Kelownasa国际传媒檚 snow removal men and women were fighting a losing battle last week.
Not only were they faced with record setting dumps so far this winter, in the court of public opinion, they are being soundly thrashed.
If we had a nickel for every person who says they havensa国际传媒檛 seen a snow plow this year, well heck wesa国际传媒檇 be able to prop up that snow removal budget that the city used up in the final weeks of 2017.
Maybe itsa国际传媒檚 just a sign of the times and people that are appreciative of the efforts to clear snow are quietly going about their business, happily humming along as they shovel their sidewalk.
Most that we have heard from have nothing good to say about the efforts of the road crews. Just have a gander at page A9 for some of the responses, ranging anywhere from severely P.O.sa国际传媒檇 to extremely irritated.
But we feel at this point we must stick up for those that are in the snow removal business in this city.
We stand with them as they plow (or not) through the oodles of white stuff that doesnsa国际传媒檛 seem to have a shut off valve once it starts dumping from the skies in these parts.
One day this year it snowed more than any year ever on that day. And then the next day it pretty much did the same thing.
So if crews are backed up clearing off the streets, itsa国际传媒檚 with good reason. Itsa国际传媒檚 winter and itsa国际传媒檚 been snowing. A lot.
Big White calls it champagne powder but itsa国际传媒檚 anything but that once we drive all over it, spinning our summer tires like mad, creating a sheen of ice at every intersection, then parking on the street because who cares if the city says we shouldnsa国际传媒檛?
No, letsa国际传媒檚 try to have some patience with our road crews, who are out working what is, very obviously, a thankless job.
So let us cry out a word of appreciation to the crews that are trying to keep up with demand.
Thank you for the effort. And if you get a chance to plow our alley one day, that would be great too!
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