"Multi-Day Dangerous, Destructive Winter Storm"

[TSD]

Im home today too. I couldnt even get out of my apartment yesterday, today I get up in the morning to check out the car situation.....yeah its going to take me most of the day to dig my car out. Ive got about 4 foot high snow surrounding my car that extends out on all sides 6 feet and about an inch down its frozen solid.

 

[R K]

Someone should take the License plate and report it stolen. When they find it they'll tow it right out for you.



Perception or are you parked just a little to close to the frozen Fire Hydrant? LOL

 

[sth]

So you able to get any food TSD? My relatives survived well off a potato only diet.

 

[Shantz My Pants]

Someone should take the License plate and report it stolen. When they find it they'll tow it right out for you.



Perception or are you parked just a little to close to the frozen Fire Hydrant? LOL

I noticed the fire hydrant as well.

 

[MassHavoc]

Better make sure to put some folding chairs in your spot when you get all dug out TSD.

 

[R K]

Watching the News what a mess the side streets are in Chicago. Some have yet to be even touched by a plow. Just makes me want to move into the City right now.

 

[BigPete]

Watching the News what a mess the side streets are in Chicago. Some have yet to be even touched by a plow. Just makes me want to move into the City right now.

I wonder how the single/unattached players are dealing with this. When are they do back at their homes?

 

[MassHavoc]

Watching the News what a mess the side streets are in Chicago. Some have yet to be even touched by a plow. Just makes me want to move into the City right now.

It's not the plowing that is a problem. It's the fact that none of the snow is being removed. Everything is piling up in very inconvenient places. The side streets when plowed only become one lane with 4 feet walls of snow on both sides. If they plow better it just pushes all that snow from where people dug their cars out, right back into where it dug out and we are in the same mess all over again. I don't know if they are actually doing it, and it would take for ever, but they need to throw as much ice as possible, and start trucking snow out from anywhere and everywhere. Every little bit will count. They need to melt and remove as much as possible now, because if they don't, just wait till it all melts. If you think everything is a mess now, just wait till you have giant frozen overflowing flooded sewers everywhere. It's going to get nasty. Especially if it freezes again after it partially melts.

 

[R K]

It's not the plowing that is a problem. It's the fact that none of the snow is being removed. Everything is piling up in very inconvenient places. The side streets when plowed only become one lane with 4 feet walls of snow on both sides. If they plow better it just pushes all that snow from where people dug their cars out, right back into where it dug out and we are in the same mess all over again. I don't know if they are actually doing it, and it would take for ever, but they need to throw as much ice as possible, and start trucking snow out from anywhere and everywhere. Every little bit will count. They need to melt and remove as much as possible now, because if they don't, just wait till it all melts. If you think everything is a mess now, just wait till you have giant frozen overflowing flooded sewers everywhere. It's going to get nasty. Especially if it freezes again after it partially melts.

While what you posted is very true at the time I posted that there were MANY side, and residential streets NOT even touched by a plow. Now there are thousands of miles of roads in Chicago so some are understandable.



Our small community is still messing around and we only have 6500 residents. All be it we did it right with end loaders and put the snow in other places, I would imagine on the scale of somewhere like the City of Chicago, it's not easy or in some cases viable. Especially with vehicles on those streets burried.





In 1979 it cost Bilandick his job.

 

[R K]

I wonder how the single/unattached players are dealing with this. When are they do back at their homes?

I'm pretty sure those that actually don't live where there is a garage the Hawks had it taken care of. Many players have indoor parking garages. The fact they were the only flight allowed to land in Chicago on Wed says a lot.

 

[IceHogsFan]

In 1979 it cost Bilandick his job.

To bad the new mayor was not in place and it cost Rahm his job.

 

[MassHavoc]

While what you posted is very true at the time I posted that there were MANY side, and residential streets NOT even touched by a plow. Now there are thousands of miles of roads in Chicago so some are understandable.



Our small community is still messing around and we only have 6500 residents. All be it we did it right with end loaders and put the snow in other places, I would imagine on the scale of somewhere like the City of Chicago, it's not easy or in some cases viable. Especially with vehicles on those streets burried.





In 1979 it cost Bilandick his job.

Oh I know what you were saying, and at the time you were correct, I got off the train at Brownline Paulina last night about about 6pm, and Paulina had not be touched. The people didn't even bother digging their cars out becuase not even a truck had been through to create a path for the wheels. and then right next to it was lincoln, which was 100 percent functional, and the other cross street of roscoe, which was moving, but was a mess. A delivery guy hot to hop out of his car and run becuase he was blocking the street while he delivered. No one could get around them no matter what the did, too much snow piled up on both sides of the street.



