[Spiny_Norman]

I remember the Stanford 82-83 El Niño winter - We'd drawn into the opening year of the Governor's Corner Suites which weren't ready for the Fall quarter so we were placed into "the trailers" - this turned out to be a VERY wet 3 months.  It was a great time for my group of friends despite the extreme rain. We elected to cook for ourselves and regularly had multiple friends hanging out, playing early video games, and eating with us.  We were also regularly invaded by ants but I hear that was normal for the trailers and not necessarily related to the wet conditions.

The trailers were arranged in 3 units pods and one of the nearby pods housed another set of friends.  Their pod included a large oak tree that blew over into two of the trailers during dead week if I remember correctly.  The constant soaking rain compromised the rooting forcing them to be rehoused.  They were intense pre-meds/econ types and not pleased.

I just remember weeks of continuous rain and blustery winds countered by a housing community that was warm, friendly, and a great respite from the cold outdoors.

I know others HATED the trailers but I carry kind thoughts and good memories of our short time there and the winter of 82/83.

/Lefty

I also lived in the trailers that winter and knew the ants well. At one point, they were coming into my room through the electrical outlet. I also remember the wind ripping a panel off of another trailer in our cluster of 4. But that trailer housed 4 members of the women's swimming team so they were probably going to be fine even if the rest of us had needed an ark.

And there was also the story of the guy who parked his car in the Tresidder lot to pick up a souvenir at the Bookstore. When he returned a few minutes later, a tree had crushed his car.

[Spiny_Norman]

I remember the Stanford 82-83 El Niño winter - We'd drawn into the opening year of the Governor's Corner Suites which weren't ready for the Fall quarter so we were placed into "the trailers" - this turned out to be a VERY wet 3 months.  It was a great time for my group of friends despite the extreme rain. We elected to cook for ourselves and regularly had multiple friends hanging out, playing early video games, and eating with us.  We were also regularly invaded by ants but I hear that was normal for the trailers and not necessarily related to the wet conditions.

The trailers were arranged in 3 units pods and one of the nearby pods housed another set of friends.  Their pod included a large oak tree that blew over into two of the trailers during dead week if I remember correctly.  The constant soaking rain compromised the rooting forcing them to be rehoused.  They were intense pre-meds/econ types and not pleased.

I just remember weeks of continuous rain and blustery winds countered by a housing community that was warm, friendly, and a great respite from the cold outdoors.

I know others HATED the trailers but I carry kind thoughts and good memories of our short time there and the winter of 82/83.

/Lefty

I also lived in the trailers that winter and knew the ants well. At one point, they were coming into my room through the electrical outlet. I also remember the wind ripping a panel off of another trailer in our cluster of 4. But that trailer housed 4 members of the women's swimming team so they were probably going to be fine even if the rest of us had needed an ark.

And there was also the story of the guy who parked his car in the Tresidder lot to pick up a souvenir at the Bookstore. When he returned a few minutes later, a tree had crushed his car.