Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Diggin' Out: New England Blizzard, 1940

Photo credit: Library of Congress Farm Security Administration Office of War Information Collection

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

is that a cold day in hell? if so my wife has told me about that

Bucky "freezing his private parts" Buford

A Train to BK said...

Weather is clear here. Rode the fixie over the vinyl shop to pick up the new Shout Out Louds record yesterday.

Jedediah Whipsnych, Jr. said...

Remember that blizzard well. The snow was so deep that we had to crawl out of the attic window to get outside. Didn't melt until the following September, yessir.

Trailer Trad said...


Regarding Mr. Whipsnych,

See folks. This is the kind of priceless old-timer folklore that you just won't find at the pure 'trad style' blogs.

A Train to BK,

While riding your fixie, did your 'Grizzly Adams' beard blow in the breeze?

Dear Cousin Bucky,

Don't be a sowah pah-simmon. Jedediah told me that accawdin' to thuh Fahmah's Almuhnock, Springs a' comin'. Yessir.

Pepperridgefahm remembahs.



A Train to BK said...

Dr. Trad: More of a Justin Vernon beard really. Need to pick up some beard oil next week along with the new Son Volt.

Cornelius said...

Remember that one as well, though it doesn't compare to the one in '38 -- that was a real humdinger! Jed, maybe we should invite Trailer Trad to the next meeting of the Codgers Club.

Beaver & Otter Secretariat said...

Correct me if I'm wrong, butI believe that the Beaver & Otter Society has reciprocal rights to the Codgers Club clubhouse.

OTTR said...

This is like the Sharks vs. the Jets only with Wusthof knives pulled from Filson briefcases!

The Ghost of Felix Rohatyn said...

I resemble that remark, OTTR, there is absolutely nothing wrong with carrying one's own cutlery - especially when you carry it in a stylish a 'Made in America' tan Filson satchel.

Sometimes trying to be witty and clever at someone else's expense just makes you look foolish.

Jedediah said...

Nah, we ending our affiliation with the Beaver & Otter Society when they stole our mascot -- a stuffed muscrat back -- in 1978!