[Artie]

Never ceases to amaze me how northern midwest cities never budget properly for wintertime weather events. One or two episodes and the hand wringing begins. Growing up in Detroit, I remember when the streets and the SIDEWALKS were plowed.

[ghost of nixon]

Never ceases to amaze me how northern midwest cities never budget properly for wintertime weather events

a natural, 30 year warming trend along with the focus on global warming probably led these cities to trim (or not increase enough) their snow removal budgets in recent years. Now that the trend is reversing...