1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: It's night Side with Dan Ray on w b Z, 2 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: Boston's news radio. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 2: Role Griffin, I'm so glad that you mentioned Malcolm Butler 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 2: because that was snatching victory from the jaws of defeat 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 2: if there ever was. Thank God for Pete Carroll putting 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 2: that play in and Russell Wilson finding Malcolm Butler. Oh man, 7 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 2: I remember that play. Look, my name's Dan Ray. I 8 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 2: am the host of Nightside, which is normally heard on 9 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 2: WBZ every Monday through Friday night from eight until midnight, 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 2: and I am on talk show duty tonight. We've had 11 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: a few special guests. In the first hour. We talked 12 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: with Matt Carrara, the president of Doble Engineering, which does 13 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 2: testing equipment for utilities, which all of us rely upon 14 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 2: in these circumstances. Talk with the Superintendent of the Massachusetts 15 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: State Police, Colonel Jeffrey Noble, told us there's been about 16 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty automobile accidents around the state and 17 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,759 Speaker 2: some you know, some a little more serious than others, 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 2: but no lives were lost. There was one couple who 19 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: were hit today, a married couple forty seven and fifty one. 20 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: They were walking through a parking lot and at this point, 21 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 2: a non MBTA employee working for private company contracted by 22 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: the TEA for snow removals, operating a truck in reverse 23 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: instruckt the couple. Tragically, the wife was pronounced dead as 24 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 2: a resulting for injuries Norfolk County District Attorney's Offices operating. 25 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 2: We don't know anything more other than the fact that 26 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: the power operator, who's not an MBTA employee, he was 27 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 2: a contractor, he's thirty three years of age, remained to 28 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: the scene and was cooperating with Transfer police detectives as 29 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 2: well as I assume representatives of the Norfolk County DA's office. 30 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 2: But what we're doing, we were going to be talking 31 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: in a few minutes with Ken Mahona, the Boston Globe, 32 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: Boston Globe meteorologists in the current most current conditions. But 33 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: let me, uh again, get these lines going going here. 34 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: I want to hear from you six one, seven, two, 35 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 2: five four ten, thirty six one seven nine. I'm going 36 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: to go to Kathy, who's calling all the way in 37 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 2: from Florida. Kathy, how many inches of snow did you 38 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 2: get in Florida tonight? 39 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 3: Inches of snow or inches of sand? 40 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 4: Now? 41 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 3: Actually, you know it's interesting. I'm able to watch Channel 42 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 3: five right here thanks to YouTube TV, and so we're 43 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 3: we're watching all of the uh the broadcasts on the storm. 44 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 3: And then I'm looking at my camera at home too. 45 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 2: Norm you live up in the Fitchburgh area, right. 46 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 5: I live in Lunenburg, Woodenburg. 47 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: Right, Well it's Fitchburgh area. I don't know. You know, 48 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: when you get back, I hope you're not flying back 49 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: in the next couple of days, because, uh, the planes 50 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 2: are going to be really I'm sure airline traffic is 51 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: going to be really messed up. Normally my experience a 52 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 2: couple of times when I was in Florida during the 53 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 2: wintertime and a snowstorm hit Boston, temperatures did drop in Florida, 54 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 2: there's no snow. What's what's the temperature tonight where you 55 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: are in Florida. 56 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 3: Well, my husband just turned the air conditioning on. My 57 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 3: daughter's visiting for the weekend. She's supposed to fly out 58 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: the Logan tomorrow, which, by the way, the flight well 59 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 3: no that she's flying set blue and I was shocked. 60 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 3: All the flights are still on. Well, so at least 61 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 3: that's that's what she's telling me. 62 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: Okay, that's why I get her at the airport. Where's 63 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: she flying out of. 64 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 3: Fort Myers or No, No, Orlando or Internationalcha. 65 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: Okay, well that's a good sized airport. So is it? 66 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: Was it a warm day in Florida? Because I've been 67 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: in Florida when the temperature would get into the fifties 68 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: or sixties, which felt like a cold front. 69 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 6: A break. 70 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, well it's a break from New England. 71 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 3: It's today was unusually warm at eighty five. They're talking 72 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 3: about by Tuesday it's going to be thirty. And we've 73 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 3: we're down here typically in January and last January. 74 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 6: We had went our coats on, so the beach was packed. 75 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 3: Today we went to Coco and it was packed. 76 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: Well, I guess you'll get some of the colder nothing 77 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: like we've gotten up here, but you'll get some of 78 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: that polar vortex working its way down a Florida day 79 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: or so. And ye. 80 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, but you know, one thing I want to mention, Dana, 81 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 3: was actually your previous caller was really interesting. Hearings from 82 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: Dobel Engineering, which I had never heard of before, and 83 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 3: they're from Marlborough. But yeah, it's interesting hearing that. And 84 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 3: you know, there have been outages out by us that 85 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 3: I've been following, not too numerous, because of course the 86 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 3: snow is life, but in large part, I think more 87 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 3: so because of Vince Struck sure and the issues that 88 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 3: we have in the Unitil region. But beyond that, as 89 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: you recall way back when as we were fighting against these. 90 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 2: I first met right. 