Much of it is that way now. My street had a plow run through finally sometime last night, but it's still a mess because there are 4 foot walls on both sides of the one lane street. the couldn't really plow any of the real snow out of the way cause it would have just pushed it right back where the people shoveled it out. So really they aren't plowing anything they are just cleaning up the small paths that were already there.

 

[R K]

To bad the new mayor was not in place and it cost Rahm his job.

Wow talk about not giving the guy a chance. Sad.



And with the technology and equipment now I seriously doubt any Mayor would lose his job over it.

 

[IceHogsFan]

Wow talk about not giving the guy a chance. Sad.



And with the technology and equipment now I seriously doubt any Mayor would lose his job over it.

I have no love for that man although it is certain that he will be the new mayor.

I would bet my retirement assets on it.

 

[R K]

I have no love for that man although it is certain that he will be the new mayor.

I would bet my retirement assets on it.

I'm sure he will be the next Mayor, and if I lived there I'd give him a chance before making any blanket statements.





And for the topic I seriously doubt ANY Mayor would lose their job over a snow fall like this.

 

[MassHavoc]

I have no love for that man although it is certain that he will be the new mayor.

I would bet my retirement assets on it.

I don't understand why it bothers you so much, yes there will be some effect on you maybe, but you don't even live in Chicago. I could give two shits about who the Rockford mayor is, or any other mayor in this state for that matter. You jumped into a thread about massive amounts of snow to bash a guy who hasn't even been elected yet.

 

[Pez68]

I don't understand why it bothers you so much, yes there will be some effect on you maybe, but you don't even live in Chicago. I could give two shits about who the Rockford mayor is, or any other mayor in this state for that matter. You jumped into a thread about massive amounts of snow to bash a guy who hasn't even been elected yet.

Chicago politics affects the entire state. That is probably why it bothers him. I've been getting raped on gas prices and sales tax for years now, just because I live in the same county as Chicago, and Chicago(and the mayor) dictates Cook County policies.

 

[R K]

Chicago politics affects the entire state. That is probably why it bothers him. I've been getting raped on gas prices and sales tax for years now, just because I live in the same county as Chicago, and Chicago(and the mayor) dictates Cook County policies.

This is an entire other subject but do you think Stroger, either of them, listened to Daley? Really?



I agree Chicago, but mostly COOK COUNTY is the largest County in the United States. Of course by population alone they would run the State. Or at least dictate policy. There is a reason those that live in Southern Illinois dispise Northern Illinois.



You must have just overlooked Mass saying, "yes there will be some effect on you maybe". Which was in a sense the same exact thing you told him. After he just said it?

I beleive Mass was more questioning why IHF would start that in this thread. After the post he made in the religion thread. Oh being a Mod on here sucks ass. One side is just as much of a ***** as the other side. The Whiners vs. the Bullies.

HAHA I can say **** you to both now!





As for the thread.....





Chicago---



We don't do alleys??? Really? HAHAHAHA there are 5ft drifts in the alleys. If your car is in the garage, on the alley, your FUCKED! haha



Reply from Chicago----Some time next week the Garbage Truck will make tracks.

 

[jakobeast]

This is an entire other subject but do you think Stroger, either of them, listened to Daley? Really?



I agree Chicago, but mostly COOK COUNTY is the largest County in the United States. Of course by population alone they would run the State. Or at least dictate policy. There is a reason those that live in Southern Illinois dispise Northern Illinois.



You must have just overlooked Mass saying, "yes there will be some effect on you maybe". Which was in a sense the same exact thing you told him. After he just said it?

I beleive Mass was more questioning why IHF would start that in this thread. After the post he made in the religion thread. Oh being a Mod on here sucks ass. One side is just as much of a ***** as the other side. The Whiners vs. the Bullies.

HAHA I can say **** you to both now!





As for the thread.....





Chicago---



We don't do alleys??? Really? HAHAHAHA there are 5ft drifts in the alleys. If your car is in the garage, on the alley, your FUCKED! haha



Reply from Chicago----Some time next week the Garbage Truck will make tracks.

Ii get all that, however, where would you put those 5 foot drifts that are currently where they are?

 

[R K]

Well, if I had a garage on the alley I would rather they make a pass, pushing one 5ft pile than having to shovel the entire alley. You repo or clean out houses such as these areas, do you think they can afford snow blowers?



Also you could easily fit that snow on one side or the other. They just don't have the man power or resources to get all the streets and the alleys. The BS excuse they are using is "We don't do alleys". Thats------>

Hell by the news some neighborhoods are driving down the sidewalks verses the streets because they STILL haven't been plowed three days after the storm. Another------->

I would also add that by now it's probably impossible for the City plows to just blast through there once. Snow is frozen and hard. They'd probably have to take two passes. Kinda like streets?



Where do you think the snow on the main streets go when they plow? The alley is not much different, just smaller. They make a pile on either side. Just as they plow our driveways in here. Or similar. You dig that out.