The beginning of the Great Blizzard of 1888 Clearing a path for trains during the 1888 Blizzard. Making in back during the Great 1888 Blizzard.[/b] Salter/dirters during the 1888 blizzard[/b] Horse drawn snow removal A wagon dump for snow removal http://i.***************/i/pix/2012/11/09/article-0-15EC2DDB000005DC-797_634x469.jpg Horse drawn wedges to clear the snow after the storm. Clearing the snow on Staten Island
Jesus, look at the power wiring! That was back in the day when they ran direct current to your house and every house needed a pair of wires running directly to the power company. Alternating current can use transformers and is a lot more efficient.
A lot of people do, but not like the people back then. They had no IPads. Ipods, cell phones, Netflix, etc, etc. They just got up and said, "Lets go, we are hauling ass today!" Today it's like, "Screw the Mayor, my car door is snowed in! I'm not leaving then! I'm not shoveling out my car door!!! FUCK, now my internet service is out, I'm screwed. Some will pay for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
They're probably dumping a lot of the snow straight into the river. That would NEVER be allowed today.
Again, fucking LT knocking it out the park!!!! In a world where we are flooded with selfie after selfie, it is overwhelmingly refreshing to see the daily struggles of such a beautiful bygone era. Today, we will be flooded with pics of people covered in blankets next to their flat screen and ipad too scared to go outside. Look at me too much snow to go outside today. ....fuck you! Sorry, thanks LT keep them coming!
I stand corrected - forgot that Edison opened his power plant on Pearl Street in 1882. This was back when everything was private and people just strung cables from poles.
Environmental reasons and concerns. Our city used to dump snow in the river up until to the late 70s/early 80s and they were asked to stop for ecological reasons involving pollutants.
They didn't have weather forecasters like today to send out word of impending doom. Imagine waking up and seeing all that snow. With so few resources, technology. Strong people.