Absolutely no reason for the commuter nightmare experienced by most of us on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning.
The Governor, instead of meeting with emergency services and taking command, took the time to speak to a gathering of mayors in Atlantic City while the weather outside got increasingly worse. While you were stuck on the roadways, at the bus terminal or on the train platform, he was “coming at ya” on Facebook, smiling and blaming forecasters.
What?
Our own Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow was talking about a challenging afternoon commute on Thursday on MONDAY. So the Governor knew. He simply failed to plan, prepare and lead.
As you note, they knew they were going to get snow, as of Monday. They initially thought an inch or so. That means that the salt spreaders should have been preparing the roadway Thursday afternoon, regardless. The plow crews should have been told to stand by, regardless.