All of this, of course, are pictures from back in 1978. Want to clarify for those who think this is happening now.
One of the incredible things about 1978 that I read about is that the 1978 storm hit after the morning commute while everyone was at work, hence the attempt to get back home as seen in these amazing pictures. Add to that the high tide. Pretty messed up.
My wife and I were in Aruba when the 1978 storm hit….. we booked through a travel service that contracted its own private jet to shuttle its customers from Washington DC and the Island…..
The storm hit the the evening before we were supposed to leave….my wife and I I had packed and set our luggage outside the door for the Porter to pick up and we went to breakfast by the water…. Got back to room after breakfast and noticed our bags were still there…. So I went to the lobby to find out what happened….. The staff had several TVs tuned to US stations and were very excited about the snow catastrophe hitting the Eastern seaboard….
The Charter plane was stuck for 5 days before coming for us….
The Travel Agency paid for our hotel and we stayed another 5 nights….
Best vacation EVER!
At the risk of sounding like a pro-govt troll (yeah...that's me...just look at my posting history), municipalities have (generally) gotten MUCH better at snow removal over time. Remember, by 1978, the increase in vehicle ownership was only about 50-60 years old, and govt likely trailed that ramped-up demand for snow-free roads.
Since the blizzard of '93 (I was in PA at that time) the typical saga is a) mass hysteria before the storm, b) prep for the storm - food, booze, ammo, gasoline, c) stay home, eat, drink, plink, d), storm is bad but fails to meet the hysteria, e) muni workers keep things generally clear, e) next day, roads are clear and we sort out what to do with 7 loaves of bread and 19lbs of beef and 3 bottles of Johnny Walker Black.
True. Plus there was some snow depth already.