On 2015-01-28 9:06 AM, Tom Del Rosso wrote:

> In NY City it was $300. And it's even more ludicrous because the snow was
> only a few inches at that time. They wouldn't have pardoned anyone when the
> forecast was proven wrong.

As it turned out, there was only a fraction of the amount of snow that
had been forecast. It was a good idea to be proactive.
>
> We had a blizzard once with almost 3 feet on the day before my brother's
> wedding. During the storm we went out to dig out the cars and move them in
> preparation for the next morning. These Sandinistas would have had the
> wedding party arrested. The basis of their philosophy is that people can't
> take care of themselves and make their own decisions.

Some people can't. It takes just a few of those to screw things up for
those who may have had a chance of getting through if the others had not
got stuck and blocked the roads for everyone else. The government has a
responsibility to keep roads clear enough for emergency vehicles to get
through.