SNOW and the City---NYC----Dec. 2010

(Part 1 of 8) Seemed like the Blizzard 0f 2010 was going to pass us by....thought maybe it was a false-alarm but once it started...and after hours of a steady snow-fall (we even had some thunder-snow ) we were now looking at a LOT of snow.

11:30 PM I hit the the streets which were now filled snow. It was fun. Beautiful. The sidewalks, the streets were mostly untouched . Since the snow was still coming down hard, maybe it pays to wait the shovel and plow but, try to explain that to the cars stuck in that snow. (of course...snow tires might have helped)

Found 3 cars stuck at 45th st and 9th Avenue. 9th ave was quiet but basically clear enough for cars to move but, not the side streets and that's where these 3 cars got hung-up...trying to go west on 45th. Their knight in shining armor.... was a mighty sidewalk snow-blower....working like Little Toot to get those cars moving. That too was fun...to watch....

Then came the city snow plows. And they had no mercy for the cars stuck or parked at the curb. I love the waltz of the snow plows (they seem to work in groups of 4) but the snow plows were NOT coming to the rescue of the cars stuck in the snow. In fact, they were making things worse as the snow was piled at the side of the avenue....

9th avenue was cleared but the cars were on their own and by morning the streets were even more amazing. They were filled with snow and cars seriously buried. This was a deep snow. But, where were the snow plows?

Part 2...is posted here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBrYpyEphJY

Also posted here with a few pictures
http://vigilantsquirrelbrigade.blogspot.com/2010/12/snow-and-city-nyc-2010-vi...

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• New York City
• blizzard
• 2010
• cars
• snow plows

[inubbidiente]

Buy some proper equipment for your taxmoney and fix this! morons :)

[spacemanspiff2012]

I didn't know they put plows on garbage trucks.

[meandale]

Makes even New York City beautiful!!! Love a good snow.

[bohemiaqueen1]

Love it. It is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing it.