1st: Tell us all about your personal snow situation. How was your home cleared and what was the response from the township/borough?
2nd: What was the impact on the local governments? Research the impact that the storm on York city and Harrisburg.
3rd: What was the lost productivity for the federal government & the economy?
1. I had to shovel my car out as my step dad snow-blowed our driveway and mailbox. I also had to shovel my dogs paths throughout the yard so they could go potty (they were too small the get through the snow). As a result of the fun these paths brought to them I made them more until they had a maze throughout the yard to run around and play in. I also made them a little igloo to chill in. Needless to say, they have me wrapped around their little paws. We also had to go shovel a path in the sidewalk of a property we own in the city of York. It was pretty ridiculous because the plows had plowed snow up to my shoulders so we didn’t have many places to put the snow, but I’m sure the city government would have had no problem fining us if we hadn’t shoveled because theyre just awesome like that. We also ended up helping some old people shovel out their cars. So yeah, that was my snow situation.
ReplyDeleteAs for the township’s response, they plowed the roads…onto my mailbox. Although, at least the roads were plowed in Dover. My father who lives in Elizabethtown was snowed in until midday Friday because plows kept getting stuck on the road to his house. Anyhoo, the borough basically plowed and school got cancelled. Yay extended vacations!
2. The storm really affected the local governments. Many people couldn’t get to work because of the storm so the government basically halted. I know that my parents who work under the governor couldn’t get to work Wednesday and had off Thursday (or maybe it was the other way around, idk). I think the storm affected Harrisburg way more than York though. York’s major problem was where to put all the snow and how to get the roads clear fast. Harrisburg, however, had more trouble. In addition to the problems of where to put the snow and the snow emergencies in effect, they had to also worry about their financial resources, being that they’re local government is pretty much broke.
3. The federal government halted for several days because Washington was hit hard by the storm. Many bills and important legal issues were postponed until Congress and the President can return to work. The economy, also, was hit pretty hard, unless of course you’re a grocery store or you sell shovels and snow-blowers. I was watching the news and they were interviewing a guy who sells shovels and he said that he had sold 500 shovels in 2 hours. Also, I noticed a lack of snow blowers at a local hardware store, I assumed they had sold out. My brother, who works at a Giant, was amazed (and amused) at the crowds of people stocking up on all sorts of foods from milk to Milano cookies. However, other stores (malls for example) were closed and lost a lot of revenue.
Happy Valentines Day!
Amanda.
1. Of course I had to shovel the drive way, paths, porches, cars, ect but on top of that i had to clear of the 1/2 mile of road the township doesn't even bother to plow down my hillbilly back road. Using the snow from the porch I made a pretty big hill to sled on.
ReplyDelete2. People couldn't get to work. Buisnesses had to close for a few days. The larger cities had difficulty pushing the snow off the roads. They had to transport it to other places. I assume that PENDOT is appart of local government, so they had a busy week! However, trash and post offices couldn't function.
3.Because Washington D.C. got hit by the storm too, Congress and the President couldn't go to work and pass bills. Because buisness were not open there was no money exchange, obviously.
Ok wow so this is my second attempt at this post... but here goes nothing.
ReplyDelete1st: There was a hell of a lot of snow and one of the advantages of living where I live is supposed to be that other people are hired to clean up the snow for you. Sadly,they suck at their jobs and there is still snow all over the place. So, we all had to shovel out the cars and our own spots. Some of the lazier people just took spots that other people cleaned out. Now I'm just waiting for trouble to start haha.
Besides all of that there was very limited space around for all of the snow so the banks are very high and ice and a mix of snow covers many of the sidewalks.
2nd: With all of the snow around many people as we already may know, couldn't get to work so local government jobs definately weren't getting done. As a result many places were closed.
3rd: Yet again with the lack of people working, there was a great hindrance on the productivity of government. Since D.C. was hit with just as much or more snow than we did, I'm sure all the rabble in the White House came to a screeching halt as they all literally turned up the heat, in their own houses. The smart people in my house went out the day before the snow hit and stocked up on a few things. Though I'm sure there were some true geniuses out in the snow trying to secure supplies for themselves. Of course this includes the homeless people, though I guess it's not their fault since the plows probably piled the snow up on their little cardboard houses. So I guess the can pack up the babystroller (true story, I saw homeless people today sporting baby strollers with bags and garbage, no babies. Thank god cause the cart almost tipped over when they were scurrying over the ice.)and look for shelter and get out of the cold.
1. Well luckily at my house daddy shovels, so I really enjoyed the blizzard. I even made a snowgirl 8) and had some good quality time with the family!! It was a nice little break.
