Severe weather situations seem to bring out the best and worst of people. On the same street there can be a strong sense of community, with many striving toward a shared goal, while at the same time, further down the road, there are individuals acting with complete disregard toward others. For as many stories we hear about neighbors helping one another clear driveways, there are tales of disrespect, like trucks dumping snow on side streets and plows trashing someone’s landscaping, with drivers not so much as apologizing. As tempers flare while residents are given more unsatisfying excuses for slow progress on snow removal, it’s helpful to take the long view, or at least, get out of the house and take a walk.
Lovely. I too took a walk tonight, but stuck to my turf here on the Hill. I was planning to walk downtown but the Hartford, which found the time and energy to clear all its parking lots of the slightest speck of snow, has not bothered to make any attempt to clear the sidewalks, and my dogs’ legs are too short to navigate deep snow for long.
After spending most of Saturday and Sunday removing snow, I felt the need to get out. Amazed how many houses have not shoveled out at all yet. It just gets harder the longer you put it off, as the snow gets denser and crustier.
I’m forever amazed at how many property owners in Hartford are allowed to leave their sidewalks unplowed winter after winter. Chronic offenders line Albany Avenue west of Scarborough Street. The combination of lack of any sort of snow removal on the sidewalk combined with fast moving plow trucks on the Avenue leads to massive mountains of snow which cannot be walked over. Pedestrians are forced to walk in the street on this very busy roadway.
I feel for those people who are (or were) without power. I enjoy the cold and the snow but turn to a miserable, whiny bitch in short order when the lights, heat, and hot water go out. Doubly stressful when it’s cold enough to freeze your pipes overnight, forcing you to drain down your plumbing and live without a flushing toilet. Just sucky. Very thankful to be powered and heated tonight.
There are a lot of people who rent and won’t shovel themselves out, waiting on the landlord to take care of it.
As for the plowing — you’ve seen the speculation on Twitter as to the true reasons for delays. (Those who haven’t seen it can check out tweets @brendanmahoney on Twitter)
Josh LaPorte
Lovely. I too took a walk tonight, but stuck to my turf here on the Hill. I was planning to walk downtown but the Hartford, which found the time and energy to clear all its parking lots of the slightest speck of snow, has not bothered to make any attempt to clear the sidewalks, and my dogs’ legs are too short to navigate deep snow for long.
After spending most of Saturday and Sunday removing snow, I felt the need to get out. Amazed how many houses have not shoveled out at all yet. It just gets harder the longer you put it off, as the snow gets denser and crustier.
I’m forever amazed at how many property owners in Hartford are allowed to leave their sidewalks unplowed winter after winter. Chronic offenders line Albany Avenue west of Scarborough Street. The combination of lack of any sort of snow removal on the sidewalk combined with fast moving plow trucks on the Avenue leads to massive mountains of snow which cannot be walked over. Pedestrians are forced to walk in the street on this very busy roadway.
I feel for those people who are (or were) without power. I enjoy the cold and the snow but turn to a miserable, whiny bitch in short order when the lights, heat, and hot water go out. Doubly stressful when it’s cold enough to freeze your pipes overnight, forcing you to drain down your plumbing and live without a flushing toilet. Just sucky. Very thankful to be powered and heated tonight.
Sorry to violate your brief comments rule.
Kerri Provost
(It’s fine if you’re coherent and not ranting.)
There are a lot of people who rent and won’t shovel themselves out, waiting on the landlord to take care of it.
As for the plowing — you’ve seen the speculation on Twitter as to the true reasons for delays. (Those who haven’t seen it can check out tweets @brendanmahoney on Twitter)
Richard
I don’t tweet, what is the problem? I can only guess that someone is spending too much time being pretty and not enough brains in the works.
Richard
Ah I love to rant. ranting can be so anti all established order.