Recent comments in /f/WorcesterMA

masshole4life t1_ja1cdjq wrote

Reply to I guess we just don't salt/sand the roads anymore? by operator_1337

this season's storm response is one of the worst i can remember just due to how fucking little weather we've had and this pathetic dpw can't seem to get anything done.

no pretreat, no salt/sand, no plows...my neighbors are ripshit about having to move their cars for nothing.

i guess it doesn't matter that they're not enforcing the parking ban if they can't be fucked to plow anything.

i do feel bad for any newcomers to the city if during the next storm the city suddenly decides to follow their own gd rules and people get towed for the first time even though its like the 4th snow event.

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masshole4life t1_ja1b4tr wrote

Reply to comment by GrandMarquisMark in Worc DPW should be embarrassed by the condition of their streets by ThrillDr1

found the chucklefuck going 5mph up hills in the storm so everyone behind him gets stuck.

knowing how to drive and not drive is going to get you a whole lot further than snow tires.

people who don't know how to drive in the snow will not be saved by special tires. they're not magic. you still need to know wtf you're doing.

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bodaciousboner t1_ja15bhl wrote

Reply to comment by dj_daly in Worc DPW should be embarrassed by the condition of their streets by ThrillDr1

You need dedicated snow tires if you live on a hill. If you don’t, plan your route accordingly. If you do, downshift while going down the hill instead of braking, when going up you need momentum. AWD/4WD definitely helps but aren’t totally necessary with good snow tires. If you’ve never driven in the snow get out in an empty parking lot at night and practice.

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oceanwave4444 t1_ja10ixa wrote

Reply to Worc DPW should be embarrassed by the condition of their streets by ThrillDr1

I work for the DPW in another town, and I haven’t been to Worcester so I’m not sure the condition of the roads there… but I can tell you my guys are still out there clearing and salting in our town. They were called in late last night and haven’t gone home or slept yet. And we haven’t even had that much snow, it’s just SLICK and glazed. I’m sure the guys in Worcester are doing the best they can with what they have right now… we’re all out straight, short staffed, and working with broken equipment. We try and get everything done as quick as possible but we are human, and need breaks, and need rest. We are all running on skeleton crews at this point.

With all that being said, I don’t know your situation or Worcester’s situation but I would highly recommend reaching out to the DPW office, or the mayors office to voice your complaints, kindly. We are all doing the best we can with what little we have, but sometimes things get missed or new guys don’t know something, so we can’t fix it if we don’t know.

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operator_1337 t1_ja0wig8 wrote

Reply to comment by This-Recording9461 in Idiot couldn’t take 5 minutes to clean off his car, now I need a new hood [nsfw audio] by This-Recording9461

My dash cam caught this happening about 7 times that same morning, some hit me, some slammed into others. I should post it, my commentary is probably hilarious.

The biggest culprits were SUVs so you hear me saying " don't buy an SUV if you can't get the roof clear" - quite a lot.

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Boxziti t1_ja0s8h4 wrote

Reply to Worcester city manager concerned about telecommuting's impact on downtown by HRJafael

No commercial business is going to be investing in Massachusetts or Worcester! The state has destroyed small business. Nobody is going to pay the taxes here. We now have a state of the elite business class in Boston and it's not growing or going anywhere else. In fact you will have all you can do just to keep what you have left.

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