wtf no delay?

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Anonymous wrote:You can't expect people to shovel while it is still snowing.

What? Are you from Florida? Yes, you can absolutely shovel while it's snowing, and salt too. That makes it easier, lately.

Yes, you can. But it is stupidly inefficient as the snow is replaced as quickly as you shovel it.

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Are there possibly people in these city departments loyal to Gray who purposefully messed this up? Could this be junior politics?

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Anonymous wrote:You can't expect people to shovel while it is still snowing.

What? Are you from Florida? Yes, you can absolutely shovel while it's snowing, and salt too. That makes it easier, lately.

This is helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:This is from a city press release yesterday:

"(Washington, DC) The District Snow Team’s (Department of Public Works and Department of Transportation) first full deployment of this snow season will be Tuesday, January 6 when about 200 snow plows will be on their commercial and residential routes by 5 am. Today, trucks are pre-treating streets, bridges and other elevated structures with a brine/beet juice mixture to help prevent Provides a proactive strategy to prevent freezing.

What the heck happened between then and this morning?

They probably couldn't get to work, because of the snow.

Proves the earlier point that the only thing Bowser and her new administration evidently seem capable of shoveling is bullshit.

It's like I lobbed that over the net for you, zing!

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Anonymous wrote:Are there possibly people in these city departments loyal to Gray who purposefully messed this up? Could this be junior politics?

Naw. Gray was only in for four years, and there wasn't much personal loyalty to him. Plus, DC workers had like 9 months to anticipate the change. If anything, Bowser strike folks as a back to the future DC mayor, and not in a good way.

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Over on the political thread, someone already reported a new term and hashtag for it. DC got "Bowsered."

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Anonymous wrote:Are there possibly people in these city departments loyal to Gray who purposefully messed this up? Could this be junior politics?

Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice.

--some dude

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I had to drive my kid to her charter this a.m. and then drive to my job in Silver Spring. The roads were unbelievably treacherous because they were untreated -- 16th st, Georgia Ave, and 495. Took 2 hours. Cars were spun out everywhere. Please don't act like people should relax because it's not a massive blizzard. I can tell you the roads are dangerous. Hope everyone gets home safely.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh, I just got stuck in a 1.5 hour commute because the roads were so bad - I saw many accidents, lots of blocked roads, and no streets seem to have been plowed. I think we know from previous experience that temps in the low 20s + heavy snow during rush hour is a really bad combo. A 2 hour delay would have made all the difference. I bailed on taking my kid to school after being stuck in traffic and struggling to make it through some intersections.

Looks like you got Bowsered.

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Anonymous wrote:It's whiteout conditions for kids that are walking in--it's hazardous--cars can't see the kids.

No it was not. I drove into work without any problems. That's why windshield wipers were invented.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't expect people to shovel while it is still snowing.

That's like saying there's no use in raking when there are still some leaves on the trees.

But shoveling is much more important.

I'm pretty sure those people are SAHMs who actually don't go downtown to work or have never had to walk in the snow in a suit.

The concept of snow freezing over tonight because they didn't shovel during the process is one maybe they don't understand. This is why DC is totally unable to deal with a "dusting"

I am a working mom who went downtown with a suit this morning. I did not shovel because it was snowing hard when I left before 8am this morning. If I was a SAHM mom I could have shoveled some and wait for the snow to stop and prompt shovel more. but I had to go to work and will be at work all day, so I will shovel late this afternoon when i get home. When my office give us a two hours "shoveling delay" I will shovel in the morning

But sweetie, you (I assume) own a house? Not a business between the metro and a school? Are you not capable of understanding the difference between shoveling the driveway of your house and the sidewalk between the metro and a school building? Or the sidewalk next to the metro?

I'm sure you have the critical thinking skills to understand the difference between HOME and RETAIL. Right?

yes, thanks, I own a house, and have the critical thinking to understand that difference between home and retail. I am not sure about your reading comprehension though. none of the messages before mentioned businesses not shoveling (my experience, and what I saw this morning confirmed, is that businesses and condos usually are the ones that shovel early and well). a person mentioned walking downtown in a suit, and downtown there are many residential areas (Dupont Circle and West End just to mention areas close to K street, where I work). the truly business areas downtown (like K St.) are usually clean. even Jeff mentioned that he shoveled this morning his sidewalk and I doubt he was talking about a retail or business. so next time, before being so rude in a post, you should maybe read posts more carefully

My condo overlooks 3 business that have not yet shoveled.

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Anonymous wrote:You can't expect people to shovel while it is still snowing.

That's like saying there's no use in raking when there are still some leaves on the trees.

But shoveling is much more important.

I'm pretty sure those people are SAHMs who actually don't go downtown to work or have never had to walk in the snow in a suit.

The concept of snow freezing over tonight because they didn't shovel during the process is one maybe they don't understand. This is why DC is totally unable to deal with a "dusting"

I am a working mom who went downtown with a suit this morning. I did not shovel because it was snowing hard when I left before 8am this morning. If I was a SAHM mom I could have shoveled some and wait for the snow to stop and prompt shovel more. but I had to go to work and will be at work all day, so I will shovel late this afternoon when i get home. When my office give us a two hours "shoveling delay" I will shovel in the morning

But sweetie, you (I assume) own a house? Not a business between the metro and a school? Are you not capable of understanding the difference between shoveling the driveway of your house and the sidewalk between the metro and a school building? Or the sidewalk next to the metro?

I'm sure you have the critical thinking skills to understand the difference between HOME and RETAIL. Right?

yes, thanks, I own a house, and have the critical thinking to understand that difference between home and retail. I am not sure about your reading comprehension though. none of the messages before mentioned businesses not shoveling (my experience, and what I saw this morning confirmed, is that businesses and condos usually are the ones that shovel early and well). a person mentioned walking downtown in a suit, and downtown there are many residential areas (Dupont Circle and West End just to mention areas close to K street, where I work). the truly business areas downtown (like K St.) are usually clean. even Jeff mentioned that he shoveled this morning his sidewalk and I doubt he was talking about a retail or business. so next time, before being so rude in a post, you should maybe read posts more carefully

Why don't both of you take your Word Salad Tournament of Champions elsewhere.

Do words confuse you? Perhaps the internet is the wrong place for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Instead of appearing on NBC's national Meet The Press like they did on Sunday, perhaps Muriel and Kaya should show up and meet their OWN local press here in DC! Time for a press conference for the people, we have many unanswered questions, from principal terminations to sending kids to school in terrible conditions.

She had to explain how we were capable of being our own state, running things ourselves...plowing our streets. Hmmm.

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Anonymous wrote:Arlington isn't closed. Dropped my kid in DC already. School sidewalks shoveled and roads fine.

Not in all of DC. I live in SE and work in NW. My entire drive to work there was not one road plowed, cars sliding (including mine several times) and I saw several people slipping on the sidewalks and one person actually fall.

Yesterday I was laughing at those that were wondering if there would be a delay/closing but now I think they should have just closed. If they can't at least get the main roads plowed that's a huge problem!

So, this was Muriel's first chance to prove herself, and already we know she's not up to the job. F*ck you Muriel voters. Now we're screwed for the next four years.

Were you one of the DCUM posters bragging about voting for Bowser over Gray, in hopes of Catania winning

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Anonymous wrote:It's whiteout conditions for kids that are walking in--it's hazardous--cars can't see the kids.

No it was not. I drove into work without any problems. That's why windshield wipers were invented.

And I was plowed into by an out of control car that had just made a turn. We both had our wipers on. Your point?