Bowser Snow Fail

[Anonymous]

The snow stopped falling 60 hours ago and our side street in NW has not seen a plow. It will take another day to shovel out the car once a plow does come through. It was a lot of snow, but city had a week to prepare. Major fail Mayor Bowser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The snow stopped falling 60 hours ago and our side street in NW has not seen a plow. It will take another day to shovel out the car once a plow does come through. It was a lot of snow, but city had a week to prepare. Major fail Mayor Bowser.

I truly don't understand this "the city/Metro/whoever had a week to prepare" argument. You can't plow until it has actually snowed, regardless of how well you planned in advance.

[Anonymous]

Wat do you want her to do? Plow in advance? There are hundreds if not thousands of miles of amatrrrt to plow. Then there's the issue of where to put the snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The snow stopped falling 60 hours ago and our side street in NW has not seen a plow. It will take another day to shovel out the car once a plow does come through. It was a lot of snow, but city had a week to prepare. Major fail Mayor Bowser.

I truly don't understand this "the city/Metro/whoever had a week to prepare" argument. You can't plow until it has actually snowed, regardless of how well you planned in advance.

But resources should have been brought in from states that did not get snow. There is a snow melter on the way from Indiana, why was it not already in place? You should have higher expectations for your government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The snow stopped falling 60 hours ago and our side street in NW has not seen a plow. It will take another day to shovel out the car once a plow does come through. It was a lot of snow, but city had a week to prepare. Major fail Mayor Bowser.

I truly don't understand this "the city/Metro/whoever had a week to prepare" argument. You can't plow until it has actually snowed, regardless of how well you planned in advance.

But resources should have been brought in from states that did not get snow. There is a snow melter on the way from Indiana, why was it not already in place? You should have higher expectations for your government.

So Pittsburgh should have packed up all of its snow plows and sent them to DC? Why would Pittsburgh do this? What money would DC use to pay for this?

[Anonymous]

Probably because Indiana wanted to wait to make sure the storm didn't change direction and they would end up with snow and their melter lent out to DC. You seem to think everything is so easy -- it never is as simple as you think it is.

[Anonymous]

Or she could have (gasp) purchased additional plows? What is that 9 percent tax rate for?

[Anonymous]

oP, what do you expect. Please tell us about your plan. Or, rally your neighbors and get to shoveling.

[Anonymous]

So that the additional plows could just sit there unused for 95% of the other time? That makes no sense!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The snow stopped falling 60 hours ago and our side street in NW has not seen a plow. It will take another day to shovel out the car once a plow does come through. It was a lot of snow, but city had a week to prepare. Major fail Mayor Bowser.

I truly don't understand this "the city/Metro/whoever had a week to prepare" argument. You can't plow until it has actually snowed, regardless of how well you planned in advance.

But resources should have been brought in from states that did not get snow. There is a snow melter on the way from Indiana, why was it not already in place? You should have higher expectations for your government.

So Pittsburgh should have packed up all of its snow plows and sent them to DC? Why would Pittsburgh do this? What money would DC use to pay for this?

Oh I don't know. Maybe she could use the revenue from the 4000 parking tickets written on Friday. Or she could apply for federal disaster assistance. Or have a bake sale. Leadership is about solving problems.

[Anonymous]

What ward? I'm in Ward 4 and am delighted with the attention my street has gotten. Maybe your Council member is a poor advocate.

[Anonymous]

Ward 3.

[Anonymous]

Call 311 and report that your block has not been plowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or she could have (gasp) purchased additional plows? What is that 9 percent tax rate for?

My guess is that procurement of snow plows takes longer than a week. And of course the money for it doesn't magically appear in the budget.

[Anonymous]

And where do you need to go that you are so important? If you were so important, they would have come to get you. Face it, you just are miserable and if it takes you a day to dig out a car you should be ashamed of yourself for not preparing and taking so long to dig it out.