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1948 Mayor To MIT: Use Flamethrowers To Melt Snow?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yes-have-some-please dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In 1948 Boston mayor James Curley freaked out because of the record amounts of snow. He wrote to MIT and begged for help, even suggested using flamethrowers to melt it. (Check out the original type-written letter.)"

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  1. Possibly off topic, but I have to say it by Weaselmancer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Something about letters from that era that are just so simply elegant. I love reading letters from that time.

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    Weaselmancer
    rediculous.