By: Tami

Tami — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:38:52 +0000

I was born in the Blizzard of ’78 – 7:20 am on Jan. 27th! I remember listening to the stories of trying to get my mom to the hospital (only 2 miles) but it took a tractor, a four wheel drive pick up and a snowmobile.

By: Les

Les — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:05:36 +0000

I was a first-year teacher in Benton Harbor the morning this blizzard hit, and was on a picket line during the full fury of the storm. I actually had fun with my colleagues and the few high school kids that showed up just to see us, I guess. The best part was the vice-principal, Mr. Overley, sneaking hot coffee to all of us so we’d stay warm. The parents were livid at the superintendent for not closing school–everyone within probably 100 miles of us was closed–and his decision turned public support in the teachers’ favor. After having worked without a contract for one school year and half of another, things were settled after that in two or three days–once everybody dug out!!

By: mike m

mike m — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:20:48 +0000

do u think a storm like this is on its way? some old timers say the conditions are shaping up for a storm like this?

By: Geneva Delaporte

Geneva Delaporte — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:39:39 +0000

I’m in my 60′s and no longer have any of my comics from childhood. They seemed so flimsy and cheap; even the paper they were printed on was so quick to yellow and turn brittle. Who knew they would ever be worth anything? I find it fascinating that they have become so valuable. Meanwhile, the fancy hardcover books that I valued, paid a lot for, and preserved (think encyclopedias, coffee table books, etc), are now worth nothing.It seems to me that there is a deeper truth here: Look around you. The things you see everywhere and that don’t seem worth saving are the very things which everyone else is also throwing away. If these items have the extra quality of bringing back fond memories of childhood (like the old comics do) they will someday in the distant future become sought after and valuable. The trick is to figure out which items to save. I am guessing 45′s and LP’s are a good bet. Any thoughts?

By: Brian (Grandville)

Brian (Grandville) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:38:31 +0000

About 16 ” total.

By: Bill Steffen

Bill Steffen — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:28:44 +0000

It’ll happen again at some point. I’ve had two of these in my lifetime that shut everything down.

By: Stacsh

Stacsh — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 06:21:05 +0000

Better forecasting and snow removal. Wasnt that bad.