I grew up on acreage in Priddis, and attended Red Deer Lake School. Every single family in our community had a 4x4, and everyone prided themselves on their ability to get through any weather. That March, we had our first snow day in about 70 years. We probably had two feet of snow in our lane, and I spent most of the day clearing snow from the front blade of our little John Deere tractor as my dad tried with little success to open up a space for our truck to get out. Besides the tractor, you couldn't hear a car engine anywhere. It was complete silence. I think it took two or three days before a plow was actually able to get to our house.
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