[Maceman]

I remember National Guard troops blocking off the major intersections leading to Boston in my Brighton neighborhood (just over the Boston proper line).

Although the whole event was kind of fun for a while, that image of the troops in their trucks always stuck with me. I could always imagine from that experience what it would feel like to live in a city under martial law. Chilling (now poun intended).

Of course, back then I was a mere yewt of 28 living in student slum apartment housing. Now, at 52 and having a house, a wife and a 4-year old child to take care of, I think if it happened today the whole experience would be considerably less charming.

[Maceman]

now poun intended = no pun intended.

[never4get]

It was an incredible storm…18 years old at the time..2 ½ feet of snow Islip, NY. Cars stranded on the Northern & Southern Sate Parkways on the Island. There was a 30 foot drift of snow over the second story of the High School I attended. Needless to say I must have spent a good 20 hours running around outside during the storm. I remember the papers Newsday had a picture on the 2/7/78 edition of police officers at noon time on 2/6 using flares to direct traffic on the highways as the power was out and the visibility was perhaps 20 feet. I have never seen anything like it since.