Entries for February 5 - 1911 and 2011

Rita's Entry: Sunday, Feb 5, 1911
Cold!  Fran and I went to church.  Tin not well.  Wrote, read, fooled all afternoon.  Tin went to bed about 7:30.  Fran and I put on house dress and kimona.  Had given Al and F.Z. up because of awful blizzard.  About 8 they came.  Grand rush to dress.  Bro't candy.  Dandy evening.  Al peeved because wanted to play whist.  Danced a little.  Left about 11. Called - no sleep.  Worried.

IN RITA'S DAY:  Transporation was greatly impacted by blizzards.  The trains didn't run and once they did they were delayed.  Fire was a concern because of the inability of fire wagons to get through the streets.  Local Chicago paper wrote at the time: City officials tonight issued another warning of the danger of fire, because of the inability of the fire wagons to get through many streets, and volunteer bucket brigades have been formed. Police today made a house-to-house canvass, warning everyone to keep buckets of water handy, and seeing to the enforcement of city ordinances regarding clearing sidewalks.

TODAY: The Super Bowl this year is to be tomorrow in Dallas.  I guess no one expected snow and ice to be a problem there, but it is.  Some people are not able to get into DFW because the flights have been cancelled.  The weather all over the country has been strange.

Judy's Entry: Saturday, Feb 5, 2011
Even my Pollyanna friend, Diane, agrees that the weather today is rotten.  Stayed in all day.  Snow, rain and freezing rain.  Reading, movies, cooking,  puzzle, company for supper.