The weather reports are saying Hurricane Irene is “the worst since Gloria”, back in 1985.
I was in Boston for Gloria. Actually in a small town in Eastern Mass., just outside of Concord. The town had a total of 4 traffic lights. Understand that in 1985 no one had cell-phones or smart-phones or broad-band. Dial-up Internet was all there was at best – at 1200 baud if you could afford a “good” modem. So if you lost power or your land-line telephone, you were cut off from the world.
Despite this, and the warnings on TV, everyone went to work as usual on the day of the storm. Most people left a little early, though. The rain started to pick up around mid-afternoon and I went down to the grocery store. By now the skies were darkening and the light outside was kind of eerie. The store had hired a fiddler, dressed in maritime garb – pea-coat, hat, and so on.…
Yup. The Bruins finally won the Stanley Cup again.
I remember the 1970 and 1972 series. Orr, Esposito, Cheevers, “Pie” McKenzie, Bucyk, Sanderson, Hodge. Great team. Great memories.
This was a tougher road for a younger team. Tim Thomas in goal was just astounding. I’ve watched some of the greatest goalies over the years, but what he did was amazing.
What brought on this bout of Photoshoppery wasn’t just the dirty play of the Vancouver Canucks, but more so the moronic rioting and looting perpetrated by their fans after they lost Game 7. They tore the place up. Now, coming from Boston, we’ve had our share of heart-breakers (pronounced “Haht-Breakiz”), but we never went on a rampage because one of our teams lost. That’s stupid.
Anyway, I felt such idiocy deserved some attention, so …
Boston is a smart city. Everyone has an opinion about everything. The accent sometimes makes us sound uneducated, but don’t let that fool you. I was cruising the web this weekend and happened upon some fine examples of the kind of subtle, yet sledge-hammer-like, wit that we Bostonians are known for … in the form of creative use, misuse, or alteration of signs.
1. The Red Sox World Series win was, and will always be, one of the greatest
moments in your life.
2. The guy driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you’re swearing at him
for going too slow.
3. When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke.
4. You went to Canobie Lake Park or Water Country as a kid
5. You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.
6. You do not recognize the letter “R” as a part of the English language evah!
7. Your social security number starts with a 0.
8. You can actually find your way around Boston .
9. You know what a “regular” coffee is..
10. You keep an ice scraper in your car year-round.
11. You can tell the difference between a Revere accent and a Dorchester accent.
12. Springfield is located “way out west.”
13. You almost feel disappointed if someone doesn’t flip you the…
‘Nuff said …
