Before looking at your thread I thought by the title you were referring to the anniversary of the March 66 storm in Winnipeg. After a little math I realized we are celebrating the 55th year since our storm of the century. I was 10 years old but have vivid memories of our cars totally drifted over, digging snow tunnels that I could stand up in and a snowplow ploughing through a drift and creating a tunnel on the street.

We got 24 of snow and with the snow remaining from the winters accumulation and blizzard winds it shut the city down.

 

 

I remember that one too Mike, unbelievable how bad it was. If I recall right it went for about 2 days?

vancouver island yesterday at least 30

timbuk wrote:

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qualicum beach van isle today at least 30

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 After you finished your pinacoloda Did you shimmy up that tree to get some coconuts?

I was in my final year at UWO, it was the 100th anniversary of the school's founding. In the previous 99 years, they'd closed the campus 5x for a day, owing to weather. That winter, it was closed a total of 6 days. Half-tracks from Wolseley barracks were out rescuing stranded motorists, and crushed a few cars buried under snowdrifts.

Being dedicated scholars, we just started drinking, sooner.

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Canadian Poncho wrote:

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I remember a bad one in SW Ontario in 1977 or 78. I remember my mom walking to our school to pick my sister and I up and guiding us home as there was zero visibility. My dad barely got home from work and was stuck home for a while. I remember having to walk to the local variety store in knee deep snow to get some groceries. I think the storm lasted 2-3 days.

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 My dad got stranded on the 401 in that one I think. Had to be rescued by snowmobile and was taken to a hotel along with a bunch of other people. I think near London. Took him 2 days to get home.

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 Jan '77 Mark - massive snow storm. We towed a 55 Chevy along the New York Thruway on a tow bar as they were closing exits.

Collector at a toll gate asked: "Is that car driveable?" I replied "no". He says: "well no car is allowed on the thruway

that is not driveable unless it's on a trailer - now let me ask you again - is that car driveable?"

I promptly replied "yes sir" - got two toll tickets and away we went. Later on we got snowed in at Syracuse and had to

wait it out for 12 hours. Pics are from a day later at a rest stop.