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Rorey

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6. Blizzard of '66

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #5)

Thu Nov 26, 2020, 09:30 AM

Nov 2020

I grew up in North Dakota. In 1966 we had a horrible blizzard. Our power was out for four days and we were trapped. Our only communication with the outside world was our party-line phone, and we were on the same line as a family whose 12 year old daughter was lost overnight in the storm. It profoundly changed my life.

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Thank heavens For my 80yr old mother's 70yr old Kirby Layzeebeaver Nov 2020 #1

But when the electrical grid fails Cirque du So-What Nov 2020 #2

Ha! Well said. Nt. Layzeebeaver Nov 2020 #3

We joke, but failure of infrastructure has crossed my mind Rorey Nov 2020 #4

It's always been a concern of mine Cirque du So-What Nov 2020 #5

Blizzard of '66 Rorey Nov 2020 #6