1) Power outtages: longest 7 days, 2-3 times one+ days, numerous shorter.
2) Trapped by snow ice: 3 times at work, twice in my car due to stopped/snarled traffic(once for 6 hours, another time for 8).
3) Caught at college dorm by major riot in city.
4) All took place in a major urban and suburban area (D.C.)