91 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 3: So there was storm response legislation signed that Governor Patrick 92 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,840 Speaker 3: came out to lunabrig and signed in two thousand and nine. 93 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 3: And what that does is it gives a layer of 94 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:29,359 Speaker 3: protection and it keeps the utilities, the investor utilities on 95 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 3: their toes so that they respond properly and they each 96 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 3: have to file a storm response plan with the DPU. 97 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 3: And I have to say the DPU of late it's 98 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: been great. I've talked with our consumer affairs person and 99 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 3: she's been super But nonetheless, Unitul is having outages out 100 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 3: by USSEL and I'm sure there are other outages too. 101 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: Unitill, as you know, supplies some of the communities on 102 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 2: the northern tier of Boston. They also have a lot 103 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 2: of communities in New Hampshire and. 104 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 7: I'm not sure that they are made too. 105 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, but I'm not sure they are as invested as 106 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 2: much as National Grid and ever source, right, I think 107 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 2: the prominent Massachusetts companies, and I want to make sure 108 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 2: you don't get the short end of the stick, and 109 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 2: if you do, you call me and we can we 110 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 2: can re energize some of the people who are concerned 111 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 2: back in the day about UNITIL, because UNITIL really was 112 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 2: called on the carpet back then. And I think that 113 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 2: they did make some changes. But if they're starting to backslide, 114 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 2: you let me know. 115 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:42,599 Speaker 3: Okay, well, yeah, it's I mean, in terms of storms, 116 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: it's one thing, but in terms of rates, I think 117 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 3: now that rates have escalated to the point that they 118 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 3: are thanks to you know, these initiatives that have been 119 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 3: put forth on quote unquote energy savings, and it's hitting 120 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 3: everybody in the pocket in towards Boston. Now it's more 121 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 3: of a discussion piece. You know, we're back burner people 122 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 3: out in north central mass I hate to. 123 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 7: Say, well, the. 124 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 2: DPU has had a change of leadership a year ago. 125 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 2: I think two of the three members of the DPU 126 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 2: were people from out of state who had made their reputations. 127 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 2: One I think guy was from Iowa, and I forget 128 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: where one of the other members were from, but I 129 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 2: believe that as a result of last winter's costs, the 130 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 2: governor has I think changed the membership of the DPU, 131 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: and I just hope to be a little bit more 132 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: reasonable because if you look at your bills, at least 133 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 2: when I look at my bill over time over the 134 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 2: last five years, ten years, it has increased exponentially compared 135 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 2: to what it was. And I know there's a myriad 136 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 2: of factors, but the DPU, I think for about I 137 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: would say the last four years of the Baker administration, 138 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: in the first couple of years of the Heathy administration, 139 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 2: I think they were totally asleep at the switch and 140 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 2: they allowed some of the price increases to go up 141 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 2: dramatically without a commensurate improvement in service and and efficiency. 142 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 3: So Kathy has always a lot of consumer education. 143 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, and you've been You've been a lead up 144 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 2: there on that in that community. And that's how as 145 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 2: I said, we first met. And if I can be 146 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 2: even to help you, let me know. 147 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 3: Okay, okay, thank you, Dan, and stay. 148 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 2: Warm no matter what the temperature is down there in Florida. 149 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 2: Thanks Kathy talking. I know, I know it will have 150 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 2: warmed up. The next week is going to be brutal. 151 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 2: It's not going to get up above thirty two. No. 152 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 2: I know, so, I know it's you. You've picked a 153 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 2: good week to be in Florida and you'll be back 154 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 2: in time for the Red Sox truck leaving for spring 155 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 2: training on Felboy right, a sign of spring. Thanks, Kathy, 156 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 2: talked to you good night. Six seven twix. If you're 157 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 2: listening tonight, this is a live edition, a live special 158 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 2: edition of Nightside. I am here tonight trying to help 159 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 2: you get through the storm. We're trying to talk to 160 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: as many people as possible if you're out there and 161 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 2: you're working in the storm. Love to hear from if 162 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 2: you're a plow driver, if you're out there or you 163 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 2: were out there tonight. Earlier we heard from Rose and 164 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: nurse heading into work in Rhode Island. She lives in Quincy. UH. 165 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 2: Nurses and doctors have to have to be out on 166 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: the roads, as I think all of us know, but 167 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 2: most of us don't. I broadcast remotely, I don't didn't 168 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 2: have to go into the studio tonight, for which I'm happy. 169 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 2: My producer Noah is in the studio, UH, and he's 170 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 2: been dealing with some issues as well as we have. 171 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 2: So we're going to take a break here, commercial break. 172 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 2: When we get back, we'll be talking with the Boston 173 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 2: Globe meteorologist Ken Mahon. We'll we'll reach out to him, uh, 174 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 2: and we we'll continue uh the balance of the show. 175 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 2: I want to hear from you, uh if you're out there, 176 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 2: If you were out there today. I was out this morning, 177 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 2: went to the gym and made a last minute trip 178 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 2: to the store, uh, and was back home by I'm 179 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 2: guessing eleven o'clock or so, uh and have been in 180 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 2: for the night looking out the window. Of course, now 181 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 2: you can't tell if the snow is piling up. But 182 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 2: we'll talk with Ken Mahon about that. And I want 183 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 2: to know what you've been doing today. Six one, seven 184 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 2: two five, six seven nine. This is a live program. 185 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 2: This is not a best of at all. UH. The 186 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 2: best of will be when you take the time to 187 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 2: call us and just give us some idea about where 188 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 2: you are, what the snow has been like, uh in 189 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 2: in your area. Back on Nightside right after this break, 190 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 2: It's night Side with Dan Ray, Boston's News Radio. I'm 191 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 2: back to the phones. Let we go to Darrow up 192 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 2: in New Brunswick. Hey, is it snown up in New Brunswick. 193 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 4: Note we're supposed to get it in a couple hours there, Dan, Really. 194 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 2: What are they projecting your snow totals will be. 195 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,960 Speaker 4: It could be a foot or so, but it's supposed 196 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 4: to start in about one o'clock in the morning here 197 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 4: and go all day tomorrow. 