The West Coast gets vicarious thrills from random acts of kindness during the East Coast snowpocalypse (especially in Philly), reports the Los Angeles Times.
Between storms, a builder in Connecticut uses his skid loader to plow his neighbors' driveways. In Maryland, a good Samaritan hands out water and M&Ms to stranded drivers. The mayor of Philadelphia urges residents to "be kind" and help one another out--and they respond by doing just that.
Across the Northeast, full of large cities where people wear their brusqueness like a badge of honor, neighbors and even strangers are banding together to beat back what's shaping up to be one of the most brutal winters in years--and it appears to be contagious.Original source: Los Angeles Times
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