More than 50 people in Ohio died as a result of the Great Blizzard of 1978

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3. Early that Thursday morning my Mom and I couldn't sleep because of the wind and sleet hitting the house.

We lived in a small town but the grocer, post office, and many people and essentials were within waking distance. A radio station in Springfield, WBLY, had live coverage throughout the days of people calling and asking for help, or offering their four wheel drive get people out. There were also tales of people being stranded, and having no heat. My Mom and I sat and listened for hours. We felt fortunate that we had so many amenities nearby. Mom passed last spring, but she always referred back to that storm when winter rolled around.

I've always felt that the storm broke a lot of people. Now, whenever even just a few inches are forecasted, everyone feels they have to clean out Kroger and Meijer of every slice of bread and every drop of milk.