Submitted by operator_1337 t3_11c2us2 in WorcesterMA
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Kortrah t1_ja4zd2r wrote
As a newcomer to the city I'm honestly still trying to cast the bones and read the tea leaves to figure out when the damned trash is getting picked up.
DoctorWho27 t1_ja5vzj0 wrote
This is 1 thing the website actually helps with. It's got a list of observed holidays and a zoning map. That said, they say to put out trash by 6:30. Maybe it's where I am, but in reality, my street gets trash pickup at 7:45, and recycling sometime that day....
Robespierrexvii t1_ja5fj7r wrote
I am new to the city and I moved here from Wisconsin. My first impression was that people in New England have no idea how to deal with snow. Judging from this though it seems like this is specific to Worcester. There has only been like two minor snow events and Worcester just can't seem to cope.
In Wisconsin the roads would have been pretreated and they probably wouldn't have even needed to plow for this, and we don't even have any major hills.
masshole4life t1_ja5swuw wrote
it wasn't always this way. it's gone majorly downhill in the last 10 years or so.
J-daddy96 t1_ja2wz45 wrote
False false false, you just aren’t prepared. You live in New England. I’ll bet you don’t have a 2 week store of food in your house either, and that it’s their fault, too…..
CatumEntanglement t1_ja4xmof wrote
Wait. So we are responsible for spreading salt and sand on our own road that we live on? If so, I'd like all my taxes back that go toward the city's department of public works if they are no longer required to handle getting the roads in order after an ice or snowstorm.
J-daddy96 t1_ja53cqd wrote
No, but you are responsible for having proper clothing and a car that can function in the winter. Maybe even a snow shovel and some sand/salt. When we have an ice event, like we just had, all bets are off, so refer to instructions at the top. Were you not around for the ice storm in ‘08? Were you a little kid? All bets are off for acts of nature. Not recommended is complaining, because even if you direct it towards the ice, it will not melt. Forgive me, because it’s Sunday and my manager is not in. But if you can wait until tomorrow, you can reach her at 1-800-iamabigbaby. Her name is Mother Nature and she won’t be as patient and caring as I am. Thank you for understanding, Karen, and we’ll see you again this week, for sure…😘
CatumEntanglement t1_ja546te wrote
So you don't have the reading comprehension to understand that this post and the thread is about the roads? It's not my fucking job to sand and salt my entire road, that's the job of the dpw...the dept my tax dollars go toward. If they can't bother sending a single plow or salt/sand truck to my neighborhood in almost 4 days that's off a main road, then I should get my taxes that went to the dpw refunded. I was here for the ice storm in 2008, you little twerp, and it was far and above worse than this latest ice storm on Thursday. But still... I remember salt trucks STILL going around after the storm salting and sanding all the roads AND clearing the trees that fell into the streets. I distinctly remember that because I lived on a steep hill and was happy my road got salted because I had to head to work.
Goddamn Aiden.... it's just not worth it for you to keep making alts. Spend your energy on turtleboy and your failing marriage.
J-daddy96 t1_ja5atcj wrote
Sorry, kitty cat. Who is Aiden? Has your complaining done anything? Do you feel better? This is New England, harden tf up.
CatumEntanglement t1_ja6ff6y wrote
What the hell is with you bootlicking the DPW? Do you work for them, and this is why you are so impassioned to disregard every single example of them not doing their taxpayer-funded job on the roads this winter? Does "harden tf up" translate to me spending a thousand dollars on dozens of bags of salt and sand only then to spread it myseld over the length of the roads I live on that funnel into a main road? If so, can I get a refund on the hundreds of dollars of taxes that I pay to the state to cover road clearing and upkeep? Being prepared for winter in NE has exactly zero to do with the issue of the DPW being inept and incapable of their jobs of salting the roads and plowing. If I'm paying for a service, I damn well should see people doing said service. And that has fuck all to do with what kind of winter clothing I have or my AWD car.
Truly....what the hell does "harden tf" mean to you?
Edit: Instead of replying or even clarifying why he's OK with the DPW not doing their job on the residential roads this winter... he's going into personal DMs to reply with shit like, "Why are you such a giant pussy? Are you trying to get an endorsement deal from Tampax?".
This guy is too scared to say anything on the public thread. 🤣 Plus, a tampon has much more use than this guy has.
operator_1337 OP t1_ja3to7h wrote
The fuck kinda drugs are you taking ?
OrphanKripler t1_ja1mvcn wrote
Oh they salt and plow alright… only in downtown around the DCU center and foster street in circles all night long
ThrillDr1 t1_ja1bsu5 wrote
Nope, All the drivers are at Dunkin"s
hookhands t1_ja1fp1b wrote
All the salt just goes in the potholes anyway, so they don't do it anymore
suppaduppasleuth t1_ja2y1wm wrote
Lol I saw a driver with his lights on parked in the road blocking traffic while he ate in the restaurant. That's about the most I've seen lately.
amandaflash t1_ja3gi8y wrote
Soon they'll claim the budget is gone even though we've barely had snow. Happens every year.