198 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:23,479 Speaker 2: Well, it was interesting down here the the the forecasters 199 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 2: really called it almost for us to the hour. They 200 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 2: said it would start in Boston late morning, no later 201 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: than noontime, and that's exactly what it started. There have 202 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 2: been plenty of times when they have missed it, and 203 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 2: they've said it would cover the entire state. It's a 204 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 2: big broad storm, so you'll get you'll get it, and 205 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 2: then after you I guess it goes on to what 206 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 2: out to the Atlantic Ocean. 207 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 4: I mean, it's it's probably a head up towards a Newfoundland. 208 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 2: Oh okay, all right, well, and. 209 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 4: But the snow you guys are getting is what we 210 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 4: call powder in Alberta when I was there, because you 211 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 4: have ry snow. 212 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 2: Dry snow, and it's also with the wind we have it, 213 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 2: it blows around a lot. So I've noticed I was 214 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 2: looking out the windows and it has it has blown 215 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 2: around quite a bit, to be really honest with you, 216 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: And yeah, I'm still waiting for my driveway to get plowed. 217 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: He's going to come a little bit later on. But 218 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: I think that because it is so light that if 219 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:25,599 Speaker 2: the wind keeps. 220 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 4: Blowing, well, once they clear, depending on how the wind goes, 221 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:33,439 Speaker 4: then it's going to blow it right back, possibly too right, absolutely, 222 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 4: And uh, but that goes back to your plow operators. 223 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 4: With this dry snow, it'll create more of a white 224 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 4: out conditions for drivers behind, So they should actually listen 225 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 4: to your plow operators. 226 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 2: Operator, and uh, they'll all tell you the same thing. 227 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 2: And they're trying to keep looking ahead and they don't know. 228 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 2: They don't need people one tailgating them, and they don't 229 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 2: need people trying to sneak by them because the plow 230 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 2: operators are out there to clear the road. I assault 231 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,319 Speaker 2: you have the same thing we have down here, people 232 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 2: with the big plows out clearing the roads. 233 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 4: Right, yes, correct, And but normally we don't have as 234 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 4: big roads you guys got because you guys probably have 235 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 4: three to four lanes on one side. 236 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:27,079 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, that's fairly common. On one ninety five. What's 237 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 2: the biggest road you have up there in New. 238 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 4: Brunswick, it's probably the Highway two or Highway one, and 239 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 4: it's two lanes each side. 240 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, I mean that's that's our old Root one 241 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 2: maybe that they used to head up out of Massachusetts 242 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 2: into Maine and runs right by Jillette Stadium as a 243 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 2: matter of fact, and it's exactly it, two on each side. 244 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. A couple of recommendations I can make to your 245 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 4: listeners if you don't mind, always carry even it may 246 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 4: sound silly, but even a couple of candles in your 247 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 4: car and some blankets just in case you do breakdown. 248 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,079 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, the blankets very and. 249 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 4: But if they don't have to be on the road, 250 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 4: you know, hopefully they they're not. 251 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 2: I think most of everything is going to be closed 252 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 2: up here in Boston, or rather in Massachusetts. Tomorrow, school 253 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 2: is going to be closed. Uh so it's going to 254 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 2: be a day that that that people should stay home. 255 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 2: There's no no reason. Everybody has gone to the store, 256 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: the grocery store, and they have loaded up with with groceries, 257 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 2: so they're probably ready. They don't have to go back 258 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 2: to the grocery store for a week. 259 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 4: Darryl I'm sure you do the same water as long 260 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 4: as you got water in pasta and saucy. You're good. 261 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 2: You got it, You got it. Hey, Darryl, Thanks you 262 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 2: checking in. 263 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 4: Thank you for checking in, particularly the one thing I 264 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 4: was going to mention. One thing I was going to 265 00:14:56,240 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 4: mention is your your collar from Florida. Yeah? Uh, and Coco, 266 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 4: they've got the rocket on lunch pad if I recall correctly, 267 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 4: and hopefully that there's no problems with that with the 268 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 4: cold as well. 269 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, they always seem to have rockets and the launch 270 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 2: pads there, but I can't keep up with it anymore. 271 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 2: I'll double check in that. Thanks there, I we'll talk soon. 272 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 2: Thanks so much. All right, let me keep you only 273 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 2: you're gonna go to Liz in Attleborough. Hi, Liz, how 274 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 2: are you tonight? 275 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 7: I'm good in you Dan just great, Thank you very much. 276 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 2: Making a rare appearance on night Side. 277 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 7: Yes, well, let's see my day was I went out 278 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 7: and shoveled for an hour four times. No, because it 279 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 7: didn't even look like I had shoveled. 280 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 2: Oh so you shoveled and go back on? 281 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 7: Yeah, well no, its justned on it eleven inches of 282 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 7: snow already. 283 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 2: Okay, so you decided to attack it when it had 284 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,080 Speaker 2: three or four inches and try to attack Oh what 285 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 2: a bad strategy. 286 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: Snow? 287 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 7: I mean it's it's I didn't want to try to 288 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 7: shovel off my steps, you know, a foot of snow. Well, 289 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 7: now you have a plow guy. And I am headed 290 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 7: to work now because I am an essentral worker and 291 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 7: I'm working the night shift. 292 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,240 Speaker 2: Are you Are you in the medical field? Are you 293 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: in the medical field? 