Day... I've lost track... 11+...

The town finally sent a truck to plow nine days after the storm but they didn't accomplish much - a slight widening of the road in some places. But the plow didn't touch the 6" of hard packed ice that cakes the road and has made some deep and dangerous ruts. A few days later (I've lost track exactly how many days since the storm but it's at least 11), they sent back a front end loader and another plow truck. Between the two of them, they bashed in our stone wall that is BEHIND our mailbox and knocked over my friend's 8' basketball hoop. 

When my friend's husband ran out to talk to the guy about it, the guy wouldn't stop and just shrugged and drove away. When M called the company (private contractor), the contractor told him "The town told us to plow over it if it's in the road." Last I checked... we don't keep our stonewall in the road and one would think that an 8' metal basketball hoop which is also not IN the road could be avoided!

I'd say it's a good thing my other neighbor cleared the fire hydrant because these clowns probably would have bashed through that too! Now THAT would have been the icing on the luge!

So now we have a two lane road (two lane plus in some parts!) and the mail truck has begun to tentatively visit us but it's only a matter of time until someone loses a wheel in the ruts or slides off the road due to absolutely NO salt or sand being used at any time!

Last night I logged on to the town's website to read their take on how the storm was managed. I have a feeling that the DPW director weathered the storm and the last few weeks from a cave in his basement as his take on how it was handled borders on delusional. The odd thing is that smaller towns with less plowing resources have been cleaned up for at least a week now. Why is our town struggling so much?

Again, we are lucky on this street as we don't have any frail elders, sick infants, special needs folks, or others who require services or transportation. Luckily we are a hardy bunch who (except for one couple right in the middle of the street who only seem to care about themselves) look out for each other. 

There is more snow on the way. The New Englander kid in me loves it. The dogs who can't get much exercise on the icy roads or chest deep frozen junk aren't too thrilled.