I happened to be stationed at Wright Patterson and residing in base housing at Page Manor off Col Glen Hwy,
since post pointed out accumulated snow was melting temp was in the 50’s,in days past there seemed to be no elements channel or social networking therefore we heard bout it on the day,my girlfriend picked me personally right up after work and explained we need to go to the comissary for meals it was bumper to bumper carts inside and out,my father called from Indiana and stated this might be worst and heading your path,it began raining and had been mild after dark,then the temps fallen rapidly freezing rainfall,sleet,then the snowfall therefore the wind emerged,it is thus cool stayed below 0 for just two weeks,Col Glen Hwy wasn’t open for 3 period immediately after which it had been like travel thru a tunnel,i’ll remember the blizzard of 1978
Many thanks for sharing the recollections, pole!
We stayed in the apartments at the conclusion of Duncan Drive off Zink Rd near the Col Glen Hwy. They certainly were about hilltop above Wright Patterson AFB. The accumulated snow drifts happened to be high-up there and any highway approval put more snowfall across the highways. My hubby was actually students at Wright county and I worked at Children’s medical. I happened to be making for work, the 7am shift, additionally the wind had been blowing so difficult that i really could scarcely open up the automobile door. I went back around to inform my hubby I would drive your to school, the wind ended up being as well stronger simply to walk about route through the industry. We zippped up to Kauffman Ave. after which parked the vehicle in a great deal along University Ave. We recognized there had been no trucks on the road, as well as the good deal seemed unused, so we turned-on radio stations. But after we had shut off the engine, it might perhaps not restart. As a result of rainfall the night time prior to, the lot was an ice layer from the temperatures drop. We very carefully went towards institution houses and soon understood that, although we had gotten around, school was cancelled. We also learned there might be no snacks provider for days, it was a lot tough than we think. Wright condition have an underground tunnel system of accessibility each strengthening. We had been able to get on the healthcare sciences building in which my husband got an integral with the student lounge where apex we’re able to chill out somewhat. We chose to end up being courageous and walk home through the industry because we had only gone trips to market together with a lot of products. After a bunch of hot chocolates, we became popular. It actually was the stupidest decision We ever produced. The accumulated snow ended up being hip-high in that particular niche, the wind was actually blowing more than 60 mph. The exact distance was over two football fields. Throughout we regarded going back but decided to move. We’d to cover our very own heads with only a sliver to see through. I plainly remember the icicles forming back at my lashes! Guy it had been cool. We had to hang to both getting across due to the wind. We managed to get but couldn’t even get right up some of the stairways inside to the suite before resting. Our very own foot and fingers comprise numb, luckily for us perhaps not frostbitten, but a bit more time would-have-been worst. No shoes or gloves could handle that icy. A medical facility went on small personnel for any day and failed to pick-me-up. We starred notes and games with the friends and discussed our food together. Whenever we finally had gotten the automobile, it would switch off at a stop indication and I also must put it in simple and rev it just to help keep it heading. It proved frigid weather damaged the engine block and that ended up being the end of that car. Later that winter, my better half decided late at night (med students like physicians are the worst customers) that he couldn’t stay the pain in his foot and needed to visit the medical. Our very own next auto was hidden upwards beyond a floor. We tried looking it with just the lengthy car windows ice scraper, him hobbling on crutches. We’d to use pressing and as well as altering things usually to move the auto back and forth for very some time. We finally got , right now it’s 2am and no person is on the street. Yikes. I leftover Kansas a few years afterwards and concerned the western coast, making the snow behind. Most years after, due to the fact youngsters want to ski/snowboard, the snowfall and ice during the procurer Pass in the pond Tahoe region is pretty treacherous as well as the drive down from the move could be unpleasant. But that cold temperatures in Kansas is the worst!
Wow, exactly what an account! I’m happy the two of you managed to get through fine! Thank you so much for discussing the blizzard thoughts with our team, Marji!
I was stuck in blizzard of ’78 with a friend of my own returning from Minnasota. We invested per week in an escape stop off the Ohio Turnpike with 50 vehicle drivers.
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