tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post2772324854628712727..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Blizzard of 1949 StoriesGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-56757708627314562352007-01-12T11:35:00.000-06:002007-01-12T11:35:00.000-06:00Hi, Sammie. I have a small story from my dad about...Hi, Sammie. I have a small story from my dad about the horses finding their way home when he was a boy. I'll have to write it sometime. <br /><br />Last winter, I <a href="http://prairiebluestem.blogspot.com/2006/01/accounts-of-bad-nebraska-blizzard.html">posted</a> part of your description of the bad blizzard you had up there and also some of my great-aunt's comments on it. People come there all the time from searches for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=bad+nebraska+blizzard">bad Nebraska blizzard"</a> and such. So you see, you have contributed to the world's body of knowledge. :) <br /><br />You should start your own blog. I know you have a million Sandhill stories.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-20202813933779757992007-01-12T11:08:00.000-06:002007-01-12T11:08:00.000-06:00A good book to read is "The Blizzard of 1949" by R...A good book to read is "The Blizzard of 1949" by Roy Alleman. It is mostly about how it affected people in Nebraska. There are nice pictures in it too. <br />My dad told about feeding cattle with a team and trying to find his way home in the blizzard and coming across his own tracks and realizing he'd made a full circle. He then let the horses have their head and they took him home. Funny how they have that instinct! We had a 4 day blizzard last year following an ice storm that put a lot of people in our area (central Nebraska) out of electricity for up to 10 days but we don't get the snow (up to the eves of the houses) like we did during the 70's or before! No one is sure why... Global warming or a weather pattern. I must say, I don't mind the mild winters! They got a bad ice storm in southern Nebraska recently and a lot of people are still out of electricity! But we were fortunate here and got snow with a little crust on top that kept it fom blowing and drifting. It is almost melted now and we are to get a little snow this week end. I hear it is going to be bad from Kansas City to Texas! We sure seem to have strange weather now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com