I get really steamed at a town that is in the north and plows the roads like they are working on a Florida Snow Emergency fund. Yes, I am talking about Peabody, Massachusetts.
During the last snow fall on 12/26/10 I thought it was a fluke that Peabody didn't get the roads plowed as well as Salem did. But, low and behold it happened AGAIN on 01/12/10. This is uncalled for. I mean really, if you have plows out driving around burning up gas why can't they put the plow down and get the snow off the ground. Ahhh many of you can't even imagine this can you?? Well, we were riding behind a plow with his plow up about 6 inches from the ground. It had the flashing lights on like it was supposed to be plowing. Well, who is going to be responsible when some elderly person or a small child, heck anyone for that matter, is walking across this street and slips, falls and gets injured or maybe even dies from the an oncoming car that can's stop fast enough and runs them over?
I say it isn't the drivers fault the roads weren't plowed, the city of Peabody should have to pay out of pocket for all medical expenses including a restitution of no less than 1.5 million dollars for the emotional and psychological damage such a situation would do to those involved and their surviving family. Maybe, just maybe if that were to happen the city of Peabody, Ma would learn that spending their tax payers money on keeping the roads clear and safe is more important that driving around wasting money on fuel for plows who aren't even plowing and could cause the above mentioned situation to occur.
To all Peabody, Ma road safety workers... Call the City of Salem and see how you can go about getting some training from them as they know how to get the job done and get it done exceptionally well. Walk and drive safe everyone... And look out for pedestrians like myself who are forced to walk in the road because the sidewalks are blocked with snow.
