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Calm before the storm
Author: TriSec
Date: 08/22/2026 10:27:46
Good Morning.
Don't know about your part of the world, but Boston will be nuts this week.
It's "Hell Week", traditionally the last week in August. You know we're a college town, and all 250,000 students move in at the same time this week.
The neighborhoods of Allston, Brighton, Back Bay, and certain parts of Cambridge and Somerville will be awash in moving vans, confused parents, and even more confused students.
It is celebrated in local lore as "Allston Christmas".
And of course we'll probably end up with a U-haul or two under the BU Bridge.
Waltham is no stranger; we've got two colleges in our fine city, and somewhere around 10,000 new faces will be here starting tomorrow.
Back to work on Monday!
Don't know about your part of the world, but Boston will be nuts this week.
It's "Hell Week", traditionally the last week in August. You know we're a college town, and all 250,000 students move in at the same time this week.
The neighborhoods of Allston, Brighton, Back Bay, and certain parts of Cambridge and Somerville will be awash in moving vans, confused parents, and even more confused students.
It is celebrated in local lore as "Allston Christmas".
And of course we'll probably end up with a U-haul or two under the BU Bridge.
Waltham is no stranger; we've got two colleges in our fine city, and somewhere around 10,000 new faces will be here starting tomorrow.
Back to work on Monday!
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Comment by Will_in_Ca on 08/22/2026 13:16:31
Good morning, bloggers!!!
I think that some people forget that Boston is America's largest college town in addition to being many other tings. I hope that all goes well in your area.
Yesterday, I helped the director of special education in my district and other move things and help get rooms ready for students going to the elementary school next to my middle school. Their former school was hit hard by the storm and some of them will be at that elementary school and some will be at my school. I earned an extra vacation day out of this -- I didn't know I was getting this.
I think that some people forget that Boston is America's largest college town in addition to being many other tings. I hope that all goes well in your area.
Yesterday, I helped the director of special education in my district and other move things and help get rooms ready for students going to the elementary school next to my middle school. Their former school was hit hard by the storm and some of them will be at that elementary school and some will be at my school. I earned an extra vacation day out of this -- I didn't know I was getting this.