294 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 7: Yes? I am. 295 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 2: Okay, Well, thank you very much, because like Rose from Quincy, 296 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 2: who I guess was called in, is this a regular 297 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: shift for you or. 298 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 7: Or well it is, No, it's a regular shift for me. 299 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 2: So hospitals obviously, unlike schools and unlike businesses, they can't 300 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 2: afford to close when you think about it. Oh yeah, 301 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 2: not from a financial point of view, but the service 302 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 2: that they render. They have to have people there and 303 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: there has to be I'm assuming that you've made this 304 00:16:55,440 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 2: trip a few times in your life under difficult, well circumstances. Oh, yes, 305 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 2: you said you're about to leave. You you haven't left yet? Correct? 306 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 7: No, I have left. I'm on the road. 307 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 2: Okay, how bad where you are? 308 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 7: The road's not too bad. I have a bunch of 309 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 7: powers in front of me right now. Okay, they've been 310 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 7: keeping up with it very well. But I left early. 311 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 7: I'm doing it eleven and I'm headed to Signature Healthcare 312 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 7: in Brockton, So it's still quite a ride. 313 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 2: So I'm guessing. I'm guessing you're on Route twenty four north. 314 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 7: No, I'm on one twenty three. 315 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 2: Okay, so that will that will get you right into Brockton. Yes, yes, great, Okay, Well, 316 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 2: please be careful, please be safe, and how long you shift? 317 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 2: If you start at eleven, when do you get a break? 318 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 7: I leave at seven point thirty in the morning. That's 319 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:58,360 Speaker 7: if everybody shows up. 320 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and if they don't. 321 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 7: I'll be, you know, mandated to stay at least part 322 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 7: of the shift. 323 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 2: Well, all I can say is thank you very much 324 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 2: for what you do. In any any other folks in 325 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 2: the medical field who are out there tonight, Believe me, 326 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 2: when you're heading to a hospital, either by yourself or 327 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 2: with a loved one, you know how important it is 328 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 2: and how reassuring it is to know that there are 329 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 2: people on duty at all all of Yeah, so police 330 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 2: officerss e mts, medical professionals, you folks are the real 331 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 2: public servants, despite what occasionally a politician will claim. If 332 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 2: you've ever heard me go on that rent list, you 333 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 2: and the public servants, not the politicians, is what I'm saying. 334 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 7: That's for sure. I believe that, all right. 335 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,160 Speaker 2: You bet you, you bet you, because you guys are 336 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 2: not compensated nearly what you deserve in my opinion. Liz, 337 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,680 Speaker 2: thank you so much for your time tonight. We will 338 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 2: we'll talk soon. Thanks so much. 339 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 7: Okay, thank you, Dan, have a good one and warm. 340 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 2: I sure will. And thanks for checking in with us 341 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 2: every once in a while. Check in more frequently. 342 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 8: Okay, thanks, alrighty, we'll do thanks. 343 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 2: By by all right, we have Karen from Fearfield, Connecticut 344 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 2: coming up, and I got some real for you guys. 345 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 2: It's a Sunday night. The football games are over. I 346 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 2: know all of you were watching and rooting for the 347 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 2: Patriots today. The Patriots came through an ugly game, but 348 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 2: you can't deal with the weather conditions, and I think 349 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 2: they're in pretty good shape against Seattle. To be really 350 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 2: honest with you, Seattle doesn't scare me much, but like 351 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 2: anything else, they'll have They got two weeks. Both teams 352 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,199 Speaker 2: have two weeks to prep We're going to take a 353 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 2: news break if I'm if I'm correct, Noah, please speak 354 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 2: now or forever hold you peace, and we'll be back 355 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 2: after the news and a couple of commercial messages. I've 356 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 2: got some open lines. I want to know, how's your 357 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 2: day going, What are you doing tonight? If you just 358 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,880 Speaker 2: listen and feel free to go and say hello. If 359 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 2: you're out on the road, feel free join the conversation. 360 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 2: Six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty six one seven, 361 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 2: nine three, one ten thirty. My name's Dan Ray, and 362 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 2: this is Nightside. I am live right now. Wherever you 363 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: are in the world, and if you were in some 364 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 2: other part of the country, you were more than welcome 365 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 2: to call in. We love to talk to people for 366 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 2: the first time. If you're a first time called and 367 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 2: let us know. We will be back on Nightside right 368 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 2: after this. 369 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: You're on night Side with Dan Ray on WBZY, Boston's 370 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: news radio. 371 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 2: The phones we go. Let me go to Karen in Fairfield, Connecticut. 372 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 2: I know where Farfield, Connecticut is. Hi Karen, how are 373 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 2: you tonight? Hi? 374 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 5: Dan? 375 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 6: How are you? 376 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 3: I'm excited. 377 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 6: I'm so excited that you're on live tonight. This is great. 378 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 2: Well, I am too, to be honest with you, they 379 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 2: called me early min The management team called me earlier today, 380 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 2: and not today. They called me earlier this week, and 381 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 2: I jumped at the opportunity because it's just an opportunity 382 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 2: for me to to maybe meet some new people who 383 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 2: wouldn't ordinarily know about night Side. You obviously know about Nightside, 384 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 2: So I thank you for joining us tonight. What's it 385 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 2: like down in Connecticut? Is it over there yet? 386 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 6: I live every night? I am the first time caller. 387 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 2: Oh, we got to give you a round of applause. Now, 388 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 2: I don't know if my producer, no Onah can get 389 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 2: to the applause button. We have a digital applause, Yes 390 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 2: he did. Okay, there's your first caller. Thanks Karen. That's great. 391 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 2: So what's it like in Connecticut? 392 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 6: Well, you know what I've been in all day? I 393 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 6: watched I started a puzzle. I've watched the Pats. I 394 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 6: put pigs in the blanket in the ovens. 395 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 2: We all watched the Pats. 396 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 6: Yeah, oh my god, it was great. It was great, 397 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 6: but the conditions really deteriorated quickly. 