[KellyAdmirer]

Here in Colorado, I've never seen a worse job of snow-plowing. I don't know why, and I'm not blaming anybody. But the snowplow guys really have had a bad time with this storm. The main streets are still bad, well over a day after the storm hit.

[Puppage]

Here in Colorado, I've never seen a worse job of snow-plowing

Sounds like a job for:

[technomage]

But the snowplow guys really have had a bad time with this storm.

Depends on the plan that the snowplow drivers must follow. They are just following directions.

I have friends that live in Reno Nevada. 2-3 years ago they had quite a bit of snow. The plowing plan was ridiculous and some main routes were done after secondaries, in some instances 2-3 days after the storm. The plowing also seemd haphazard. The public was furious. It was not the drivers fault. They were just following the plan.

The following winter another big storm hit. This time plowing went much better. Seems the public outcry made a difference the second time around.

[Tailback]

Was there ice underneath or on top of the snow? Most snow plows in urban areas have rubber bits to prevent damaging the road. If there's a thick layer of ice on top of or underneath snow, a rubber bit does absolutely no good. We ran into this problem a few years ago at my workplace when we had freezing rain over a 6 inch base of snow.

Steel bits will cut into the ice but the plow has to be able to have them attached. Of course, if it wasn't for the eco-nazis we could just salt the crap out of the road in a emergency like this and have the roads open in a couple of hours.

[mewzilla]

Were they waiting for the winds to die down before plowing? If so, I can understand that.

[BRITinUSA]

The streets around Boulder are in a mess. No Postal service yesterday and likely none today either. A lot of the malls had to close down early yesterday. This last week before Christmas is make or break for some retailers.

[jonascord]

Are the Kali transplants getting their cars stuck and walking away? This was a favored tactic in Chicago in '79. The more expensive the car, the more likely it was to be found in the middle of the road with the doors locked and snow up to the wheel hubs. After three days of snow drifting, all you would see is the edge of the roof and an antenna. After two weeks the driver's window would be punched in and the Blaupunkt would be missing...

[Steamburg]

Come on, its diversity Denver style.

[dljordan]

"Here in Colorado, I've never seen a worse job of snow-plowing. I don't know why, and I'm not blaming anybody. But the snowplow guys really have had a bad time with this storm. The main streets are still bad, well over a day after the storm hit."

Things are ok up here in Longmont. We got the main and secondary roads plowed. The only thing that seems to be causing a problem is people with vehicles that aren't appropriate for the conditions getting stuck all over the place. I'ts supposed to deep freeze tonight which should be interesting.