25% of D.C. Plows Out of Commission

WTOP ^ | 02/09/2010

[Cicero]

WASHINGTON - As the region braces for another major storm, one local government is having trouble keeping their plows on the roads, WTOP has learned.

As many as 60 of the District's snow plows are not working -- bad news for thousands of residents still waiting for their streets to be cleared.

[Cicero]

That's OK, all they need is enough plows to get Barry's motorcade to any meetings he wants to attend.

[Sacajaweau]

I'm gonna bet it has to do with fuel and temperature.

I remember when all our buses were down because of the new fuel...A friend of mine is a trucker and he had troubles, too....

[RicocheT]

These are the same guys who want statehood votes in the Congress and Senate for D.C. D.C. government couldn’t run a hot dog cart and make it work or profitable.

[Boonie]

Were they disabled from snowball assault????

[don-o]

The war on snow is lost. Need an exit strategy.

[Cicero]

Well, it doesn’t help that we’re now forced to use 10% ethanol in the winter now. Lots of water buildup in the gasoline, especially if the plows spend a lot of time sitting around unused.

[US Navy Vet]

Because of this: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2447634/posts

[highlander_UW]

Don’t worry...they’ll get those plows fixed, just as soon as the union gives the go ahead....oh, and that will be at triple time given the weather conditions.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Remind you of anything?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I thought the headline said ‘communism’ for a minute. Oh, wai............

[Izzy Dunne]

It DOES sound like a quagmire, doesn’t it?

[Springman]

Bio-diesel doesn’t work that great in cold weather.

[WaterBoard]

Meanwhile, 86% of Obama voters in DC are ‘not working’ as well.

Sarcasm.....

[Cold Heart]

Bio-diesel

[AngelesCrestHighway]

25% of D.C. plows out of commission?....Call Obama!

[SamAdams76]

Hopefully Scott Brown had a plow mounted to his truck when he drove it down to DC last weekend.

[RatRipper]

Unions . . . they don’t work outside in any stinkin’ snowy, cold weather!

[Tupelo]

I saw the Mayor of Washington on TV last night. He was apologizing for not getting the streets cleared. Boy did he miss out on a biggie. 25 months ago RFK Jr said that snow in that area was thing of the past and I think Algor made similar statements in the past. All his Honor had to do was tell the world that with that information, the city had cut back on all their snow removal equipment and plans for snow removal. Shazam! RFK & Algore’s problem.
Naa. Never happen. But it is good to dream.

[highlander_UW]

Unions . . . they don’t work outside in any stinkin’ snowy, cold weather!

But they will charge for the hours. Looks like those plows aren't going to get fixed anytime soon.

[PGR88]

DC city management is on par with New Orleans before Katrina.

The only difference is that the Feds/Congress have a say in how parts of DC are governed.