Posted by mkirsch on January 30, 2014 at 07:42:26 from (65.199.189.6):
Watching all this coverage of the Atlanta snowstorm, and watching the public officials there get beat up by the public and media alike, then watching them point fingers at each other and the weather forecasters, is giving me heartburn...
First off, no matter where you live, the highway department can't be everywhere at once. Some roads get plowed right away, some later on. Complaining that your road isn't clear and dry 10 minutes after it starts snowing is just STUPID, yet it's a popular game for news crews to go out and find the loudest most obnoxious person they can to go on camera and make a stink.
In this case, we're talking about ATLANTA. They get 2" of snow every 10 years. Why would they have anywhere near the snow handling capacity of a city like Syracuse or Buffalo?
People LOVE to complain about wasting taxpayer dollars, and I'm sure every other day of the last 10 years, old men have sat around restaurant tables drinking coffee, complaining about the City of Atlanta "wasting" money on snowplows and salt spreaders.
Now EVERYONE is complaining because they didn't have enough equipment?!?! Do they think the mayor's pet dog can just poop out snowplows and salt spreaders on demand?
I feel bad for the mayor of Atlanta. It's not his fault that it doesn't snow there but once every decade. It's not his fault that the city doesn't/won't keep enough snow-handling equipment on hand to instantly clear every road in the city. It's not his fault that EVERY person in Atlanta decided to go home right after lunch. It's not his fault that people with diabetes and other serious medical conditions didn't bring their medications and snacks along LIKE THEY SHOULD, EVERY DAY. It's not his fault that people there have no idea how to deal with snow and haven't got the foggiest idea how to drive in any sort of winter conditions. Yet he can do nothing but sit there, take the blame, and make excuses.
What's worse is the media is just feeding the ignorance, hypocrisy, and stupidity. I just have to turn the channel.
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