398 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 2: They were very lucky, They were very lucky that that 399 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 2: code which didn't take the three points that would have 400 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 2: put them up ten to nothing, and they could have 401 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 2: been a very different game. That that was a huge 402 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 2: mistake that Sean Payton made. And you know, I thought 403 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 2: the quarterback played better than I expected it, particularly in 404 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 2: the first half when the conditions were reasonable. 405 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 6: Yes, yes, I agree. I you know, so I'm just 406 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 6: kind of looking like form my deck. I think we 407 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 6: probably have like eight or ten inches. I live right 408 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 6: next to the throughway, so I can see ninety five nine. 409 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 2: I passed by your house. 410 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 6: Then, yeah, you did, because I can see it, and 411 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 6: it appears to all day be like it looks like 412 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 6: one lane. It looks like one lane is open, and 413 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 6: but there are traveling at a pretty good pace. Very 414 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 6: few cars, but you know, it's not a lot of cars, 415 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 6: and of course there's a tractor trailer band and very 416 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 6: few cars, but they're you know, traveling at a good pace. 417 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 2: Is it your sense that that it's over down there 418 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 2: or is it still coming down? 419 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 6: No, No, it's still coming down. It kind of looks 420 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 6: like it's changing. It changes from like kind of a 421 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 6: sleety mix to then it goes back to snow. 422 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 7: No. 423 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 6: I think we have a way to go. 424 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 2: Because you're you're at the water. You're at the water 425 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 2: when you're when you're near the water, right, how many miles. 426 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 6: Would you be from one mile from the right. 427 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 2: So that's going to impact you and your neighborhood. So 428 00:23:55,600 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 2: that's that's a consideration. But gee, it's discouraging to hear 429 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 2: that is still snowing there, because yeah, if it's still 430 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 2: snowing there, that means we have a few more hours 431 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 2: to go. I always hope you're going to say it's 432 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:10,840 Speaker 2: kind of stopped. 433 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 6: No, no, no, definitely hasn't. And I'm in healthcare and 434 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 6: my office. I just worked three days a week, but 435 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 6: my office has like a ten am delayed opening tomorrow. 436 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:30,719 Speaker 6: But I told my boss I was gonna make a 437 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 6: game day decision tomorrow to see if I was going in. 438 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 6: So yeah, I don't know. I'm going to see how 439 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 6: it goes. 440 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 2: You must have some seniority. 441 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 6: Oh, yes, I I just worked. It's Tuesday, Wednesday. Yes, tired, 442 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 6: and but yeah, I'm gonna you know, if ninety five 443 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 6: is clear, I'll certainly go in. But if not, I'm 444 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 6: just gonna sit back here and do my puzzle and 445 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 6: read my book. 446 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 2: But it sounds sounds great. You know, some someday when 447 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 2: when it's the middle of July, you'll look back on 448 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,119 Speaker 2: this couple of days and say, gee, it kind of 449 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 2: gave us all a chance to slow down. 450 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 6: Yes, and but it was so nice to talk to 451 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 6: you tonight. 452 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 7: Dan. 453 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 6: I want you to know I listened to you every night, 454 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:27,360 Speaker 6: and uh, I'm honored. 455 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 2: I'm absolutely when I say that. And I just wish 456 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 2: I could convince you to be a more regular caller because, uh, 457 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 2: you say you're interesting and I like interesting people. 458 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 6: I am honored. I went to uh the game in Worcester, 459 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,360 Speaker 6: I think it was two or three years ago. 460 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, at Polard Park. 461 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 9: Yeah, Yes, I did, Yes, did did Did we get a. 462 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 2: Chance to meet that day? I hope there were a 463 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 2: couple of hundred people there. 464 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, I know you had a lot of people. Yes, 465 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 6: I met you and your wife Okay, nice girlfriends, and I. 466 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 2: Remember, yes, I do remember you were with a group 467 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 2: of friends. I do remember that. Now. Yeah, well, come 468 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 2: on back more often. I mean, even if we get 469 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 2: you a couple of times a month, just to let 470 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 2: us know what's going on down in southern Connecticut, that 471 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:20,760 Speaker 2: would be really great. 472 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, well, my pleasure. 473 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 2: Right back at you, right back at you, and wish 474 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 2: you I could still say happy New Year to you, 475 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 2: because it's still January. I say, I'm more than happy 476 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 2: to wish you a happy new year and all the 477 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 2: best in twenty twenty six, and I hope to talk 478 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 2: to you soon. 479 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 6: Thank you, Jam, Thanks Karen, thank. 480 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 2: You so much, and thank you for what you do. 481 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 2: Thanks again. All right, I'm going to take one more 482 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 2: call here and then we will probably be talking with 483 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 2: Ken Mahan of a Boston Globe meteorologist. So if you're 484 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:56,199 Speaker 2: on the line, stay there. I'm going to get to you, 485 00:26:56,440 --> 00:27:00,959 Speaker 2: I promise, but I'm going to have Liam check in 486 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 2: with Ken Mahan and make sure that he is going 487 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 2: to be available for us coming out of the break 488 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 2: at four forty five. Justin and Marlborough, Hey, Justin, welcome, 489 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 2: how are you tonight? 490 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 9: Thank you for doing the special show. I'm doing well 491 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 9: and I want to compliment hotel owners. I know Hotel 492 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 9: Indigo in Newton is no longer there. Okay, number of 493 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 9: years they used to give a special weight so the 494 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 9: new too wealthy hospital people could stay overnight and they 495 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 9: wouldn't have to travel home and that's helpful. 496 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 2: You mean when there were when when circumstances like tonight existed. 497 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 2: I was unaware of that, but that's that should be 498 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 2: done by more hotel years. 499 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 9: And I don't want to get political, but that's why 500 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 9: I'm so sad about so many hotels have been destroyed, 501 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 9: like from the ones where they gave the housing. None 502 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 9: of them haven't been able to come back. But I 503 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 9: hope the ones that are still running do up the hospitals. 