Dear Folks, After the Blizzard of '77 was over in one day, the entire area of Western New York dug in to dig out. Snow plows plowed streets and highways around the clock. Neighbors helped neighbors unearth cars buried in snowdrifts. I called my neighbor across the street to make certain that she had the necessary food to feed her young children. And I barely knew her. She was very grateful. I believe it was a full week before any non-essential vehicles were permitted on the roads and streets but eventually things got back to as normal as they could be under the circumstances at the time. When I showed up in my Navy office in Buffalo that first day back, that's when I heard what those sailors (men and women) had to contend with who chose not to try to make their way home that afternoon. No they were not destitute and frankly fared better than the rest of us who headed out into the storm. Nonetheless, they raided all of our desk drawers for any food they could find (mostly candy) but at least they managed to stay warm. Where they managed to sleep that night, I don't recall. Probably on top of their desks. But I guess that the one thing that continues to stick in my mind about the aftermath is the one report that our Navy office received from our outlying Recruiting Office in Watertown, NY. Actually it was a "non-accident" report that concerned one of our Navy vehicles there. The Army base located in Watertown is Fort Drum and the base turned out in full force to dig everyone out in that area that had been hit just as hard as we had much further toward the east. The Army there used every piece of heavy duty equipment that they had to get the job done. And in doing the best that they could, one of their heavy half tracks just happened to run over one of our Navy cars buried in a huge snow drift! Did our Navy car suffer any damage? Nah! That's why it was a non-accident report! vee