The Rant | Shovel this!

Mark OBaugh on Mon, 21st Dec 2009 4:48 pm 



Excellent!! You need to be carefull tho, you might just start seeing the other unbelievable intrution(s) into our lives that has and is being forced upon us by our government. What’s next you ask…….How bout being required under threat of fine or jail to buy health insurance(Federal Govt)….How about the ludicrous noise ordinance, that says if I yell Howdy to someone across the street to loud I can be fined(Waynesboro). How about being required for years and years to pay into Social Security and Medicare, just to have the rug pulled out from underneath us so other people who have either paid little or nothing can now benefit from my work and the money I worked hard for.(Federal Govt). How about what’s coming on my taxes once Medicaid “improvements” take effect.(State Govt.) Do you (or Webb or Warner) have even a hint as to how mad people are getting over this stuff. And folks, it’s only the beginning to somebody wanting to put their hands in my pocket and yours.. and it’s just the beginning of Government trying to control every aspect of our lives. As for me… I rather shovel snow.

Chris Graham on Mon, 21st Dec 2009 7:07 pm 



On the one hand, the city wants to require folks to clean sidewalks after snowstorms. On the other hand, the city does a piss-poor job cleaning the streets, as in this storm. I just got back from driving to Wal-Mart (attempting to, anyway) to stock up on salt to clean the walkways around the home office. I can understand the paucity of effort on Church Street, which isn’t a main road. But Rosser, Lew Dewitt and the turning lanes into Wal-Mart? The last snowflake fell 48 hours ago. Think we might be able to get the slush off the main roads?

Brian Rostron on Mon, 21st Dec 2009 9:54 pm 



Just be glad you don’t live in Charlottesville. You probably would have ended up camping out overnight in the Aquatic and Fitness Center.

hilbilywilly on Mon, 21st Dec 2009 10:10 pm 



How dare anyone be put out by 2′ of snow. Damn the City!

Chris Graham on Mon, 21st Dec 2009 10:28 pm 



Either do it right, or don’t do it. Get the slush out of the turning lanes, or just save the money and effort and wait for it all to melt.

Willy on Tue, 22nd Dec 2009 5:52 am 



I ain’t thinkin’ it’s that simple. They have to make the roads passible. Even Waynesboro will conceed that they should spend a little money on that. But I suspect it would take a lot of additional effort (especially once the cars begin using the roads) to get them completely clean.

Chris Graham on Tue, 22nd Dec 2009 8:58 am 



Turning lanes and intersections should be something of a priority, though. It might not be that simple, agreed, but the idea should be passable and safe. I wouldn’t expect perfection given the circumstances, but I would expect thought combined with good effort. I think we’ve had good effort, but I’m not so sure about the thought.

Willy on Thu, 24th Dec 2009 9:34 pm 



Generally, my experiance has been that most problems seem easy until you dig into them and understand all the constraints. Of course, though I don’t think it’s the case, the City could have a bunch of folks working for them that just aren’t that smart.

Chris DeWald on Fri, 25th Dec 2009 1:42 pm 



Did it snow? Did I miss something?

C.W. Irvine on Sun, 27th Dec 2009 8:03 am 



I would advise the city “leaders” to clear to streets of snow before it tackles the sidewalk issue. The street I live on still have snow and ice on 40 % of the paved surface.

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