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G1naaa OP t1_ix560il wrote

Reply to comment by JBizznass in How do yall clean snow off your cars when parked on the street? by G1naaa

Umm yeah thats news to me 🤣 youd think in a city like this they would...

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JBizznass t1_ix5hsia wrote

Well it’s the same department who are responsible for repairing the roads and collecting trash so set your expectations accordingly low and then a little lower since there is a strong argument that snow removal is the thing they are probably the worst at.

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MajorNoodles t1_ix65mmf wrote

I used to live in the far Northeast and you could easily tell where the city limit were when it snowed because the streets were suddenly clean.

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cerialthriller t1_ix5lkfp wrote

They sold all the plows and snow melting trucks after we didn’t have snow one year

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AbsentEmpire t1_ix5rb11 wrote

The streets department doesn't bother to even to sweep the streets, why would you think they'd plow them?

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Allemaengel t1_ix5uqlj wrote

But if they had enough plows they could kill two birds with one stone and at least plow away that unswept trash each winter?

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TheBSQ t1_ix827bz wrote

In all seriousness, never expect anything to function properly or any basic service to be done.

That way you’ll be pleasantly surprised when something actually does goes right, instead of consistently mad for the 99% of the time the city fails to do the bare minimum.

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LoudGroans t1_ix8wazv wrote

A lot of the streets out here are simply too narrow for plows to get through.

My best advice is: shovel the snow anywhere the wind blows, get yourself two plastic chairs to put in your space as you're leaving, and then don't leave — just defend the spot with your life. Forever.

Jokes aside, it's an actual shit show out here when we get any shovel-able snow on the ground. Best thing to do is forget you have an automobile, eat the drugs you were smart enough to buy in advance of the storm, and then go sledding with everyone at the art museum steps.

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LoudGroans t1_ixd6q84 wrote

You're not wrong, but aside from accounting for plow and truck sizes, you also have to account for snow displacement. So, can the plow truck PHYSICALLY fit? Sure. But plowing in an entire street of cars just so the ingress and egress is clear hurts more than it helps. There's a BIG difference between shoveling 2 feet of fresh untouched snow and a foot of hardened, packed death powder.

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Kuzball t1_ix6m7ps wrote

To be fair it’s not so much a “city” as it is a 142-square-mile zone of anarchy and chaos.

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