Bangor Maine: wonder why we all walk funny. It is not because of the clam chowder

While New Yorkers have had their fair share of snow in recent years, perhaps the advice issued by the Bangor Police Department in Maine should be kept in mind by people up and down the East Coast.

“Don’t panic,” the department advised in a posting on Facebook. “It’s just frozen rain. It does go away so don’t try to move too much at one time.”

“Don’t shovel too early and don’t wait too long,” it recommends. “Pace yourself. Go out every few hours and move a little at a time. It can hurt your back, arms and legs. You always wonder why we all walk funny. It is not because of the clam chowder.”

The department offers a number of other helpful tips, including buying cereal instead of bread, because, well, why not, and concludes on an optimistic note.

“You will be fine,” it wrote. “We drink lots of coffee and complain when we get hit like this storm. It works O.K. It makes us grouchy but that’s why you come here in the summer. To hear stories from grumpy Mainers who sell lobster traps.”
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