RESPONSES TO QUESTION OF THE WEEK
How did your routes fare during this week’s storm?
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How challenging was snow removal in your neighborhood and on surrounding roads? How would you compare this week’s winter storm to others? Did you experience a rescue, big or small, or another act of kindness in the aftermath?
- Bad to worse. I lived 22 years in the Poconos, and it appears this is unexpected for this region I’m new in. The secondary roads must be strongly considered. — Sherry Buckingham Peck
- The difference that I found is that Pennsylvania, New York and northern states know how to prepare, and their roads are normally good. I have traveled through Buffalo, New York, with a foot of snow on the ground and had no problems. Down here, a few inches cripples us and closes schools for days on end. — Heather Lynn Long
- It’s the usual, where New Castle County has priority. It’s pretty bad when the schools in Sussex County were closed all week, whereas the northern districts had school. Pretty pathetic, actually. — Rick Kerchevall
- I travel to patients’ homes, and three roads were treacherous. I understand that the Department of Transportation has been busy, and the wind played a factor in blowing snow back over. But to have secondary roads with 5 miles-plus of white-knuckle driving was ridiculous. I knew in my little car, if I’d have stopped, I’d be stuck. — Heather Lynn Long
- That brings back memories of my days driving a small car after we had snow. I dreaded stopping for a red light because it was hard to get going again. I used to travel with a shovel, cat litter, sand. I don’t miss any of that. I hope the rest of the winter is better for you. — Eileen Waldron
- The mail came the day it snowed 8 inches but hasn’t returned for four days, even though the roads had been plowed. What happened to the post office? It used to be rain, hail, sleet or snow. — Bob Hice
- The Department of Transportation did a great job of clearing the main roads. If folks would just stay off them until they get the job done! — Howard Gaines III
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