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 Post subject: Today's representative cross-section
PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:39 pm 
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Still others sat at their keyboards and wondered about all those people who, after a few cocktails and some cross-country skiing, put on their stilettos and set off for Fashion Week.


Shoveling driveways, cross-country skiing or having a drink: tales from a snowstorm

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By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, February 9, 3:15 PM

From New Jersey to Maine, millions of people, many with Superstorm Sandy still fresh in their minds, dug out from underneath mounds of snow Saturday.

Many were left with serious consequences. Hundreds of thousands lost power, and on New York’s Long Island, abandoned cars littered the roadways, left by people who could not make it home Friday night as the storm intensified.

Others simply had a few inches to clear from their cars and sidewalks. But mostly, people soldiered on, planning cocktail hours after clearing waist-high snow, cross-country skiing down narrow streets and even braving 4-inch stiletto heels to stay chic during New York Fashion Week. A few of their stories:
[AP via Washington Post]


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