
I lived in Philadelphia during the John Street years. For all his failings, he had a great program: people who owned 4x4 trucks could buy a plow attachment at a discount, and plow the side streets in exchange for really good tickets to Phillies games. I don't know how the liability thing worked out, but he got streets cleared that hadn't seen a plow in a generation. My nextdoor neighbor was one of those gung-ho manly men, and you could see him just waiting for that first flake to fall so he could get out in it and do epic battle with the forces of nature. And he shared the Phillies tickets he couldn't use! All win.
As for why locals don't put their blades to the road surface: our streets aren't smooth enough. You'd warp your plow attachment in the first block if you did that in DC. |
Oh please! People drive that way here when it rains, of course they're gonna drive like idiots in the snow. Gotta make it to the store to get 20 gallons of milk, 100 lbs of bread and eggs, and enough tp for when all of it comes back out again! |
That's why I haven't gotten my kids a sled yet! ![]() |
Haha, here's to PA snowbirds! Did your dad also teach your how to drive by making you do donuts in the snow in a grocery store parking lot? (I also secretly love all the snow days, and love being able to complain about them -- really having my cake and eating it too ![]() |
Oh my... I promised my daughter the morning of our last snow that we'd go play in it.. At noon, we were finally ready to go play, and it was GONE!!! My poor daughter was outside looking for the few snowflakes that were left... |
Ohio native, and church parking lot, but yes! A cop came to tell us to stop, but when dad explained what we were doing, he said "oh, ok then". |
OMG - TOTALLY!! the Acme parking lot, with my younger sister in the back seat (no seatbelt, of course!). hilarous! Thanks for reminding me of that. i actually damaged his car when I ran it onto a snow bank. good times! |
No... If they put the blades on the road, all of the snow is gone, leaving behind only a wet road, which will freeze and create a lot of black ice. |
Huh? Lots of states plow the roads down to the asphalt, including my native state. We just use salt to lower the melting point, which also aids in evaporation, leaving dry roads after about a day. You're more likely to get ice if you leave snow ON the road! |
Step off, snow lovers. 9:38 is totally right. I don't know what kind of jobs you all have, but a "day off" for me is nothing but, even though I am a Fed. I still have the same amount of work to do, and it's due at the same time. Now I just get to deal with a hard commute and school delayed openings/early closings. Royal PITA. |
Dunder, Mifflin, ftw! |
There's more to life than work. Remember a little concept called "joy"? It's what happens when you let other worries slide for a minute, and concentrate on catching a snowflake on your tongue. Or when you watch your dog/cat/child experience snow for the first time. (Well, with a lot of pets, each time is the first time...) Here, watch this. http://www.simonscat.com/snowbusiness.html |
If we get four inches of snow tomorrow, I think school will be closed, at least here in PG County. They sent kids home early this afternoon because of the threat of a snowflake! |
And flush ice cubes down the toilet. |
Snow. Snow. Snow.
I want enough to close schools (which face it - here isn't much) so I have an excuse to take the day off (sorry can't work, gotta watch my kid) and go sledding! Sure, sure my to-do list doesn't get any shorter and I'll pay for it another day. But everytime I get something done, they just load me up with more anyways. I want snow. |