I don't think the problem is about driving cars around. If people have an
emergency, vehicles can't get through. Others NEED to get to work (either
because they are are nurses/doctors or bc they are simply supporting their
family and don't have the most understanding of employers). Moreover, it is all
well and good to walk around and be peaceful about it, but I don't keep a ton
of food in my house and I am not walking down the middle of the street with a
17 month old on my back. Luckily, I took this week off from work anyway because
if not, there is no way my employer in NYC would be understanding about me
taking 3 or 4 days for a snow storm. People in North Jersey where my mother
lives have been driving since Monday afternoon and she claims they also got a
lot of snow. It is about planning and execution as Werner said. The Stone Pony
cancelled shows through Thursday? That is four days for a storm. In my mind,
that is unacceptable. And just because it isn't as bad as what the miners went
through- I mean how could you even compare to something like that?- Doesn't
mean we don't have a right to have our town execute a cohesive plan to clean
our streets after a snow storm.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hing...@...> wrote:
>
> I was worried about my neighbor getting to her job (she's a nurse) but
> honestly,I don't mind being snowed in. Plus I got plenty of exercise. What
> worries me the most is how are any emergency service vehicles going to get to
> people in case of emergency. Currently there's a stuck garbage truck at the
> end of mystreet, and a stuck tractor trailer on main. Mostly, just think
> about what the Chilean miners endured. We have nothing to complain about.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "terrariumlife" <terrariumlife@> wrote:
> >
> > Are we really this pathetic that we have to freak out about not being able
> > to drive our cars around? I know that it's important for ambulances and
> > fire trucks to be able to get around, but I found it quite comforting (for
> > one day only - today everyone was as out as they could be to buy bread,
> > salt, or whatever they couldn't walk to get) to be able to walk around the
> > area and not be surrounded by hundreds of cars. All that I could think was
> > "this is how it should be." F--- cars!
> >
> > People freak out about a little bit of snow, as if it's all over. Is your
> > home life that bad? Maybe go outside? 33 degrees and full sun isn't that
> > bad, actually. I'm usually the one that complains about the weather (in
> > the spring and summer when it's not hot enough). This is just reality. We
> > live at 40 degrees latitude in a humid temperate/humid subtropical climate.
> > This is the temperate side. It snows here. I don't want to be a jerk,
> > but I feel like we can do better as humans. My rant isn't fully directed
> > toward list subscribers, but I think there are more important things to
> > worry about than if your street is plowed. Ever hear of hydraulic
> > fracturing?
> >
>
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