I think we live in a hypocritical culture. Some people are all for "smaller
government" but when it happens, and people feel the loss, they complain that
somethings wrong. I find this to be ridiculous.
The same people preach about personal responsibility...
Ok, so we were getting report after report about a weather issue...did the
paramedic, air traffic controller or heart surgeon make plans for a disaster?
Probably not.
Instead, when the disaster hit, it's easier to bitch about it than take the so
called "personal responsibilty" and be prepared.
We ALL heard the warnings. Yet how many of us got our cars stuck after the fact
while trying to get things we should have had in the first place?
What's more important? Having milk for coffee after forgetting to get some, or
risking getting your car stuck and screwing with snow clean up progress?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Doug M" <dougandcathy_mcqu...@...> wrote:
>
> So what you're saying is, if someone has a job as a paramedic, heart surgeon
> or air traffic controller, they should just stay home until city, county and
> state governments mount an adequate response to the snow?
>
> While I agree with your point about taking action instead of complaining,
> this is one case where the government response to an important need was
> inadequate. For example, Route 35 in Ocean Township looked like a war zone,
> even at 11 pm on Tuesday. At the same time, the parking lots of the Monmouth
> Mall, Wegman's, and even Red Lobster were all infinitely better than the
> state highway. Why are these private enterprises so much more capable of
> clearing the snow?
>
> ...and I'm a fairly liberal Democrat, but I can admit when the public sector
> F's up.
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > It's amazing to me that so many people these days are anti-government, but
> > when it doesn't work for them personally, it's the first thing they blame
> > for their troubles.
> > If you aren't happy, run for city office and try and make a difference. I
> > think about it all the time. Maybe it's an eye opening experience about the
> > reality of our city. Maybe not. But honestly, the amount of bitching about
> > this snowstorm is ridiculous. It will be past history in a few days. Not
> > life changing for a vast majority of us. If anything, it should be life
> > changing in the way that it should teach each and every one of us to be
> > prepared. If you have plenty of food and water, then unless it's life or
> > death you should stay home, not drive, and let the streets be cleaned ASAP.
> > But no, people don't prepare, they try and drive, get stuck, and block
> > progress. Right now, there's a taxi stuck on Main St. in AP, right in the
> > middle of the street, for at least the past 12 hours. Who's fault is that?
> > Sometimes, people just need to be patient and stay home. Yes, your job
> > might not be happy with that, but realistically speaking, what's more
> > important, your job, your safety, or being part of a bigger picture where
> > people think about "we" instead of "me"?
> >
>
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