Page 1 of 1
1930s-era newsreel snow plowing in MI
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:36 pm
by reible
My wife was doing some research and came upon this video. If you have a snow history it is fun to watch, love the old cars and trucks and the school bus...
OK it might be a waste of 10 minutes but I had to laugh several times, might be a mood thing but you will not know unless you watch.
https://youtu.be/NH20lpFu_3Q
Ed
Re: 1930s-era newsreel snow plowing in MI
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 2:01 pm
by ranger_phil
I lived near Donner Pass for thirteen years in a spot that NWS said was the snowiest place in North America where people actually lived. During my first winter, on Valentine's Day I had to climb a ladder from my front door to the top of the snow. I ran a visitor center that interpreted how the development of transportation affected development and resource extraction, so I'm very familiar with snow. I learned many things, including:
* never insult a snowplow operator. In fact, get to know them, and they will be your best friends.
* never be afraid to get out at three in the morning to shovel and plow as necessary; don't wait for morning if it's snowing hard.
* Cream of Wheat is the absolutely best way to warm up after several hours shoveling and blowing snow.
* Shoveling a roof is the hardest work I ever did except for wildland firefighting, and a lot more frustrating.
* People on the Interstate from the lowlands think that a transfer case will allow them to drive 75 on ice. I almost never drove on tourist weekends
* Sierra Snow (Sierra Cement) is one of the heaviest substances on earth.
As a Californian, I know that my winters were never as cold as those in the midwest (hence the very heavy snows from off of the Pacific!) but it was a wonderful life and I miss it a lot. Today I work at a RR Museum and right now we have a SPRR Rotary snowplow in our roundhouse. Nearly every day I go back there and we reminisce for a few moments. Life is physically easier today, but the mental stress is much more substantial.
Re: 1930s-era newsreel snow plowing in MI
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 3:35 pm
by garys
Re: 1930s-era newsreel snow plowing in MI
Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:03 pm
by artman60
That was awesome! Thanks for posting. Artie