504 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 9: That's very nice of them would be that. 505 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 2: And I think that's a great, a great idea and 506 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,119 Speaker 2: a great suggestion, to be really honest with you, I 507 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 2: was unaware of that, but it makes all the sense 508 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 2: in the world because obviously having proximity to a hotel. Uh, 509 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 2: for a hospital to have a hotel nearby if, if, 510 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 2: and when a guest has a medical problem, it's great 511 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 2: that that if the medical problem is serious, they can 512 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 2: be transported quickly to a first class medical facility. That's 513 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 2: that's a huge factor as far as I'm concerned. 514 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 9: And uh, you know, and lots of times the hotels 515 00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 9: in the winter time in Massachusetts don't do as well 516 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 9: as the summertime, so it's kind of a wind Like 517 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 9: a lot of times, people don't travel in January and 518 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 9: February to places in Massachusetts quite often, so. 519 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 2: No, yeah, unless unless they're going to I don't know 520 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 2: a ski location in western Massachusetts or other berkshires. Yeah, 521 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 2: So how have you been good? Justin you sound great. 522 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 2: I haven't heard from me in a while. Great to 523 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 2: hear your voice. 524 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,719 Speaker 9: And I've been summoning every three hours and hoping that 525 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 9: it's been a good strategy. But the wind, like the 526 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 9: person before says, it's it's all pot luck and hope 527 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 9: for the best. 528 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,080 Speaker 2: Yeah. It's also pretty cold out there, you know, it's 529 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 2: really nasty cold. 530 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 9: So I tell you, the snow is soft than you 531 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 9: can't get any softer snow right now. 532 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm thinking that maybe after my show, I'm gonna 533 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 2: have to go out and shovel a little bit, and 534 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 2: I'm gonna have my snowplow guy get by and put 535 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 2: a dent in the driveway at some point, hopefully very soon. 536 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 9: But this is good snow for lack of hot like 537 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 9: heart attacks is a serious issue. But the snow is 538 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 9: so soft it helps out and not be good. 539 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, but still a lot of people can still find 540 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 2: themselves in trouble shoveling. As I try to tell people, 541 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 2: if you live in a neighborhood, try to line up 542 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 2: some teenagers. Explain to them that by doing a little 543 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 2: bit of work for a neighbor you can make some 544 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 2: money and you can learn a little bit about how 545 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 2: capitalism works. You know, you work a little, you get 546 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 2: a little, and you and you help an older person, 547 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 2: whether they're in their fifties, their sixties or beyond, from 548 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 2: putting themselves in a precarious situation. I have a one 549 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 2: dear friend. I'm not going to mention him because he's 550 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 2: a public figure who died shoveling snow and who's a 551 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 2: guy who was in great shape and the last guy 552 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:39,240 Speaker 2: in the world that you figure would have gone scuppers up, 553 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 2: you know, in during during a snowstorm. So be careful, Justin, 554 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 2: As I say word to everybody, employ some local kids 555 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 2: if you're fortunate enough to have local kids in your neighborhood. 556 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 2: There's a lot of communities with the local kids a 557 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 2: few and far between. Hey, Justin, I'm gonna let you 558 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 2: go as always, Thanks so much for joining us tonight, 559 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 2: and we'll talk to you sometime on nightside of Monday 560 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 2: through Friday, sooner rather than later. Thank you much, good 561 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 2: bye bye, thank a very quick break. We're gonna be 562 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 2: hoping to be talking with Ken Mahona and the Boston 563 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 2: Globe Boston Globe meteorologists right after the break. 564 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: You're on Nightside with Dan Ray on w b Boston's 565 00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: news radio. 566 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 2: Well, this is a special edition of Nightside. Normally we 567 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 2: are not here on Sunday nights. You will do here 568 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,959 Speaker 2: Nightside what we call the best of Nightside. Generally it's 569 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 2: an hour from a previous week. But tonight it's live. 570 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 2: We're live and local. I'm delighted to be joined by 571 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 2: Ken mahon of the Boston Globe, Boston Globe meteorologist. Ken, 572 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 2: Welcome to Nightside. How are you sir? 573 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,640 Speaker 5: Hey? We are busy over here, Dan, but genuinely doing great. 574 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 5: Of course, a little extra fun with the Patriots winning today, 575 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:52,719 Speaker 5: but doing well over here. 576 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 2: We all had to sort of kind of keep an 577 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,479 Speaker 2: eye on that no matter what we were doing. So 578 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 2: where are we in this storm? Are we pretty much 579 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 2: threw this? So do we still have a few more 580 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 2: hours to watch the snow float down? 581 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 5: Yeah? So, in far as far as intensity goes, we 582 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 5: still have about two to three hours of the most 583 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 5: intense snow falling from the skies, about one inch per hour, 584 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 5: and then things begin to taper off as we head 585 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 5: into Monday morning. Money's going to be a little strange. 586 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 5: We're going to have the backside of the storm keep 587 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,640 Speaker 5: some light snow showers in place throughout the day, but 588 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,360 Speaker 5: they will be broken up and scattered and very light. 589 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 5: Maybe an extra a couple of inches tomorrow, but the 590 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 5: bulk of this thing should be wrapped up in the 591 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 5: next two to three hours. 592 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 2: Wow, this is It seems to me like those of 593 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 2: you in the meteorological community figured this one out early on, 594 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 2: and I think that all of you came and I 595 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 2: came to an agreement that this is what was gonna 596 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 2: what was going to happen, And indeed what you folks 597 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 2: predicted happened. There are a lot of these winter storms 598 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 2: that are not kneel is predictable. Why was this one? 599 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 2: Was it because of the size that it became pretty 600 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 2: evident to everyone that we were dealing with a real storm. 