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Marc2b -> RE: Anyone else enjoying a 3 day work week?/ICED in?? (2/22/2008 5:02:19 PM)
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The east coast is getting the kind of crap we got here in the midwest earlier this week,
Here in Western New York we’re always keeping an eye on the Mid-West’s weather because we usually get it a few days later. [:)]
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I drove through it Monday morning........took 2 hours to get to work. Then left early and drove 2 hours back home. Got my 4wheel drive stuck in a 3 foot drift in the lane. Spent several hours getting the truck out of the drift and into the garage. Sat at home on Tuesday waiting for someone to come plow out the lane....never showed......snow plow broken. Went back out and dug some more so I could get the truck out on Wednesday. More going 30-40 on icy roads, two hours each way.
Yes, but such experiences are part of what makes walking into your warm house – your home – so much more meaningful.
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We have had so much snow and ice this year that everyone is running out of salt, sand and money for more. Plows are breaking down so fast they cannot keep them repaired and running. Our roads have been dangerous all week.
Fortunately we are going to have a few days of warmer weather to melt it a little. Of course that means more ice from the melting.......
Although New York State does a good job of keeping the Routes under its care well plowed the same can’t be said for some of the local governments. In my city there are side streets that never get plowed. A common joke is that, contrary to popular belief, the city does have a snow removal plan – it’s called Spring.
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I am ready for spring.
Although Winter is not without it’s charms, it’s own serene beauty, I confess that by the end of February I have had my fill. I am so ready for Spring. Alas, I will patiently endure the twenty degree weather and the slippery pavement, confident that it is only a matter of weeks before that first day when the temp shoots up to fifty-five and I can throw open all the windows. People who live in warmer climes may have an easier time of it dealing with their "winter," but they will never truly understand the glory that is Spring.
P.S. In all fairness, our new Mayor has been doing a better job of it than his predecessors – the last few years the sides streets have been getting occasionally plowed.
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