This post goes out to all of my friends and family in the New York area. I’m sorry this winter has been so rough. Don’t call it a “you know what”, it’s still just snow; but it has been a lot of snow and it has caused a number of problems.
Have you ever shoveled out your car only to have the snow plow subsequently drive by rendering all of your efforts from the past few hours useless? The plows are supposed to be helping right? I think the problem has to do with the angle of the plow as it drives down the street. On a highway it makes sense for the plow to be angled to the side. This will push all of the snow to the shoulder of the road. On a local street however, pushing the snow to the side means “plowing in” the local residents. Now, not only do they have to shovel out their driveways and walkways, but they also have to get through the wall of snow (hard compacted snow no less) that the plow has left behind. There has to be a better way. Residents are paying for the snowplows; they should be getting better service for their money. Clearing the snow from the street should not mean pushing it back onto the residents’ driveways; it should mean actually clearing the snow. I’m not an expert on snow plows so I don’t know exactly what kind of effort it would entail to plow local streets in a such a way that the snow is actually removed from the street (or pushed to areas where it will not be blocking access), but I’m sure there are people out there who can figure it out.
When snow removal is necessary, local streets must be plowed in such a way that the removed snow is pushed to areas that do not limit residents’ access.
To New York and the rest of the snow covered globe, I hope this helps.
As always I remain your all-powerful and benevolent Queen of the World,
Marisa
P.S. Sorry for the lateness of this post. I have been a little overwhelmed lately with the trials and tribulations of ruling the globe, but I should be getting back on track now.
P.P.S. Happy Half-Birthday Alex!!!
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