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| Stop jumping from windows into snow, Boston mayor says | Stop jumping from windows into snow, Boston mayor says |
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| The snow in Boston is now so deep that the mayor has urged pranksters to stop jumping from windows into snow piles. | The snow in Boston is now so deep that the mayor has urged pranksters to stop jumping from windows into snow piles. |
| Mayor Martin Walsh said the stunts, which have been shared on social media sites, could be very dangerous. | Mayor Martin Walsh said the stunts, which have been shared on social media sites, could be very dangerous. |
| "It's a foolish thing to do and you could kill yourself," Mr Walsh said at news conference this week. | "It's a foolish thing to do and you could kill yourself," Mr Walsh said at news conference this week. |
| February has set a record as the snowiest month ever in Boston, with 10 times the snowfall it would get in a typical winter. | February has set a record as the snowiest month ever in Boston, with 10 times the snowfall it would get in a typical winter. |
| "This isn't Loon Mountain, this is the city of Boston," Mr Walsh said. | "This isn't Loon Mountain, this is the city of Boston," Mr Walsh said. |
| "And the last thing we want to do is respond to an emergency call where somebody jumped out of the window because they thought it was a funny thing to do." | "And the last thing we want to do is respond to an emergency call where somebody jumped out of the window because they thought it was a funny thing to do." |
| On Tuesday, the Boston area received an additional 1 to 2 inches of snow as other parts of the country dealt with more significant accumulations. | On Tuesday, the Boston area received an additional 1 to 2 inches of snow as other parts of the country dealt with more significant accumulations. |
| But the snow from previous storms has not melted. There is so much snow that Mr Walsh says the city is running out of space in which to dump it. | But the snow from previous storms has not melted. There is so much snow that Mr Walsh says the city is running out of space in which to dump it. |
| This weekend, the city could see more snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. | This weekend, the city could see more snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. |
| "No end appears in sight as to the brutal winter we have experienced," the weather service wrote this week in its Boston forecast. | "No end appears in sight as to the brutal winter we have experienced," the weather service wrote this week in its Boston forecast. |