OH MY GOD, IT SNOWED!!

What is it with people?

It snowed in NYC. OK, so it's not normal for NYC to get dumped on. Life gets a bit messed up. But, Gee Whiz, gang....what's with all the whining?

Yeah, I live in the county (my choice).
I live in the SNOW BELT of Ohio.
We get dumped on for 5 months out of the year.
It's not unusual for us to get 1, 2, 3 FEET at a time.
And, yes, we get snowed in.
We ALSO lose power, heat and water.

I didn't hear about THAT from NYC.

I heard how the busses weren't running, the garbage wasn't picked up and EMS/Fire couldn't get through streets.

And I heard the same remarks from CLEVELANDERS when THEY got dumped on.

Well, EXCUUUUUUUSE ME!

I saw the videos. Cars stuck, traffic gridlocked, it was a mess. And I sympathize.
But....HELLO.....
Plows can't plow when there are abandoned cars all over the streets.
Cities have lots and lots of streets, and when it snows THAT hard, the plows can't keep up. Heck, WE have that problem too! and we don't have that many roads. They attempt to keep the main roads open so that Fire/EMS CAN get close enough to people in need and get them to the hospital. And there are times that people die because they "chose the wrong time" to get sick.

As a Firefighter/Paramedic, I know. I know how it feels from BOTH sides. There is NOTHING more frustrating than knowing someone is in bad shape, but you can't get there, or if you DO, you end up getting stuck, or instead of a 5 minute ride to the hospital it takes an HOUR! But don't beat up people who can't get to you.

But what is most amazing is the griping about things like garbage pickup. I mean, COME ON! Let's see, you want all the streets plowed.....and of course all that snow has to go SOMEWHERE....but there's no place to put it so you have to bulldoze it and use front-end loaders to put it into trucks who can't go anywhere because the plows can't get through the streets because there's cars abandoned or parked illegally... and ANYWAY, most city people can WALK to where they absolutely NEED to go.

Now, before you jump down my throat.....I was born and raised in CHICAGO. I remember snowstorms and blizzards that closed that city down for a day or two. But there, people just waited it out and SURPRISE! 2 days later the streets were clear and busses were running, and garbage got picked up (they even plowed the alleys).

Life changes in a bad snowstorm/blizzard. We have gotten so used to doing whatever we want whenever we want, that we have forgotten everything else around us. Somehow, we have gotten the idea that we can do our thing regardless of weather (and, for the most part, we DO) but sometimes you just gotta realize that when it comes down to it, Mother Nature always wins. And when she's winning, just sit back and wait it out. Eventually, everything straightens out.