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Storm Pales Next To Blizzard of '78
Storm of 32 years ago will always set the standard.
Every time a major snowstorm hits us, people start breaking out their Blizzard of '78 stories. Well, at least people as old as I am do. And I am no exception. The recent Nor'easter was in no way comparable to the massive blizzard that paralyzed this area for a solid week in 1978. But that was pretty much the event that set the standard for how we prepare for snowstorms of major size. No one wants to be caught like that again. What made the '78 blizzard really bad was that it followed a pretty major snowstorm a week prior that had left a foot or more of snow already on the ground. My wife and I had trekked through that storm to Boston for the New England Press Association Award Dinner, where the now-defunct Norton Patriot had won an award …
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