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fredr123 · 01-20-2009, 09:19 AM

I live in the 'burbs. Last exit before Airdrie. Thanks in advance to all you inner city dwellers for contributing to my infrastructure with your tax dollars

Anyways, the streets in our hood are among those that the City will not touch with a plow. As a result, there was literally a four to six inch difference in height between the main loop (which was plowed) and the side streets leading to our neighborhood thanks to all the packed snow and ice. Over the past couple days its started to melt unevenly leaving large tracks with icy middle ridges and mogul-like "potholes" that would rival any street in Edmonton.

We only have a little Mazda 3 with which to navigate this treachery and with its low clearance we are constantly rubbing icy formations against the fragile underbelly of our car. On several occasions we have noticed the lower portion of our bumper has become dislodged from the plastic clips due to the constant impact on the snow. It won't be long before the clips are broken entirely and the whole of the fiberglass bumper may need to be replaced at no small cost.

Today is probably the last day of warm melting temperatures for a while. That means we'll get a nice base of ridges and moguls that will no doubt freeze even harder as the mercury drops. A fresh blanket of snow and ice on top will no doubt result in a lot of fun.

I'm not advocating for the City to plow all residential streets all the time, but my frustration with this lack of melting is reaching my limits.

01-20-2009, 09:19 AM	#299
fredr123 Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Exp:	I live in the 'burbs. Last exit before Airdrie. Thanks in advance to all you inner city dwellers for contributing to my infrastructure with your tax dollars Anyways, the streets in our hood are among those that the City will not touch with a plow. As a result, there was literally a four to six inch difference in height between the main loop (which was plowed) and the side streets leading to our neighborhood thanks to all the packed snow and ice. Over the past couple days its started to melt unevenly leaving large tracks with icy middle ridges and mogul-like "potholes" that would rival any street in Edmonton. We only have a little Mazda 3 with which to navigate this treachery and with its low clearance we are constantly rubbing icy formations against the fragile underbelly of our car. On several occasions we have noticed the lower portion of our bumper has become dislodged from the plastic clips due to the constant impact on the snow. It won't be long before the clips are broken entirely and the whole of the fiberglass bumper may need to be replaced at no small cost. Today is probably the last day of warm melting temperatures for a while. That means we'll get a nice base of ridges and moguls that will no doubt freeze even harder as the mercury drops. A fresh blanket of snow and ice on top will no doubt result in a lot of fun. I'm not advocating for the City to plow all residential streets all the time, but my frustration with this lack of melting is reaching my limits.