When its no longer snowing and the Mass Pike is fine, then I-495 should be
fine too. After all, by the time I got to I-495 they had more time to
clear the road....
On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> When are we talking about? Some people seem to have this idea that the
> roads should be clear before, during and after a storm. During and
> immediately after a storm there will be snow on the ground. In the middle
> of a big city it takes a couple days to get all the snow off the streets.
> Thats logistics, you wouldn't want to pay the taxes it would require for it
> to be otherwise.
>
> I've lived in MA for the last 18 years and never thought it was all that
> worse than in Maine which is kind of the gold standard. I don't like the
> way the state plows the highways (they use a plow convoy, in Maine they use
> 2 trucks with wing plows) but other than that they do a reasonably good
> job. Good enough that I've been commuting in a rear wheel drive MB ('83
> 240D, '85 190D, '78 240D, '84 190D) since 2003 and never once been stuck or
> off the road. Once I turned around and went home but that was a bad storm
> and I knew working from home was an option.
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 19:20:40 -0600
> From: Brian Toscano <brian.tosc...@gmail.com>
> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Yet another question about what it's like to live
> in various parts of the country ...
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> In NJ I believe you are only allowed to transport guns if both the gun and
> ammo are stored in separate lock boxes, and you can't stop at grandma's
> house on the way to the shooting range if the gun is in the car.
>
> If you live in Greenwich and were trying to get to Stamford, I'm not sure
> 15 is a good alternative? Perhaps for traveling a long distance....
>
> The other thing is that they generally do not necessary clear the roads
> very well in snowy climates. Maine may be different, but in on non-toll
> roads in NJ/MA they can be a disaster.
>
>
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