How's everyone doing with the SNOW

Garandman · Feb 18, 2015

Gator6x4 said:
I personally do not think the Federal Deficit should be increased by borrowing money to provide to States for snow removal. Why is it that the Federal Government is out of control until states start needing money? If anyone borrows the money let the State Borrow it.

1. Disaster aid is not necessarily money.
2. Having an asset 100 miles away sitting in a warehouse when it could be used to help get people back to work, making money (and paying taxes) is kind of stupid, don't you think? Boston has 645,000 residents and 680,000 jobs. The state of VT has 350,000 jobs.

We live in a federation and while I'm not a big government fan, resource leveling makes a lot of sense. Vtsnowedin bitches about Boston, but didn't ***** about what his own state has done 39 times compared to 32 for NH and 29 for MA. Oh - North Carolina? 43.....

https://www.fema.gov/disasters/grid/state-tribal-government

vtsnowedin · Feb 18, 2015

I wouldn't say I was bitching about Boston. The post was poking fun at the difference between states in how they react to a snow storm. I have friends that live in Boston and relatives that live in South Carolina and now Atlanta Georgia.
I also agree that if FEMA money is available to clear snow then a governor has a duty to ask for it. At the same time I don't think it should even be available for a single large snowstorm. Six in a row a foot each like Boston has just got sure. That is a real emergency and a budget buster.
My own town is going through the process of getting FEMA money for a storm early this winter that knocked down a lot of trees and power lines for a week. My town just had some overtime on the road crew clearing downed trees out of the road but surrounding towns had enough in public expense to qualify. Again the selectmen had the duty to put in for the funds.

Garandman · Feb 18, 2015

vtsnowedin said:
I wouldn't say I was bitching about Boston. The post was poking fun at the difference between states in how they react to a snow storm.

Yup - You inadvertently highlighted that Vermont applied after one storm. Guess the trust fund hippies couldn't get to the store or their solar panels weren't working or something.

vtsnowedin · Feb 18, 2015

Garandman said:
Yup - You inadvertently highlighted that Vermont applied after one storm. Guess the trust fund hippies couldn't get to the store or their solar panels weren't working or something.

Yes because that's the rules today. You have to play by the rules in place on game day.

RetiredCarGuy · Feb 18, 2015

Waiting for it to melt. Maybe by late May!

Garandman · Feb 18, 2015

Select Northeast seasonal snowfall update through 2/18 @ 6pm (since it is snowing in Boston again and elsewhere)

Worcester, MA 103.1
Caribou ME 96.9
Buffalo NY 96.3
Boston 96.3
Portland, ME 79.6
Concord NH 76.9
Burlington VT 71.6
Providence RI 54.8
Hartford CT 46.8
NYC 24.4

TomSeller · Feb 18, 2015

Garandman said:
1. Disaster aid is not necessarily money.

I don't consider snow a disaster. Snow belt sates should be prepared. Same as hurricane, earthquake and flood states. We need less federal government in local issues.

Garandman · Feb 18, 2015

TomSeller said:
I don't consider snow a disaster. Snow belt sates should be prepared. Same as hurricane, earthquake and flood states. We need less federal government in local issues.

Cool story, Bro, but as your profile doesn't say where you live - whatever.

TomSeller · Feb 18, 2015

Garandman said:
Cool story, Bro, but as your profile doesn't say where you live - whatever.

The country isn't going to spend any more one way or the other if States or the federal government pickup the tab. There should be less waste and more transparency if the local government took care of the cleanup.