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02-12-2008, 09:55 PM
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where the f@#! were/are the NJ DOT road clearing crews ?!?!
with all the advance notice of this storm, you'd think the salt/sand trucks would've been out on the highways en masse...
but no !
Rt. 80, Rt. 46, Rt. 3, all were a mess !
my 55 minute commute home took 3 hours !!!!
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02-13-2008, 05:15 AM
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Well, they don't want to start until after 8pm- that way they can get paid double-time. Why do for regular pay what you can delay a few hours and get paid double for? lol
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02-13-2008, 05:40 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ocean County
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John_G
with all the advance notice of this storm, you'd think the salt/sand trucks would've been out on the highways en masse...
but no !
Rt. 80, Rt. 46, Rt. 3, all were a mess !
my 55 minute commute home took 3 hours !!!!
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They were working the parkway because we pay tolls. HaHa  My commute was fine.  LOL. Corzines cutting the budget. |
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02-13-2008, 07:42 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: NJ
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huh. my husband said 80 was fine. secondary roads were bad. plows in town were out starting at 12pm yesterday. i also heard them come by starting around 6am today.
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02-13-2008, 08:38 AM
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Drilling for fear makes the job simple.
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I think it's b/c they knew it would eventually switch to rain - they didn't want to pay to plow it.
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02-13-2008, 08:57 AM
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Forever a Yankee
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: North Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tahiti
huh. my husband said 80 was fine. secondary roads were bad. plows in town were out starting at 12pm yesterday. i also heard them come by starting around 6am today.
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I took 46 fromBloomfield Ave to Denville and the got on 80 to 15
wasn't all that bad...biggest problem was the azzhole drivers
same thing this AM..every jerk I saw off the road in the woods put themselves there SLOW DOWN people it's 4 wheel DRIVE not 4 wheel STOP |
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02-13-2008, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Jersey City
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Route 4 was disgusting last night, even after 10PM it looked like not a single plow truck had gone through there. Tons of accidents and my friend who was driving slid around himself. We got off the State highway onto the local roads and they were clean and clear!
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02-13-2008, 10:43 AM
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Location: High Bridge
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One benefit to living in an area like mine - the plows were out at around 8pm. I've never seen streets cleared this well in Union County - hooray for Hunterdon - real snow plans!
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02-13-2008, 11:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BobKovacs
Well, they don't want to start until after 8pm- that way they can get paid double-time. Why do for regular pay what you can delay a few hours and get paid double for? lol
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Exactly right Bob! They want that OT, especially to boost their salary towards retirement. |
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02-13-2008, 11:42 AM
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Phat Bastard!
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: NJ
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When I left my office at 8pm the roads on 80/287/24/78/GSP were all not bad at all. There were effing idiots driving at 20mph but once there were a few inches of clearance I passed them and did 40-50 the entire way home.
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