It's been snowing in St. John's for several days now and I've been hearing quite a few complaints about it. We don't usually get this kind of snow before January or February and with more snow and freezing rain on the way, I think many people are fed up with it.
While you will never, in a million years, get a Newfoundlander to stop talking about the weather (seriously, if you meet a Newfoundlander and can't think of anything to say, mention the weather, we love it) I'm going to point out that this could be much much worse.
So here's a bit of perspective, because it's only December and we could get another 5 months of this, easy.
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| [A24-98] Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives. March 1912 |
On March 11, 1912 an avalanche struck the house of Francis Williams, manager of the Cape Copper Company, in Tilt Cove, NL. Francis Williams, his thirteen year old son and two servants were killed. His wife and two daughters were rescued. The same avalanche also destroyed the home of Mr. Cunningham, JP, the telegrapher and customs officer. His three year old son was injured and a servant named Emily Day, age 28, was killed.
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| [A24-99] Courtesy of: The Rooms Provincial Archives. March 1912 |
Clearing out the driveway got nothing on this:
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When you can showshoe on the roof, then complain to me about the weather.
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You've got to really look at this one...
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| [A 43-9] Train coming through a tunnel cut in the snow [circa 19-] Courtesy of The Rooms Provincial Archives |
Below we have a man standing next to fire hydrant that was dug out from under 18ft of snow.
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I was reading somewhere else that Emily Day saved a young boy during the avalanche in Tilt Cove NL, and later died in hospital from burns she sustained from the collapse of the stove and fire while trying to get the young boy out of the house. Think someone should review and correct the info here or there as she is a hero if she did this!
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