And I know that naturally everyone blames road conditions on snow plow operators. "Where were they this morning?" "Why aren't they out plowing?" "I haven't seen them in over two hours?" "There's not enough salt on the road." "There's too much salt on the road." Blah, blah, blah. If you knew how to drive, it wouldn't be an issue now would it? If you're looking for someone to blame for that nasty white stuff on the road, blame Mother Nature. She did it. They're just trying to clean up after her.
Or if you prefer an actual human being to blame, blame the snow plow guy's boss. Or his/her boss's boss. Or better yet, the people that hold the purse strings on their budget and consistently force them to do more with less. "Keep those roads clean, but with less man hours and less salt, okay?" Chances are that snow plow person is doing the best they can with the resources available to them. And they're at the bottom of the bureaucratic food chain with little say in how things operate.
Furthermore, I say we should show a little more appreciation to those that do their best to keep our roads safe. These people are on call 7 days a week from October to April with little opportunity for time off. They work shifts that don't allow for a lot of family time. They are hardly around at home when it snows. Now I know it hasn't snowed a lot so far this year so they've been home more. But that's not always the case. When it snows, they plow no matter the time of day, day of the week, or if they already had plans. If it snows on Christmas, they work on Christmas. All while you are spending time with your family, they are not. They are out there trying to make sure you can get where you want to go safely. They pretty much give up their lives for 6 months because they need to be able to get to work in an hour if called in.
My point is this: Instead of bitching about how crappy of a job they are doing, why don't you just cut them a little slack and drive a little better? I'm sure they'd appreciate it.
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