On Monday, February 11, 2019 at 8:41:30 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Yes, I realize that you don't often get significant amounts of snow, but
> there is a huge difference between what you think is a significant
> amount and what people further north think is significant. It has a lot
> to do with the road and highway departments not having the resources to
> deal with it. It costs a lot of money to have a fleet of trucks on hand
> for sanding and flowing operations. When we get some freezing rain or
> snow we sand the roads for traction, and plows to clear heavier amounts
> of snow. Since you don't have the means to deal with the stuff it gets
> packed down and turns to ice, and there is no traction on ice.
>
We've got a fleet of snow plows as well as mountains of salt ready to be used.
However, we don't use sand.