Remember Your First Snow Storm

9/3/2021 (Permalink)

Can you remember the first time you experienced a snowstorm? I was 5-7 years old living with my parents and older brother in Jonesborough, TN when I experienced my very first blizzard. My entire street and neighborhood were out of power for a total of 5 days. I remember on the first day, my dad grabbing his old kerosene heater from the shed and telling my mom to pile clothes on us for the night. Little did we know that this was going to be the longest week of our lives. It snowed so heavy that no one on my street could make it out of their driveway. We all were running out of supplies and fuel. So, on the third day I remember seeing an older gentleman and two younger men in a big truck with a trailer attached to the back. They were attempting to make a store run for everyone in the neighborhood. What an amazing act of kindness I thought. It took these guys 6 hours to make it back from a store that was normally 30 mins away. I had never been in a situation like that since then. It was truly scary. But I was so grateful for those men that risked their lives that day.