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| New York shreds bad 2009 memories | New York shreds bad 2009 memories |
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| New Yorkers and visitors have said goodbye to bad memories from 2009 by shredding documents, letters and photos in a public ceremony. | New Yorkers and visitors have said goodbye to bad memories from 2009 by shredding documents, letters and photos in a public ceremony. |
| Hundreds of people flocked to Times Square to destroy mementos and papers representing unpleasant experiences. | Hundreds of people flocked to Times Square to destroy mementos and papers representing unpleasant experiences. |
| Items included everything from photos from ex-lovers to redundancy letters and newspaper articles chronicling the failings of beloved sports teams. | Items included everything from photos from ex-lovers to redundancy letters and newspaper articles chronicling the failings of beloved sports teams. |
| "Good Riddance Day" was the third annual event of its kind. | "Good Riddance Day" was the third annual event of its kind. |
| Roxanne Rodriguez, of Manhattan, placed a piece of paper with "Writer's block" written on it through an industrial shredder. | Roxanne Rodriguez, of Manhattan, placed a piece of paper with "Writer's block" written on it through an industrial shredder. |
| She told the Associated Press news agency she hoped 2010 would be the year she finally writes a musical. | She told the Associated Press news agency she hoped 2010 would be the year she finally writes a musical. |
| "This is going to be the year I'm going to be dedicated and focused, and I will get something down on the page every day," she said. | "This is going to be the year I'm going to be dedicated and focused, and I will get something down on the page every day," she said. |
| For items that could not be shredded the organisers, the Times Square Alliance, provided a sledgehammer and a large waste-container. | For items that could not be shredded the organisers, the Times Square Alliance, provided a sledgehammer and a large waste-container. |
| What personal memories are you saying goodbye to? |