Where are the Snow Plows?

[Oxygen-Supply]

Originally posted by Foxy+Jan 6 2005, 10:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Foxy @ Jan 6 2005, 10:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Cool good to know. Kinda ironic that the best kept street is the one with a speed limit that you'd have to be ######ed to do on a day like today.

But isn't it interesting that a private contractor can do the job better than what the City of Calgary does. Why do we pay them so much for sub-standard service. Let's just get rid of them all and contract the street clearing work out. [/b][/quote]
It will cost more, i think

[BlackArcher101]

Keep in mind that this snowfall today wasn't forecasted to be this bad. They are probably trying to call in the drivers as we type this. It's not like the drivers are all sitting in a room drinking coffee and waiting for snow, so they can jump into their truck within a minute. You live in a city, don't complain. Try living in rural alberta where just the major highways are plowed and you must plow your own road.

I love how people are "inconveinenced" by the snow, and then blame the city/government when it's not cleared up to their standards, but still don't want to pay for it. Perhaps you could buy a beater of a truck and buy a plow?

As to the private contractor thing, it's the way to go for sure. With a government clearing the snow, they don't care as they have a strict budget to adhere to and get paid no matter what. For a private contractor, their is competition for the contract, and any competition is a good thing. The government pays them for their work, so the more they work, the more they get paid. The one bad part though is that the city would be stuck paying more money, but the snow would be cleared faster.

[Draug]

Originally posted by BlackArcher101@Jan 6 2005, 10:56 PM
Keep in mind that this snowfall today wasn't forecasted to be this bad. They are probably trying to call in the drivers as we type this. It's not like the drivers are all sitting in a room drinking coffee and waiting for snow, so they can jump into their truck within a minute. You live in a city, don't complain. Try living in rural alberta where just the major highways are plowed and you must plow your own road.

I love how people are "inconveinenced" by the snow, and then blame the city/government when it's not cleared up to their standards, but still don't want to pay for it. Perhaps you could buy a beater of a truck and buy a plow?

As to the private contractor thing, it's the way to go for sure. With a government clearing the snow, they don't care as they have a strict budget to adhere to and get paid no matter what. For a private contractor, their is competition for the contract, and any competition is a good thing. The government pays them for their work, so the more they work, the more they get paid. The one bad part though is that the city would be stuck paying more money, but the snow would be cleared faster.

Actually, I am out in the country probably 3 days a week. Most of my family lives on the farm. I dont mind that the roads arent plowed. Without the constant traffic, you can negotiate a volume of snow quite easily. It is in slow moving traffic, where you cant have any momemtum (nor would you want it, cause there are too many vehicles to hit), that no snow removal is a problem.

I would gladly pay more for things to be kept to my standard. Snow removal, general road maintanence, Health Care, Education, etc. I have no problem pay for something, even in the form of taxes, if the money I spend improves my quality of life. Lots of people wouldnt, but I would.

[Hack&Lube]

Hmm, maybe if the city spent that..what was it? 3 or 25 million or something on snow removal and street maintenance instead of that election investigation...