601 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, the sized in that's a great point of it. 602 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 5: The size, in combination with just solidified Arctic air in place, 603 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 5: there was no question of really a bona fide rain 604 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 5: snow line, whether sleet, wintry, mixed, be ebbing and flowing 605 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 5: in and out of this storm. We knew this was 606 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 5: going to be a snowmaker from the beginning. And what 607 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 5: was nice is it had a very sturdy storm track 608 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 5: pushing in before it was even formed, in between Texas 609 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 5: and Colorado. By Friday morning, we kind of had an 610 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 5: idea of exactly where it was going to be. It 611 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 5: was just a matter of really just how long would 612 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 5: the storm linger around Most meteorologists in the Boston area 613 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 5: that's spot on twelve to eighteen inches a year nearly there, 614 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:09,319 Speaker 5: if not past that, for many municipalities in towns in 615 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,720 Speaker 5: Boston will probably end up closer to that jackpot total 616 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,359 Speaker 5: of eighteen to twenty inches or so. 617 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,720 Speaker 2: You know. I was talking to one of my callers 618 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 2: that just a few minutes ago, Darrow from New Brunswick, 619 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 2: and I guess the storm is next stopping up in 620 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 2: New Brunswick, And then he said it goes on from 621 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:28,319 Speaker 2: there to Newfoundland. Do these storms as they as they 622 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:31,760 Speaker 2: exit out over the North Atlantic, do they just lose 623 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 2: their power and fall apart? Or will our snowstorm of 624 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:41,279 Speaker 2: today and a little bit tomorrow, end up somewhere over 625 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 2: Sweden or Ireland later next week, oh later, and now 626 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 2: late this week. 627 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, typically they do fizzle out, but this winter many 628 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 5: storms that have traversed through the eastern part of the 629 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 5: country would ride along the northern edge of a high 630 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:05,120 Speaker 5: pressure system that sort of flows between the Bermuda area 631 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:08,959 Speaker 5: and the Azores off a Portugal. And this winter we've 632 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 5: seen these storms sort of gain speed and last well 633 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 5: into you know, western Europe, England, Ireland of course, and 634 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:22,759 Speaker 5: then spilling into other portions of Europe. And there's been 635 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 5: a volatile winter, not only for us, but but our 636 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:27,320 Speaker 5: folks across the ocean. 637 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:31,279 Speaker 2: Well, I'll tell you guys called this one and can 638 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:34,000 Speaker 2: I appreciate you always checking in with us. So the 639 00:35:34,040 --> 00:35:36,440 Speaker 2: bottom line is we're not out of the woods yet, 640 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:41,400 Speaker 2: and maybe we should, you know, clear off some of 641 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,839 Speaker 2: the steps, but worry about digging out tomorrow and during 642 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 2: the daytime. I know it's going to be cold for 643 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,399 Speaker 2: the rest of the week. That's the that's the next, uh, 644 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:52,399 Speaker 2: the next problem we got to deal with. 645 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:55,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, we'll still be dealing with the cold highs in 646 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 5: the twenties for the next four to seven days or 647 00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 5: so and then lows down into the single digits. But 648 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 5: that's time to clear off this note. Tomorrow I'm guessing 649 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 5: is going to be between nine am and noon. That'll 650 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 5: be the best time. 651 00:36:07,040 --> 00:36:10,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, last question, long range into February. What are you seeing? 652 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 2: Hopefully this is not a cycle of storms that are 653 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:18,240 Speaker 2: coming in our direction as eleven years ago in January 654 00:36:18,280 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 2: of twenty fifteen. 655 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 7: Right, Yeah, I hope not. 656 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 5: I really don't. But I do see the cold lingering 657 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:30,640 Speaker 5: through the start of February. But maybe one more significant storm, 658 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 5: not as powerful as what we're experiencing today into tomorrow morning, 659 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 5: but should be a pretty quick wrap up to winter 660 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:43,400 Speaker 5: by the end of February. So maybe one more storm 661 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:44,760 Speaker 5: in the books. Enough at too crazy? 662 00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 2: All right? Sounds great? Ken Mahan, Boston Globe meteorologist, a 663 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:52,960 Speaker 2: frequent contributor to Night Side Monday through Friday nights, particularly 664 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:56,720 Speaker 2: the eight o'clock hour, and making a special appearance tonight. 665 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 2: Thanks so much. I appreciate it, Ken, and I hope 666 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,640 Speaker 2: all your forecasts going forward or as accurate as this one, 667 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:05,240 Speaker 2: because you'd really nailed this one. 668 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,520 Speaker 5: I appreciate it. Dan thanks for having me as always. 669 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 2: Talk to you soon, Cat of the Boston Globe mediorologists, 670 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 2: full time media relogists at the Globe, which I think 671 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 2: is great for Globe readers and great for Globe subscribers. 672 00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:20,720 Speaker 2: Let's keep rolling here. I'm going to try to clear 673 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,920 Speaker 2: up a couple of calls we have. Uh is it 674 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 2: Marie or Mary from Hyde Park? 675 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:30,360 Speaker 5: It's m A r I, Mari, It's Mary Mary. 676 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:33,919 Speaker 2: Okay, so it's so it should be an. You spell 677 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:34,759 Speaker 2: it m a r y. 678 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 8: No, it's m A r I, m A r I. 679 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:40,800 Speaker 2: And it's but it's pronounced like Mary. Well, Mary, welcome 680 00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 2: to that side. Thanks for joining you. I don't think 681 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:45,560 Speaker 2: I've ever had you as a caller before. 682 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,360 Speaker 8: I did call once before when I was going to 683 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 8: talk about Stethambe Street when you had a guest on, 684 00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:53,319 Speaker 8: and I did talk to you, but I never got 685 00:37:53,360 --> 00:37:54,759 Speaker 8: my round of applause. 686 00:37:56,280 --> 00:38:00,080 Speaker 2: Will tonight, let's get Mary a belated round of a 687 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 2: clause here from our digital studio audiences. 688 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:05,279 Speaker 8: I don't think so great. 689 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:07,880 Speaker 2: I don't think we were doing the round of applause. 690 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 2: How long ago did you call? 691 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 8: Oh my gosh, I don't know when you had a 692 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 8: guest on there. I'm glad because I used to be 693 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:16,279 Speaker 8: the bossom director of Sesame Street and the lady was 694 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,600 Speaker 8: on talking about Sesame Street and I called in to 695 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:19,359 Speaker 8: talk about it. 696 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 2: My kids loved Sesame Street. That's why I probably. 