ext_85149 ([identity profile] studeronomy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2009-01-18 10:55 am
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Why no snow emergency?

I've been hearing 4 (or more) inches projected for several days now, and it looks like that's what we'll get. Now I'm curious: why didn't Somerville declare a snow emergency last night? Does it have something to do with the holiday? Does 4 inches need to be declared by a particular forecasting organization? Or have they simply met their revenue projections for January and don't need any more cash?
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[identity profile] bryelejr.livejournal.com 2009-01-18 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
There hasn't been any plowing done on my street -- at all. Looks like we got at least five inches, and it's all just sitting in the road.

I'm right off of Teele Square, and I don't know why the city decided to not plow at all. As far as I can tell, a plow never came down our street.

[identity profile] two-stabs.livejournal.com 2009-01-18 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh, it's better this way. If we all pitched in to shovel our streets it would save us a lot of trouble and help to build the community.

Something to do on National Service Day!

[identity profile] nvidia99999.livejournal.com 2009-01-18 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)
put your shovel where your mouth is! :)

[identity profile] studeronomy.livejournal.com 2009-01-18 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The hazardous sidewalks of Medford are a good example of what happens when a city doesn't maintain a cynical view of its citizens and simply leaves snow removal to the whims of community-building.

[identity profile] diatomacearth.livejournal.com 2009-01-18 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Hell, the hazardous sidewalks of Somerville (especially on any residential street) are a good example of the glorious civic spirit of Somerville's homeowners.

[identity profile] two-stabs.livejournal.com 2009-01-19 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Well, a little discomfort never hurt anyone. Folks should be able to navigate those sidewalks... if you can't, you're likely elderly, a baby, or terribly out of shape.

... And therefore you deserve it!

[identity profile] nvidia99999.livejournal.com 2009-01-19 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Just wondering... :)

[identity profile] studeronomy.livejournal.com 2009-01-19 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, a little discomfort (i.e., slipping on sidewalks) has hurt people, even young and fit people, in the form of broken/cracked bones and torn muscles and lawsuits.

[identity profile] two-stabs.livejournal.com 2009-01-19 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Too true. I once slipped and whacked the back of my head, and wandered around the wrong street for awhile looking for my house.
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