I’ve lived in Maine for 25 years.
True, there are some people who are lay-abouts and collect welfare and EBT cards, however, I know of plenty of others who bust their butts logging trees, fishing for lobsters, scallops and other seafood, work in construction, etc. It just depends on the individual.
The first snowfall this year was on Sat., Dec. 9th.....around the time the Army-Navy game began in Philadelphia. Today, on Christmas, it’s been snowing all day, near-blizzard conditions at times.
I grew up on Long Island, NY and they did NOT do a good job plowing the roads when I was a kid. Here in Maine, however, the plow drivers do a good job of clearing away the snow, and they do it promptly. First I’e heard of any snow plow driver shortage.
Merry Christmas and thanks for the correction. One of my old friends told me that as a school kid, they helped pick potato crops in autumn. Now that’s a work ethic! Wonder who harvests them now?
>>>I grew up on Long Island, NY and they did NOT do a good job plowing the roads when I was a kid<<<
You just reminded me of something. We lived on Long Island from 1953 to 1960. My Dad and his Brother owned an Esso Station in Elmont.
They bought a War Surplus Jeep and put a Snow Plow on it. My Father would go around and move the Snow that the City Snowplows left piled in front of his Customers Driveways so they could get onto the Street and go to Work.
The plowing was outstanding today.
Probably the triple time
Maine knows how to handle snow, where the lower forty seven has not an idea.
Snow plowing is a CDL driving skill. Not just anybody can do it.