Aizle wrote:
Rafael wrote:
Aizle wrote:
Good chance he'd been up for 20 hours trying to clear snow in other places too. Side streets like that aren't exactly the first on the list to get done.
So what? Is being able to clear the streets without destroying cars an unreasonable expectation?
Sure as long as you don't mind waiting for days before the roads are clear. Fact is that you can't clear that much snow from that big a city in a reasonable timeframe without long long days. In the end the couple guys that make some bad decisions in their frustrations of dealing with stupid drivers and obstacles all day long is easily cheaper than the effects of waiting the longer time to get the roads cleared making sure that everyone only works a normal shift.
Then there's the part where everyone's going to ***** about taxes because of the huge stress these storms are putting on cities budgets.
They are stationary cars parked in the streets. That's ridiculous. Cars being parked on the side of the street is a normal expectation especially in NYC. And the population density in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn isn't even as bad as across the Hudson in Jersey. Jersey City, Union City and Hoboken are all much worse. They need to be equipped to deal with cars in the road - that's where they are working.
What proof do you have they worked supposed 20 hour shifts? It's just hearsay to try to bolster your point. They work around the clock. That's expected. It's a semi-emergency situation. I've worked 12-14 hour shifts switching between days and nights turning wrenches and hoisting heavy pieces of equipment in a 100 degree environment with basically no room between obstacles where I can't bump any valves or levers or even wipe sweat that is itching like crazy off my nose because I could contaminate myself. Furthermore, I've worked alongside guys who drive all over doing nothing but those sorts of jobs and I never once saw them destroy a piece of equipment or cause any event that could have led to a criticality accident because the conditions were supposed so demanding. And I've never heard them say anything about their job being too hard or demanding.
They aren't building pyramids out of 20 ton blocks with no machines or trying to construct an submarine transcontinental tunnel. They are clearing streets of snow. There are some cars there. There is a lot of snow. The fact that is unreasonable to expect those crews not to DESTROY, not just bump or scratch, but DESTROY a car performing such a pedestrian task demonstrates the standards for intelligence are unreasonably low.
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