ReplyDelete2. Due to the snow, businesses were closed for a few days, schools were obvisouly closed as well. Mail wasn't delievered and trash wasn't picked up, but pendot with the plows had a very busy week! There was a problem with plowing all of the snow, because there was no where to put it all, especially in the cities! Plowing issues also caused some of the major highways to close down.
3. Washington D.C got hit pretty hard too by the storm, meaning many legal affairs were postponed. They couldn't presume with the work until govermental officals could safely return to work. But, like Amanda, grocery stores and places that sold shovels and snow- blowers made out good from the snow. Im also assuming businesses did fairly well this weekend, not only because of Valentine's Day, but also because of being stuck inside for a few days!
OK--does no one do research? Has anyone checked the USA Today or www.nytimes.com to see what the actual cost is? ydr.com for the local impact? I do love the snow stories but....... a few more numbers and facts would warm my heart.
ReplyDeleteBy the way--I shoveled my driveway & my 2 neighbors have snowblowers for the walk. They are awesome. And I also built a snow fort for my daughters, who built other various snow stuff
1. For my personal snow situation I just kinda chilled out at home. I helped my dad shovel the driveway. The borough declared a snow emergency so the roads could be plowed more easily. The township also had snow plows out in shifts.
ReplyDelete2. The storm impacted the government locally because no one could get to work because the roads were closed. County officers didn't work, trash wasn't collected, and mail wasn't delivered as a result of the storm. The snow emergency that was put into effect caused more problems for Harrisburg than York and governmental matters were postponed.
3. Federal government suffered from the effects of the snow storm. Citizens in Washington D.C. were snowed in so government affairs were paused until the roads were cleared. The storm is costing taxpayers about 100 million dollars every day in lost productivity. It adds up to at least 350 million dollars overall if not more.
Brittany H.
3rd: What was the lost productivity for the federal government & the economy?
ReplyDelete1. First of all i hate being snowed in. Everytime we get a big snow, they arent quick to clear my road because i live in a development. So going anywhere is pretty much out of the question unless you want to get stuck. So all week i stayed inside. My dad would shovel the end of our driveway and then the plow would come through and block us in. it got very annoying.
2.the local govenmtnet was impacted because business and schools were closed from the snow. Pendot plows were very busy working on keeping the roads clear.
3. Washington D.C got hit pretty hard with the snow. They are suffering b/c they have to close down certain companies which loose them money.
1. Well my dad snow blowed our driveway along with like five or six others in the neighborhood. My dogs really liked the snow they love playing in it. My little dog was scared though. I went sledding and attempted to make a snow man. The township plowed my road and did okay. I almost get hit every time I pull out onto Davidsburg since the snow pile is too high to see if cars are coming.
ReplyDelete2. I guess the impact was that they had to like pay for snow plows to go around and clear everything. Also many people couldn’t get to work or places had to close which costs them. The mail and trash haven’t been around so that sucks to. Like Amanda said in York they didn’t have anywhere to put all the snow so that was a big problem. In Harrisburg they have to watch so that the river doesn’t flood when all the snow starts to melt but I think they have some of same problems as York.
3. The one web site I got on said that the government lost about 100 million in lost of productivity. So it hurt the economy with everything closing and whatnot.
1. Well I had to shovel twice and the township just plowed and salted my road. But I wasn’t trapped for too long because I was out by Friday.
ReplyDelete2. As for the effect on local government, it was reported that last weekend cost $100,000 + and that at lest 50 workers clocked in over 900 hours of overtime. There has been a definite strain on Penn Dot and there workers, trying to clear roads and finding places to put all the snow. It has also been a real challenge clearing spots on city roads for cars to park. A lot of parking lots are allowing free or discount parking because of lack of space.
3. As for the federal government, every day the federal government had to close it lost $100,000,000 in productivity. This is huge since Obama is already facing criticisms for the deficit we have now.
-Dakota
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ReplyDelete1. Well apparently I live on a road that no one cares about because it took them a day or two just to get our road cleared. So I was stuck at my house until they decided to plow it haha. Naturally I had to shovel the driveway which sucked because it’s kinda long. But the snow was definitely a good thing for going snowboarding all day Thursday and Friday. I enjoyed the blizzard : )
2. The snow has had many little impacts in York county. Some of the top stories pertaining to snow have to do with the massive snow piles which have grown to at least 20 ft tall. Another story says how the snow has slowed an ongoing search for a missing woman in York. Another headline reads “Mount Rose Ave. and Rt. 24 intersection shut down” which means other roads have probably been closed down as well due to snow. I know a lot of major highways were closed down for awhile like Route 15, because we couldn’t even get to Whitetail because there was no possible way of getting there because all the roads were closed.
3. According to “The Raw Story”, the federal government actually closed down for one day due to the snow. It says that closing it for just that one day cost the taxpayers about $100 million in lost productivity.