I just got off the phone with our Street Department, and confirmed that cleanup continues from yesterday’s storm.
So, please be patient, especially considering that many plow and salt drivers have been working off and on since the start of the ice storm almost four days ago. And more snow is predicted a couple days this week … Christmas week.
In fact, I ask for more than patience. I say thank you to these dedicated city workers.
Our street department workers who keep our roads clear no matter when the storm hits. Our police officers and firefighters who keep us safe, 24-7. Our water utility workers who fix mains whenever they break. And the list goes on.
It’s something to keep in mind when we’re probably off from work and gathered with our families in the coming days.
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For the most part, I have no complaints with how the city has been handling the snow, given your comments about the almost continuous weather of the past 4 days. I do, however, have a question / suggestion. Why is it necessary to always have two plows working in tandem? Wouldn’t it be better if we broke up the team and had at least one path down all the road directions faster and then go back for the cleanup? It’s not like the double plows get the street cleaned in one time though, since I got nailed twice anyway yesterday. This is, of course, in reference to the side streets. Chicago, Rawson, College, etc., are a different story.
(I’m not complaining about being plowed in. That’s an expected, unfortunate result of living in Wisconsin. Now, the fact that certain people get the front end loader to dig them out, while I’m trying to blast through my driveway, well that’s a separate issue to be discussed in a different post.)
I think the plow drivers have done a great job with the snow. If you want to see bad streets go to Milwaukee neighborhoods, total different story there. This time the 2 truck team even had the order right, the plow truck first and then the plow/salt truck after (So many times I see the salt truck going first, which to me defeats the purpose). I was even suprised to see that the alley’s were even taken care of on a Sunday. The drivers are working some long hours but I’ll bet they’re liking their paychecks this year with the storms landing on the past 3 Sundays!
As someone who had to work a lot of holidays when I used to work for the Department of Corrections, I know how hard it can be, despite the payoff of extra money. I think the city has done a great job so far this year. I was pleasantly surprised at the alleys getting plowed early yesterday.