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3. Blizzard of 78. Was able to x-country ski

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 11:58 AM

Sunday

from Harvard Square to MIT on Mass Ave
and skied on Cambridge side streets for several nights.
There was a pile of skiis in a corner at the local Irish pub. ..including mine.
Lots of people were trapped in cars on the highways around Boston. It was scary for a lot of people. Snowed for 3 days.

Worked at BU and had the week off. Everything was closed down.

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