I have to add though that it is not just Asbury- the whole shore area seems to
be having trouble. I grew up in North Jersey as I've said before and the worst
storm I ever experiences there took 48 hours max to clean up, usually it is 24
hours.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "fancypaaantz" <fancypaaa...@...> wrote:
>
> 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" <hinge98@> 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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