697 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 8: Yeah, but that was in nineteen sixty nine. In nineteen seventy, 698 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:28,080 Speaker 8: well that's when. 699 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 2: That's when it was on TV. But I was I 700 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:34,719 Speaker 2: was still in college and had from law school, so 701 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:39,120 Speaker 2: we weren't. My radio career at WBZ didn't start too 702 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:46,279 Speaker 2: well after that, and you were probably what I'm sorry, No, 703 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:50,120 Speaker 2: I'm saying I wasn't on radio when Sesame Street was on. 704 00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 2: So no, yeah, how long ago do you think you 705 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:55,799 Speaker 2: called in? How many years ago do you think it was? 706 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:56,400 Speaker 2: What you called it? 707 00:38:58,040 --> 00:38:59,759 Speaker 8: Not more than like about three years? You had a 708 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:02,360 Speaker 8: the station tonight. I don't remember what the conversation was. 709 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,920 Speaker 2: All Okay, well I was talking about so tell us 710 00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:06,799 Speaker 2: how'd you do in Hyde Park today? That's my old 711 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 2: stopping grounds, right. 712 00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:10,520 Speaker 8: I know you lived in Me to Bill my daughter 713 00:39:10,600 --> 00:39:12,279 Speaker 8: listening to me to go, well, I call us talk 714 00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 8: about her. Actually, she's kind of a hero. And they 715 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:17,799 Speaker 8: tell you not to go out on weather like this. 716 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:18,920 Speaker 8: For a really good reason. 717 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:19,960 Speaker 4: Well, I was. 718 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:23,280 Speaker 8: Talking to here today. I've been sick and I'm feeling 719 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,960 Speaker 8: better now, but I don't have my boyfriendial medicine. I 720 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 8: miss I misplaced one of them, and she says, you're 721 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 8: not taking your pills, So she's We called the pharmacist 722 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:31,919 Speaker 8: and we said he could give me enough to last 723 00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,520 Speaker 8: for a few days because it's not time for the 724 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:37,279 Speaker 8: insurance to cover it. So she wanted to go get 725 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,359 Speaker 8: my description and I said, no, don't go, I can wait, 726 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:41,879 Speaker 8: and she goes, no, I'm going. So anyway, she went 727 00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 8: to picked up my description and get them. And so 728 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 8: I want to thank the Dunham Police Department and the 729 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 8: fire department and the toad truck because what happens when 730 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 8: she came out of the pharmacy with my medicine, the 731 00:39:55,719 --> 00:39:58,239 Speaker 8: visibility was really bad. It was somewhere like around three 732 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:02,920 Speaker 8: ish today, and all of a sudden she hit something 733 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 8: and she was stuck up. She thought she was going 734 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:09,560 Speaker 8: up a ramp, but she ended up on a wall 735 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 8: who was like half hole in the wall and half 736 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:15,400 Speaker 8: over whatever it was. She was driving. The essued me. 737 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:19,000 Speaker 8: So the back wheels were on the ground, but the 738 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:22,319 Speaker 8: front wheels were over the wall the pharmacy has like 739 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 8: the repeating wall that goes around a lot, and that's 740 00:40:25,560 --> 00:40:28,920 Speaker 8: when she went over, and when the priest came, somebody 741 00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:32,359 Speaker 8: else had done the same thing a while before, so 742 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:35,160 Speaker 8: that was their second call with the same wall today. 743 00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:38,560 Speaker 8: So they wanted to call the an amblance and take 744 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:40,759 Speaker 8: her to the hospital, but she she she was fine. 745 00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:44,440 Speaker 8: She didn't want to go, and we were having a 746 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:46,400 Speaker 8: lot of trouble with Triple A because they would have 747 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:47,960 Speaker 8: having like a long response time. 748 00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:50,400 Speaker 4: Faster. 749 00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:52,799 Speaker 8: So of course she had a paint show a truck, 750 00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 8: but he was able to get it out and she 751 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,319 Speaker 8: was able to drive it home. So later on she 752 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:01,680 Speaker 8: had a bad headache. But she's doing fine now, but 753 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 8: that was very scary. She called me after she called 754 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:06,560 Speaker 8: the police and they did come right away. She said, 755 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:09,279 Speaker 8: a dispatcher told her, you know, don't don't move, just 756 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:12,080 Speaker 8: stay there, and the police and the fire department responded 757 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:14,160 Speaker 8: right away, which I thought was great, you know, because 758 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:15,479 Speaker 8: the weather was like really bad. 759 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:17,680 Speaker 2: And did she have to go or she is she 760 00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 2: recovered tonight and okay, yeah. 761 00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:22,160 Speaker 8: No, she went home. She got she had a shovel 762 00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:23,480 Speaker 8: snow to get into her house. 763 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:27,640 Speaker 2: That well, that's a storm she's going to remember if 764 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:31,240 Speaker 2: that'll become part of your family lore. Now as because three. 765 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,320 Speaker 8: Times she shoveled the snow today she had a shovel 766 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,360 Speaker 8: snow to take the dog out, then she had to 767 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:37,880 Speaker 8: shovel the snow to leave to go through the pharmacy, 768 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,319 Speaker 8: and then she had to shovel the snow to go back. 769 00:41:40,719 --> 00:41:44,440 Speaker 2: Oh, let me tell you time I've shoveled the snow 770 00:41:44,480 --> 00:41:47,520 Speaker 2: for dogs who have to get out there, particularly some 771 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:49,319 Speaker 2: dogs that are load to the ground. If you get 772 00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:54,240 Speaker 2: my drift. Absolutely, yeah, Mary, thank you so much, great 773 00:41:54,280 --> 00:41:57,160 Speaker 2: to hear your voice. Come on back more frequently. Okay, 774 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:00,760 Speaker 2: thank you very very much for joining us tonight. Thanks goodbye, 775 00:42:00,960 --> 00:42:03,480 Speaker 2: you bet you and congratulate your daughter. Tell her you 776 00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:05,360 Speaker 2: told her story on the air, and a lot of 777 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:08,279 Speaker 2: people would be envious of a daughter who would be 778 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:12,200 Speaker 2: so loyal to her mom. Okay, So to my callers 779 00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:14,879 Speaker 2: on the line, Peg, Alex and Lola, you guys stay there. 780 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,560 Speaker 2: The last hour will be all callers six one, seven, two, five, 781 00:42:18,680 --> 00:42:21,800 Speaker 2: four ten thirty, six one seven, nine, three, one ten thirty. 782 00:42:21,840 --> 00:42:24,440 Speaker 2: My name is Dan Ray. Normally here Monday through Friday, 783 00:42:24,480 --> 00:42:27,400 Speaker 2: from eight to midnight here tonight, all the way until 784 00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:30,640 Speaker 2: midnight next hour is not what you normally hear. Best off, 785 00:42:30,760 --> 00:42:34,600 Speaker 2: it is Dan Ray Live, a special edition of Nightside 786 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:38,399 Speaker 2: this January snowstorm. And I guess I could also say 787 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:43,239 Speaker 2: Patriots AFC Championship edition of Nightside, But we'll leave the 788 00:42:43,719 --> 00:42:46,080 Speaker 2: sports talk to the sports guys. We'll be back right 789 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 2: after the break here at eleven o'clock