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In reply to the discussion: This is bad. [View all]mac2766
(658 posts)I can't remember the exact amount of snow, but the drifts went over the top of the mobile home I was living in and buried automobiles completely. The wind was howling and the wind chill was unbearable.
The furnace ran on heating oil that was tainted with water. It became sludge in the tank and the furnace wouldn't start. Luckily, we had a full tank of LP gas and were able to turn on the oven to get some heat at least. We put on as many layers of clothing that we could and pulled out all of the blankets that we had. It was very cold. I think it took about 4 days or so for the county to get to our road to dig us out. They used a front-end loader to scoop up the snow and pile it on top of itself. It was a weird and very short period of my life. I have fond memories of it today, but I'm sure at the time it was a bit unnerving.
I hate to hear that anyone is living through this type of thing. Good luck to everyone who is dealing with this.