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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m tired of the excuses about the freezing sleep and amount of snow. This was a failure.  The fact that nothing happened for several days after the initial attempted cleanup is infuriating. The same thing can be said of Montgomery County. Just north in Bethesda they’re finally opening up River Road by hauling away snow.  When there are two lanes going each direction and they only plow one and 3/4 each direction, you are only left with one lane open in each direction. It’s like these people are idiots.  And coming back now just proves that they know it was a mistake.  The initial cleanup was pathetic. 
In 1979 the mayor of Chicago was swept right out of office days after a blizzard with a failed cleanup. Chicago has never failed that snow removal since then.  All of these local politicians should be ashamed and run out of a job.  [/quote]

The extended cold weather made removal very difficult. It didn't get above freezing for a week. So, while sleet and snow shouldn't be an overwhelming issue, the continued cold hampered any efforts at removal.

It happens every 10-15 years. Get over it. [/quote]

Look...the big mistake is they should have been out plowing like crazy on the Sunday when it was sleeting and snowing, knowing that the extended arctic temperatures were going to cause it to turn into snow concrete.

That is the really unusual aspect.  Typically, DC will get a storm like this and 24 hours later it's back into the 40s and it melts and is easy to plow.  It's kind of crazy for the temperature to not get above freezing for like 2 weeks straight.

That's hopefully the #1 take away from all this.[/quote]

I shoveled like 5-6 times Sunday and saw multiple plows each time. The problem was that the stuff they plowed turned into ice quite fast.

The number of whiners in this city never ceases to amaze. Some of you seem like you’re afraid to leave your house.[/quote]

Hmmm let me guess what quadrant of the city you live in . . .

I have been going to work, leaving my house every day, shoveled Sunday and Monday, etc.  The problem is that the city refuses to plow some streets.  Like at all.  That is a failure on their part.  That is what we pay taxes for.  I drive around thr city and see bike lanes clear in rich neighborhoods before roads are touched across town.  That doesn’t cease to amaze me.[/quote]

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