New Englanders Probably Shouldn't Look at These Photos of the Catastrophic Blizzard of 1978

Many a New England ear has no doubt perked up, like deer startled by a rifle cock, upon hearing about the potential for a dang blizzard this weekend.

Weather models had come to a "very good agreement" that there could be a "potentially historic" winter storm in the Boston-Providence corridor from Friday into Saturday, according to a National Weather Service bulletin issued late last night. The weather agency said it was "confident" that the plump snow dump could bring accumulations of 1 to 2 feet, with the higher amounts occurring (sorry, drivers!) in the I-95 corridor.