Snowsuit who?
In today’s society, if you know there is going to be heavy snow and freezing temperatures, you’re probably already equipped with the necessary snow clothes: from snowsuits to thick boots to brave the snow, from thermal tights designed to keep the cold away to coats made out of ingenious materials that insulate you. However, back in the 1940s, that was not something they had, and the only option people had was to either layer or brave the cold.
Kids used to put on as many layers of clothes as they could under their winter jackets in order to play in the snow, while adults had to do the same but to a lower extent in order to still look presentable. Women had to bear the cold if they wore skirts or dresses as they were generally just as long as their coats unless they wanted the long ones to get wet and/or muddy. Hats were optional unless you wanted to completely flatten your hair, which went against the fashion trends of the time, something we can clearly see in the photo above.
We really need to appreciate the small things today, which include all the winter gear we have available!
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we need snow to purify the landscape an better enhance the holiday season
these picture are wonderful
I live in Srilanka. We never go through winter as in European countries. However, while I am writing this note Srilanka is unusually Misty and Cold from early morning (8/12/22). As per the information received the mist is due to accumulated dust in the Indian atmosphere. Citizens have been advised to wear a good mask before they leave their homes to avoid catching a cold. This reminds me of the Covid19 days. How long will this last be anybody’s guess.
The good old days?? You no longer have snow?? Well, that’s what happens when you move from Massachusetts to Florida! I don’t know what kind of bs you are peddling, but in my part of the country, we still have snow, like always in the winter. There’s nothing “good old days” about it. Every winter, it snows, as usual.
Back in 2007 or 2008 we had a blizzard in Chicago, and it took me over 4 hours to go roughly 35 miles from workplace St Charles to home in Oswego. Accumulation was over 3 feet, and it took me most of the following day to dig out my driveway. Not quite as bad as the photos you showed, but then I had no National Guard to help me shouvel, either!
They are AWESOM PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It really does show what Snow look like then.
And when the Snow first fell, It was as White coud be, and it look STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember The Blizzard of 1978!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The pictures are really great. I love Snow, the snow that hasn’t been disturbed by humans walking through it. They always mess everything up and make it ugly.
Yesterday, I had an appointment and had not realized that we had a storm and my car was covered
with snow. Of course, I couldn’t find the brush to remove the snow
so turned on the car, defrosters and used my hands to get rid of it. I hadn’t touched the roof
and as I drove’ the roof kept melting and running down my front windows. I just kept using
windshield wipers. By the time I reached my destination and looked at my car, no hint of snow remained and my car looked very clean.
Sometimes, you just have to do what you have to do no matter how silly you look!
We are expecting another storm tomorrow evening, but I’ll get in what I need ahead of time and watch the storm from inside my hoouse