We had just completed a dry 5 to 6 months in this part of Oklahoma, well as for much of Oklahoma and then the month of February came along. Within a week we had 26 inches of snow and very cold temperatures. Usually it snow and then 60 degrees and everything melts. Not the case this time.

Lucky we were prepared for this week as we had purchased food. We already had snow shovels so we were prepared. But not for the volumes we received. 16 inches the first day, followed by 6 inches the next storm a day and a half later to be followed by another 4 inch a couple of days later.  26 inches of snow and heavy winds. What didn’t fall from the sky just drifted as the wind just ranked the landscape.

We did manage to keep the driveway almost clean (at times). We had a walk way cleared on day two but that really did do any good. No one, the paper guy, the mailman or the guys picking up trash even made it out themselves. Our neighbor did get out day two as he had a 4 wheeled drive pick-up. He at least had made tracks.

On day four we got a paper and it was a week before the trash guys got around. The city is not prepared for this type of snow. They don’t have the plows or other equipment to clear things up. It was over a week before school got back into session mainly because you couldn’t use the street getting to the schools.

We finally got out on the weekend after getting struck as the pick-up was tossed into the curb. I had the shovels with me but I got out of the cab and locked the keys in the cab. Marie and our grandson Matthew saved me by bringing (walking) an extra set of keys to me.

This was all an experience we won’t forget very soon.

I’ll first show you some of the pictures Matt took at his place. He is really out in the country and they are probably subject to a lot more wind than we are here in Tulsa.

The pictures I’m going to show are based around shovelling the driveway and side walks. Always out in Scott City that was the first thing Dad did or had us do, get the sidewalks cleared so people could get around. I guess that notion has stayed with me.

1st Day – First five pictures are from Matt’s Place. The rest are from ours.

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