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NewHendoLib

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1. I still remember clearly the blizzard of 1978, when I was stranded in Providence in the Rhode Island College Chemistry

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 04:11 PM

10 hrs ago

Building lounge. It hit in February - we had 36 inches of snow in our location - I didn't make it home for nearly a week - and had to walk it! The sofas were NOT comfortable.

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More than 600,000 homes and businesses without power as 32 inches of snow falls on US east coast [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago OP

I still remember clearly the blizzard of 1978, when I was stranded in Providence in the Rhode Island College Chemistry NewHendoLib 10 hrs ago #1

I was stuck in an MIT dorm for a week -- as a Chemistry major, I might have preferred your digs. :) eppur_se_muova 1 hr ago #6

Live coverage... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #2

Whoa!! I hope that they have no issues w/ electric etc. When we had our earlier big snow, they were cautioning us SWBTATTReg 10 hrs ago #3

Yikes, that is a lot of snow. FemDemERA 9 hrs ago #4

Jeebers! Bayard 9 hrs ago #5