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<blockquote data-quote="happybob" data-source="post: 1512070" data-attributes="member: 4724"><p>Oh the memories. The blizzard of 78! Went out with four friends, with shovels, trying to get people to pay us to shovel their driveways. Most told us to come back after the storm was over. Some did let us shovel and we made pretty good beer and bud money.</p><p></p><p>Hurricane Bob was when I finally realized that this company could care less about our safety. That hurricane came directly through the Merrimack Valley at approx. 1130am. My wife got a hold of me around 11am and asked why I wasn't off the road. I told her the company hadn't notified me to bring-it-in. She flipped out. Called UPS and contacted me at another of my stops to call her. I did and she gave me an ear full. Told me how she contacted UPS and they told her all the drivers were called in an hour ago. At approx. 12 noon I contacted the center and I asked the supervisor how long I had to stay out that it was getting bad out. He asked me if I could stay out until it got real bad. I told him, see you in 10 min.</p><p></p><p>This storm/blizzard of 2015 does bring back other memories of 78. The difference, in 78 we already had close to 3ft of snow on the ground before the blizzard hit. No warning back then, or at least not like todays weather radar. We were paralyzed in MA for days. My area of Lowell didn't see plows until two days after the storm. Well, not exactly plows. They only made it down the street about 400 yards during the storm. We had to have front end loaders dig us out. They used them to clear the streets and the sidewalks. Drifts of over 10' made shoveling from our doors to the streets/parking areas impossible. Since this was a housing project you can imagine how we were the last area of the city that saw help. Some of my neighbors had to climb out their windows to get outside because they waited until the storm was over instead of shoveling during the storm to keep up with it. The highways, especially 128, had cars buried on the side of the highways for a couple days.</p><p></p><p>This storm brought 30-38", yes almost, and in some areas, over3 feet. Chelmsford hub got 33" Thank God I'm on vacation and not having to deal with this storms aftermath in Chelmsford. I usually try to get in during snow storms and shift trailers around the yard to help the plows get the yard cleaned up. There is no way in hell I would have tried to make it in for this one. Travel ban went into effect at midnight Monday until midnight Tuesday. I'm not sure why the Governor, like the one before him, has to institute a travel ban. Most people, when told there is 3' of snow coming. will stay home anyway. Nany state I guess. I think they are working in Chelmsford today, but I haven't tried to contact anybody to find out. Getting around this area will be tuff for package car drivers for a few days, but get around they will. I took out many a snow banks on street corners with my old P10, especially when it's fluffy powder like this storm brought. Mostly only because I needed to open up a corner to make a turn, but at times...lol</p><p></p><p>I do miss the wife. She works in a nursing home and didn't want to be unable to make it into work Tuesday, so she's been working doubles since Monday and staying overnight. Can't wait to have a nice dinner for her when she gets home tonight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="happybob, post: 1512070, member: 4724"] Oh the memories. The blizzard of 78! Went out with four friends, with shovels, trying to get people to pay us to shovel their driveways. Most told us to come back after the storm was over. Some did let us shovel and we made pretty good beer and bud money. Hurricane Bob was when I finally realized that this company could care less about our safety. That hurricane came directly through the Merrimack Valley at approx. 1130am. My wife got a hold of me around 11am and asked why I wasn't off the road. I told her the company hadn't notified me to bring-it-in. She flipped out. Called UPS and contacted me at another of my stops to call her. I did and she gave me an ear full. Told me how she contacted UPS and they told her all the drivers were called in an hour ago. At approx. 12 noon I contacted the center and I asked the supervisor how long I had to stay out that it was getting bad out. He asked me if I could stay out until it got real bad. I told him, see you in 10 min. This storm/blizzard of 2015 does bring back other memories of 78. The difference, in 78 we already had close to 3ft of snow on the ground before the blizzard hit. No warning back then, or at least not like todays weather radar. We were paralyzed in MA for days. My area of Lowell didn't see plows until two days after the storm. Well, not exactly plows. They only made it down the street about 400 yards during the storm. We had to have front end loaders dig us out. They used them to clear the streets and the sidewalks. Drifts of over 10' made shoveling from our doors to the streets/parking areas impossible. Since this was a housing project you can imagine how we were the last area of the city that saw help. Some of my neighbors had to climb out their windows to get outside because they waited until the storm was over instead of shoveling during the storm to keep up with it. The highways, especially 128, had cars buried on the side of the highways for a couple days. This storm brought 30-38", yes almost, and in some areas, over3 feet. Chelmsford hub got 33" Thank God I'm on vacation and not having to deal with this storms aftermath in Chelmsford. I usually try to get in during snow storms and shift trailers around the yard to help the plows get the yard cleaned up. There is no way in hell I would have tried to make it in for this one. Travel ban went into effect at midnight Monday until midnight Tuesday. I'm not sure why the Governor, like the one before him, has to institute a travel ban. Most people, when told there is 3' of snow coming. will stay home anyway. Nany state I guess. I think they are working in Chelmsford today, but I haven't tried to contact anybody to find out. Getting around this area will be tuff for package car drivers for a few days, but get around they will. I took out many a snow banks on street corners with my old P10, especially when it's fluffy powder like this storm brought. Mostly only because I needed to open up a corner to make a turn, but at times...lol I do miss the wife. She works in a nursing home and didn't want to be unable to make it into work Tuesday, so she's been working doubles since Monday and staying overnight. Can't wait to have a nice dinner for her when she gets home tonight. [/QUOTE]
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