I live in New Jersey, about 15 miles from Philadelphia, in Medford. January 6th of 1996 through the 8th had to be one of the most intense blizzards I recall. It seemed to snow, non-stop, for three days, and by the 7th I was pretty much housebound as there was no way I could dig my car out of the snow. Thankfully, I had stocked up on what I needed and rode out this wintery event. I do recall the day after it stopped, feeling stir crazy, I bundled up and walked to a local shopping center. I actually walked on a highway, there were no cars anywhere, and I remember the sky being sort of purple and gray. The only place opened at the shopping center was a liquor store. Needless to say, I bought some spirits and trudged home. Everything was so quiet and so still, it was both eerie and calming at the same time.
The best thing about this event was that my place of employment pretty much closed down for a week, so I got nice early winter vacation out of the deal!
I live in New Jersey, about 15 miles from Philadelphia, in Medford. January 6th of 1996 through the 8th had to be one of the most intense blizzards I recall. It seemed to snow, non-stop, for three days, and by the 7th I was pretty much housebound as there was no way I could dig my car out of the snow. Thankfully, I had stocked up on what I needed and rode out this wintery event. I do recall the day after it stopped, feeling stir crazy, I bundled up and walked to a local shopping center. I actually walked on a highway, there were no cars anywhere, and I remember the sky being sort of purple and gray. The only place opened at the shopping center was a liquor store. Needless to say, I bought some spirits and trudged home. Everything was so quiet and so still, it was both eerie and calming at the same time.
The best thing about this event was that my place of employment pretty much closed down for a week, so I got nice early winter vacation out of the deal!