Which brings us to the ugly side of things. Even though a "major snow
event" only happens about once every five years, where are the snowplows
when they're needed? I understand the interstate highways take top
priority, but the major transit routes should have been plowed after the
first 24 hours of this storm, which dumped close to a foot of snow in
three days. The downtown transit mall became a treacherous, slippery
mess in no time. Street markers showing which lanes cars could legally
traverse were covered, so we were navigating in impossible conditions to
begin with without cars turning right in front of us or honking at us
for pulling out into our legal transitway.
Also invisible was upper management. They so smugly inform the public
that our union demands "cadillac benefits", but where were they during
this storm? While I was out there safeguarding countless human lives
while risking my own, I didn't see the General Manager handing coffee to
drivers, giving us kudos and encouragement. Nor was his
bargaining-table hit man anywhere to be seen. Just a thought... but I
hope they cannot be counted with the Mercedes, Audis, 4x4 pickups or
Range Rovers who routinely blasted around our Yield signals with
extended middle fingers and annoyed honks of their horn. If I'm wrong
and they were out there, then good on them. I just didn't feel their pain.
Read the entire essay HERE!
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