‘Obviously A Major Malfunction’: 28 years ago today. 20140128

[Greenguy]

Morning!

I too remember where I was when the shuttle exploded: my buddy & I skipped school & were partaking in a little at his house, then his parents weren't home. I remember thinking I was watching a movie.

Today is also the 37th anniversary of Blizzard of 77

That morning observers on the 16th floor of the M&T Bank Building in Buffalo watched as a gray wall covered the city; it appeared white as it came closer. A blast of wind hit the building that caused the floor to move and the glass window to creak, and then the wall of white enveloped the building. It was 11:10 am...

The total snowfall for the storm was only 12 inches (30 cm). The blizzard was made unique by the sustained winds, gusting up to 69 mph (111 km/h), which picked up the snowdrifts piled on the frozen Lake Erie and dumped that snow load in western New York and southern Ontario. The winds were accompanied by Arctic-cold temperatures, making it feel like −60 °F (−51 °C) outside Whiteout conditions had trapped people at work, in cars and in homes; some had to stay for a day, while others had to stay for the storm's duration. At the Buffalo zoo, 8 ft (2.4 m) drifts allowed three reindeer to walk over their fence and wander about the city...

I can vividly remember being trapped in our house & my Dad being stuck at work for 2 or 3 days. After it stopped & I was allowed to go outside & play, I walked up a massive snowdrift & then stepped from it onto the top of my neighbor's garage!

Speaking of weather, my current temp is

I'm not leaving the house

[ArtWilliams]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

Speaking of weather, my current temp is

I'm not leaving the house

Here in Toronto it's -18 C / 0 F with a wind chill of -32 C / -26 F. Fuck!

[Cleo]

Have I mentioned just how beautiful our weather has been the last few days?