
Items used to save parking spaces in Boston

When it snows in Boston, residents use a variety of household objects to save parking spaces they have shoveled.
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A sawhorse in South Boston.
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A broken wooden table in Dorchester.
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A recycling bin in South Boston.
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An oscillating fan in South Boston.
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A wooden box in Dorchester.
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Bar stools in South Boston.
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A wooden sign in the North End.
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A variety of items in South Boston.
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Wooden chairs in East Boston.
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A metal cart with a concrete cylinder block in South Boston.
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Camping chairs in Dorchester.
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A propane tank in South Boston.
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An angry sign left on a parking space saver in Charlestown.
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A bucket in Roxbury.
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