Nobody likes shoveling snow, and we've certainly had to do our share of it this winter. It's always good when you can get creative and make the task of snow removal easier, but this guy didn't exactly think his strategy through completely. Take a look:
I've lived in 4 different states and worked in two more in my life. Each deals with winter weather differently. Here are my thoughts on how they each handle storms:
All things being considered, we got out of last winter pretty easy (after Sandy, of course). A storm or two here and there. A bit of snow, but nothing all that horrible. This winter, however, has been a very different story.
Atlanta, GA made headlines this week when the whole metropolitan area was literally brought to a grinding halt by ice, snow, and poor planning and road maintenance. The evolution of the gridlock actually developing is amazing to watch. Over a matter of about 25 minutes, the traffic map went from a free-flowing green to stand-still red. Check out the video, which runs in 5 minute time lapse interva
As we've dealt with a number of "snow events" so far this winter, there's been plenty of grumbling about the conditions of Ocean County's roads during storms. But we can rest assured that we haven't had to deal with the total breakdown of infrastructure that Atlanta has this week.