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  White Juan had power out for 5 days. I didn't get out of my driveway for three. But wood heat is big here, so people's basements are full of firewood. My parents for example have the entire winter's worth of firewood stored inside. 
  We are prepared in Nova Scotia because of our climate and awful power infrastructure, so it's scary to think about those people who are not. Glad to hear you are alright though.
context: Blizzard of 77
  fun times, snowed in at Grandparents house, middle of nowhere
  mom got car stuck on road, taken in by kind stranger
  dad stuck at the factory >
  
  My entire family never ever stopped talking about that storm. >
  
  I think technically 1983 was worse, but since 77 happened during the work week, its perceived as the "Worst"
  Then maybe 2001, Buffalo got 7 feet. Took them a month to get things cleared properly >
  
  The southern parts of Buffalo got 6 or 7 feet just a couple of weeks ago. This is the second massive storm in less than a month. >
  
  I don't miss visiting my old office there. Can't see people backing out of their driveways because of giant snow piles.
  People walking the streets, because the sidewalks are still covered. >
  
  less cars out there than when we were quarantined
  I figured at least I would see a pizza delivery guy or two >
  
  Does the state have mandatory shelter in place for homeless people during storms like this? >
  
  There was for almost everyone. Anyone local that was driving probably should not have been. Expect citations. >
  
  This is kinda half true. They waited to get everyone to work then called the driving ban. Was bullshit. Considering buffalo was there last pick to place state assets because it’s buffalo. They were more worried about Syracuse Albany and NYC. They blamed white out conditions on why no one could move or help anyone. I think we need to take a deeper look as to why Buffalo endured the same storm as anyone else and why Buffalo could not get the snow out. There were no plows before the storm putting down salt. It felt like all the assets across the state were no where near buffalo. They didn’t seem to care and only blamed civilians for getting stuck and blaming careless decisions on us. All of this seemed to pander to jobs staying open and less assets for buffalo compared to them sending them elsewhere. >
  
  Did quick subtraction and yep - just as I suspected; The Blizzard of ‘77! >
  
  Here in province of Quebec, the blizzard of 71 is legendary!! >
  
  Or the ice storm of 98 >
  
  Former Mainer, Ice storm of '98 was a doozy! >
  
  Buffalo can handle snow, even 6 feet of it.
  Hurricane force winds and frigid temperatures made this storm much more deadly.
  /r/buffalo >
  
  Nova Scotia had a similar storm in 04 (white Juan), I remember how bad it was. The only thing that saved a lot of lives here is the abundance of wood stoves and generators. >
  
  We had some wind-fallen trees earlier this year and redid the fireplace so it was wood burning instead of gas maybe 14 months ago.
  Lived here 15 years and never had a power outage that lasted a whole day. This event? 55 hours. No way to leave for the first 50 hours. We rationed the wood, but it was looking pretty grim by the time the power came back on. We might have been all right another 8-10 hours, but the cats probably would have died.
  We were lucky beyond all reason. I can't imagine the hardship that folks just streets away were dealing with.