I was still living in NY in '78 ... schools were closed, there was virtually no traffic ... there was this big hill in front of our house and parents and kids were sledding down the hill ... I opened my garage door, went down the hill, along my driveway and INTO the garage ... the kids LOVED it (so did I), especially when the sled runners hit the concrete floor of the garage and the sparks went flying ... ...

RI was a different scene with thousands trapped in their vehicles ... there is a photo (which I could not find on the I'net), of a plow on the highway in Mass. and when it reached the state line it made a U turn ... the Mass. hiway was clear, the RI hiway was covered with snow ...
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