Iowa winter 1936

[Gary/IA]

Got the A shoveled out now the train.

 

[iverson]

they must have let the fire go out! hope they didint crack the boiler!

 

[31 Model A]

Got the A shoveled out now the train.

AAAH, the good old days. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[sphanna]

And the summer of 36 was also a record breaker. It was so HOT that people were sleeping on the roof.

 

[DougVieyra]

Gary, you can't fool me - I recognize a '29 Chevrolet when I see one !

 

[RB]

May be a 30-31 Chevy as the 29's had faux candle stick headlight stands.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

May be a 30-31 Chevy as the 29's had faux candle stick headlight stands.

Yes, and I'm still looking for a pair for my 29.

 

[Dave Mellor NJ]

That's a 31. Both 29 and 30 had a panel on top of the frame horns.

 

[C26Pinelake]

But life went on! Wayne

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Has anyone seen the commercial where a Man LABORIOUSLY digs out & scrapes his car, clicks his remote & the tail lights FLASH, on the car in FRONT of his?
Bill W.

 

[Steve Plucker]

Has anyone seen the commercial where a Man LABORIOUSLY digs out & scrapes his car, clicks his remote & the tail lights FLASH, on the car in FRONT of his?
Bill W.

No but I bet that is a funny one!

Pluck

 

[Fullraceflathead]

Has anyone seen the commercial where a Man LABORIOUSLY digs out & scrapes his car, clicks his remote & the tail lights FLASH, on the car in FRONT of his?
Bill W.

Yes I remember that one!
You just know the person that wrote that, must have done that!

 

[1942deluxe]

When I lived in Iowa a number of the "old timers" told me there was a drought the summer of 1936. Even in counties that never had a crop failure they came very close. With the development of hybrid seeds lack of rain wasn't as critical. Then came a winter from hell!

 

[sphanna]

My parents were married on July 25,1936. The temp was 117*F in Atlantic, IA/No AC. Hottest on record to be followed by coldest winter on record. This all occurred before we figured out that this was all their own fault because of the free market prosperity they enjoyed in the dust bowl days of the 30's. O' wait, am I being sarcastic? Sorry.

 

[40 Deluxe]

When I lived in Iowa a number of the "old timers" told me there was a drought the summer of 1936. Even in counties that never had a crop failure they came very close. With the development of hybrid seeds lack of rain wasn't as critical. Then came a winter from hell!

Same in southern Minnesota. During the '50's my dad and uncles were still talking about it.

 

[C26Pinelake]

WOW my folks always talked about that one, here in Illinois worst on record.

Our local Interurban train got stuck in a snow drift that winter, it was a one car gas-electric job. It takes a lot to get a train stuck! Saw a documentary once about a train that got snowed in near Donner's Pass, in the early 1950's. The dining car perhaps was serving 'Human Beef' instead of the usual 'Hunan Beef' on the Chinese food fare No, wasn't that extreme just kidding.

Don't quit your first job because you will starve as a comedian! Wayne.

 

[Ken Anderson]

Has anyone seen the commercial where a Man LABORIOUSLY digs out & scrapes his car, clicks his remote & the tail lights FLASH, on the car in FRONT of his?
Bill W.

I had to look that one up!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np9t413kNF8

 

[mshmodela]

Got the A shoveled out now the train.

Nice photo's --have that olde-time look of age.. Here a neat film from 1900, a bit of time machine look back...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-m9A8mY-U0