Home all day. Practiced hard. Gossiped. Retired early. Went over on Clark with Ma.
IN RITA'S DAY: Since Rita had little to say this day, let's talk about the weather. After all, isn't that what you talk about when there is nothing else to say? The 1911 weather in Chicago hasn't seemed too bad although Rita will mention a blizzard on Feb. 5 and 6; but in 1918 Chicago had a big blizzard - one of its top 10 (14.9 inches). Here is what was reported in the paper about it:
Heading many of the volunteer digging brigades today were women-some clad in bloomers or overalls. In some districts the women were out at 4 oclock in the morning. They were assisted by thousands of children. Schools will be closed this week until the streets are cleared. Releasing some 60,000 children for work in shoveling snow.
TODAY: The blizzard of 2011 that just occurred in Chicago was one of the top 3 blizzards with a little over 20 inches of snow. One of the most bizarre sights was the hundreds of cars that were stranded on Lake Shore Drive (see picture below). Some people spent the night in their cars and others just abandoned the cars. The city schools were closed both Wednesday and Thursday (today), but the children enjoyed playing rather than shoveling as in 1918.
Judy's Entry: Thursday, Feb 3, 2011
While Chicago had snow, we had ice - and lots of it. In the New York City area, our suburban area had the most with ice three-fourths of an inch thick! I spent this morning chopping ice off the front walk . Mom baked cookies for art class on Saturday. I went to get my hair cut and then after lunch took Mom to get her hair done. Did some shopping while she was in the salon.
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