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Best Blizzard Photo: Area Man Relaxes In Hot Tub Surrounded By Snow
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 3, 2014
Modified Jul 24, 2017
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There are scant few details available about the awesome man in the photo above, which was submitted to ABCNY today: "An unidentified Eyewitness News viewer who really loves the snow!" But make no mistake: this man is a champion of the storm.
He is impervious to freezing temperatures and he has the roar of the mighty Western Meadowlark. He showers in vodka and feeds his baby shrimp scampi. He puts the Hercules in "Hercules." And he is as much an American hero as any shirtless fella who likes to kick back with a brewskie in the middle of the street.
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