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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can account for the snow of January
21, 1969...my husband and father in law were driving down Rainier hill
sliding in between cars that were coming at us in the snow and ice. I was in
labor with my 2nd child and after we got across the Longview bridge they closed
the roads down because the snow and ice were so bad. A few days later the snow
was so deep and heavy our carport fell down from the weight.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Walking down memory lane!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carylon</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=raabebaby@pacinfo.com href="mailto:raabebaby@pacinfo.com">Jean
Raabe</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 29, 2003 11:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [or-roots] Snow, Floods,
Etc</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here I sit with it snowing outside in Eugene and
reading all the messges about past snows. There seems to be some
controversy about the "big snow" of the late 60's. The three feet of
snow here in Eugene occurred in mid-January of 1969. I know that for a
fact as we had just moved into a new home and had two little ones. Went
out in the snow during the day to put our Federal and State taxes in the box
at the postoffice and it was just beginning. We put the chains on and
went for pizza with friends in the evening then back to their house to
put the kids to bed and play games. We thought it had quit when we
looked out the window as the snow was very fine so we just kept on
playing. When we finally went out to our car, two sleeping little
girls in our arms, the snow was so drifted against the passenger door we could
hardly open it. All the way home, about four miles, we were wondering
why we even tried to leave our friends house but it was too late to turn back
so just kept plowing (literally) on home. When we got up the next
morning we couldn't open the garage door for all the snow. Eugene was
paralyzed for a couple days and almost everyone walked wherever they had to
go. What fun walking down the middle of some of the busiest streets in
town! Thankfully the little market near our home was open a few hours a
day so we had milk, etc. for the girls. The city was in no way prepared
for that much snow and had no snow removal equipement. Private
construction companies were called into service with their road graders and
blades to clear the main roads. Very few people had four-wheel drive in
those days so those that did worked overtime helping out as well. It was
fun for a while but wore thin pretty quickly. It was good to see
neighbors helping each other and even helping those they didn't
know.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As to the flooding mentioned. Again, I
remember it well and it was December of 1964. We were married in July
and had just bought a small house that had virtually no heat but a baseboard -
remember those? - in one bedroom. It was so cold and snowy we borrowed
space heaters from every family member that could spare one and kept the oven
on with the door open as much as possible. Then it warmed overnight and
the state was in a major flood disaster. We have since taken the Rogue
River Jet Boat trip a few times and are always over-awed to see how high the
Rogue got in that flood. What a mess !</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do enjoy reading all of your memories and it
brings up so many of mine. Keep 'em coming!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jean in
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