Here’s One Woman’s Diary of the Blizzard of ‘78
As the Blizzard of 2015 piles on the inches, the question arises of how this blizzard will compare to the infamous one of 1978.
People have taken to Twitter and Instagram to document their survivals, posting images of snowdrifts against their doorways and sharing which Netflix shows they’re binge-streaming to pass the time. We can’t search Timehop for what was shared over 30 years ago, but we do have a written account of “the week that was.’’
Mary Casey Forry, co-founder of the Dorchester Reporter, kept a diary of her time locked inside her home, waiting for the Blizzard of ‘78 to pass. She wasn’t limited by 140 characters, but still managed some Tweet-able quips, writing “11 p.m. More news. More delays. More snow.’’
Forry’s account details the morning of February 6, when she first heard they were supposed to get some snow, to the afternoon of February 9, when Governor Michael Dukakis lifted the driving ban on a few communities outside of the city.
The Blizzard of ’78 left 73 dead and 4,324 injured, while causing an estimated $500 million in damage, but Forry stayed safe. Her diary mainly tells of how stir-crazy her family became after five days stuck in the house.
Forry was still able to stock up on the necessities, writing that her husband “brought me home a gallon of milk, a half gallon of Coke, and a pint of rum. Guess which one I was happiest to see!’’
So keep Tweeting about the booze you bought to get you through the storm. We could be making history here.
Click here to read Forry’s full diary.
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