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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2019-02-11 6:33 p.m., wrote:
>> On Monday, February 11, 2019 at 3:30:31 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>
>>> We always get a chuckle over the traffic chaos that results from very
>>> small amounts of snow in the lower half of the US. It seems that is
>>> takes only about a half inch of snow to bring the transportation
>
>>> infrastructure to its knees.
>>>
>> That is because we do not get significant amounts of the white stuff.
>> When you
>> have to drive in a condition that you have no experience driving in of
>> course
>> we are brought to our knees. Are we supposed to save two weeks of our
>> vacation
>> and schedule those weeks for the second week of January in Minneapolis so
>> we
>> can learn to drive in a condition we rarely experience? Are we supposed
>> to
>> stay off the roads because some Northerner is here visiting but we are
>> annoying
>> him and in his way because we don't know how to navigate in it?
>>
>
> 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.

Sand isn't used here. Maybe in Seattle but not out where I live. My street
is still a mess of thick snow and slush. No trash pickup this week.