Yarbo robotic snow blower........for real
I saw a video of a much smaller one, like lawn mower size
Posted on 01/07/2025 7:25:15 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
As Winter Storm Blair wreaks havoc across the United States, blanketing highways with snow, disrupting power grids, and bringing life-threatening conditions to millions, the absence of leadership in promoting remote work is both perplexing and deeply frustrating. With the storm spanning over 1,500 miles from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic, affecting more than 60 million people, this is a moment when proactive policies could save lives, reduce economic disruption and maintain a semblance of normalcy.
The National Weather Service has issued stark warnings, with blizzard conditions, significant icing and dangerously low visibility reported in numerous states. In Ohio, where my hometown of Columbus braces for up to six inches of snow with winds gusting at 35 mph, traveling by car is increasingly perilous. Across the Midwest and Northeast, the story is much the same: jackknifed trucks on icy highways, stranded motorists and overwhelmed emergency services.
Yet, federal, state and local governments, along with business leaders, remain silent on one of the most obvious solutions: encouraging or mandating remote work.
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"Survive" is the key term there because many didn't. Death from exposure to cold was more common. Death from heart attacks from shoveling snow were more common. House fires were more common. Deaths and injuries on icy roads were more common.
Yup, a bunch of people who have never had to do any type of physical labor at all. And it's not always hard physical labor but something like support or service on computers or whatnot.
Such tires also allowed in NEVADA.
Hot Toddy would be a nice name.
Hey, combine a snow plow with a roomba and the drivers could sit at home in their abominable snowman furry house shoes.
We have studded tires in Nevada.
Looks like a pleasant trip.
Food delivery? Outside metropolitan areas, there is no such thing. People have to get off their butts and figure out what that big cube thing is in their kitchens so they don’t put a poor delivery person’s life in danger over an order of Little Debbie snacks. Oh, no, how do people outside the city limits survive without a $tarbuck$ around the corner?!?
Our tummies have been warm with baked potatoes and chili, nuked frozen pinto beans yesterday and will turn it into rice and beans tomorrow. Today is from scratch ham and cheese rolls. Thursday will be sooo much work, NOT, pulling out frozen homemade stock and tossing in frozen artisan hand chopped (yeah, use a knife, you know, that sharp pointy utensil found in a drawer) for a nice warm soup. Friday, is finishing up the leftovers from the week.
Hard to build equipment at home. Can only be done in the back lab
I think there’s like, an app.
“abominable snowman”
LOL…haven’t heard about him in ages. Now all we hear about are his cousins Yeti and Sasquatch.
Yarbo robotic snow blower........for real
I saw a video of a much smaller one, like lawn mower size
I grew up in MN.
A lot of snowflakes already have names.
WTH...who is this ‘we’?
Arrogance.
“The office is here to stay!
You are absolutely correct.
There is no way to get rid of stupid bosses who cannot figure out how to measure productivity without staring at their workers.
Well—at least until AI sees through the scams and fires all the managers.
Lol.
I remember driving in snow in the DC area one time to tend my cell cultures! There were not too many snow storms in that area, however.
I usually say: “If it snow, I don’t go!”
I grew up in Montana and we can get wild, dangerous weather at any time of the year. I remember in May 15 of 1983 we got a blizzard with 2 feet of snow and it went down to 0° for a day. At the time the trees were fully leaved out and they didn’t bounce back again until late August. The day before was sunny and 70° and the day after it was sunny and 70°.
It was an unusual year when we didn’t get a warm front in December where I could break my bicycle out of a snowbank and go riding around town with my friends.
If I had missed school for every bad weather day I wouldn’t have graduated high school until I was 30.
That’s an idea that is probably coming in the future.
Or we could have heated roads. There is a Freeper, don’t remember their name, that has a heated driveway to keep the snow and ice cleared.
My dad was a warehouse manager in the late 70’s.
The blizzard didn’t stop him from going in.
Had a little ford bronco.
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