Bootlicker222 t1_ja467yk wrote
That would be hilarious. We have only gotten like three or four 1inch snow 'storms" over the whole season
amandaflash t1_ja47czq wrote
You're right, but it's definitely happened. It will again, I'm sure.
Bootlicker222 t1_ja4cyxc wrote
Worcester with one side of it's mouth "were the 2nd biggest city in New England!" W
With the other side of it's mouth "we can't wipe our own ass"
RobinLisaSantram t1_ja3cpn4 wrote
Wyola drive is like a sheet of ice for days no salt no sand it’s a disgrace. But when your excise tax is due they want it yesterday.
LumpyTown4103 t1_ja1us09 wrote
Riding my bike today was impossible, the sidewalks had ice, the roads were sleet. Happy no one got into an accident . I saw a couple of close calls
t_11 t1_ja4jrkn wrote
Oh we talking sidewalks?
_Electricmanscott t1_ja4llyz wrote
Yeah, it's winter.
redditusercameron t1_ja37ked wrote
Can’t even walk to the store
t_11 t1_ja4jo4y wrote
Ok my complaint is that there’s way too Much salt and certainly the roads are Plowed. Call 311 and tell them
BrokedownAlice69 t1_ja5vk2s wrote
Bahahah! I grew up 20 minutes away and never have seen anything like it. Population about 1/10th of Worcester and the roads were always immaculate. Worcester doesn’t even bother to plow the streets downtown. Usually towns and cities will at least plow main streets. Not to mention Worcester has some of the steepest streets I’ve seen outside of San Francisco. Not a good combination!
The city must be broke right? I have no idea about the economics but if you can’t afford road treatment for storms you are in trouble
dupattaluella t1_ja32pk3 wrote
People need to understand what's happening. There is a shortage of people willing to do this work. Until the city can fix their side, people won't be applying for these jobs as much. They're doing what they can with the resources (people) they have. If you have this big of an issue with it, go get your proper license for plowing and get a job to help.
sunshinepills t1_ja3cr45 wrote
Let’s further that understanding with the fact that Worcester pays an embarrassingly low hourly rate for plow drivers, and the city refused to offer the plow drivers more when asked in the fall (certain other city departments always get more money but that’s not for this discussion). Additionally, surrounding towns offer great plow pay, so where would you go if you were a plow driver with at least one huge truck to fuel and maintain?
TL;DR: the city fumbled the bag on what should’ve been an easy snow season because of money.
dupattaluella t1_ja3xgde wrote
Exactly! People looking for jobs go where the money is. Worcester was advertising plow jobs like crazy since early fall. Not many people want to work for Worcester.
Some people act like plowing a road is one of the easiest jobs you could do. They don't understand you can't just get into a plow truck and do the job without any knowledge or training. They're probably the same people who think running a combine is super easy to do as well.
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Old-Spend-8218 t1_ja36gwe wrote
Bull chit those jobs are gravy boats well not much boats… more like those little paper tartare sauce cup sized gravy boats - I mean cups.. So those jobs are like tartare sauce cup sized gravy boats!
RedditardedOne t1_ja3qnq5 wrote
Get started a little early today?
dupattaluella t1_ja3wz2v wrote
When's the last time you did that job? Was the pay worth your time and effort? What were the working conditions like?
J-daddy96 t1_ja2wue6 wrote
You must be blind if you haven’t seen the trucks 24/7. Sometimes it’s tough to keep up with the weather. The Boy Scout motto is BE PREPARED.
MattOLOLOL t1_ja2zb1c wrote
Why are you so dedicated to dickriding the DPW?
J-daddy96 t1_ja2zluh wrote
I’m not, kitty cat. I haven’t made a single excuse for them, but you’re full of excuses. Time for you to man up and be somebody. The world isn’t here to wipe your little tears. You’re gonna have a tough week, better call mommy, now.
devs3c t1_ja31zwh wrote
Being prepared has 0 to do with dpw being inept and incapable of their simpleton jobs. Give yer balls a tug
MattOLOLOL t1_ja8cu06 wrote
I called my mom, she says you're a stupid dick
J-daddy96 t1_ja8cy56 wrote
She single?
dorkswerebiggerthen t1_ja30l3z wrote
It wouldn't be tough if they hired competent workers. This is the only city in the NE that struggles with snow. You'd think the plow drivers were Texan or something with how afraid of ice they are.
J-daddy96 t1_ja340ah wrote
Blaming the workers. Don’t they know who you are?!?! 🤣 You should be embarrassed…
masshole4life t1_ja1cdjq wrote
this season's storm response is one of the worst i can remember just due to how fucking little weather we've had and this pathetic dpw can't seem to get anything done.
no pretreat, no salt/sand, no plows...my neighbors are ripshit about having to move their cars for nothing.
i guess it doesn't matter that they're not enforcing the parking ban if they can't be fucked to plow anything.
i do feel bad for any newcomers to the city if during the next storm the city suddenly decides to follow their own gd rules and people get towed for the first time even though its like the 4th snow event.