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Some years ago, at our annual HOA meeting, we had one person in our little community of 144 homes (probably 80% retired or work from home) bitterly complain that his HOA fees didn't include plowing the roads in the winter. He wanted to get a contract and increase the HOA fees. He still doesn't get invited to many parties.
Yeah, I don't think it's a troll - just a new transplant understandably (IMO) surprised at the condition of the roads - normally I do think you can fight city hall, but on this one it's not gonna happen. So stock up with comfort food and make alternate plans if you can...
Most roads are and have been completely bare. It's the side roads that aren't so hot. This is a consequence of all the ice here. And during the day it heats up, partially melts, then freezes again at night.
It sucks. That is winter here in NC. It's just how it's done. In a few days we will be wearing t-shirts and maybe even flip-flops.
I consider it part of the "slower pace of life" that is part of why many of us moved here. I try to embrace it, just like the Dunks and Micky D's that take 20x longer here
I do have an issue with it though if emergency vehicles can't get where they need to. I'm not sure how ambulances and fire trucks handle solid ice, but our tax money should at least ensure that we get emergency care when we need it.
well I get frustrated too at the many days off from school but the bottom line here is that just about every storm since we moved here 6 years ago has left an impenetrable layer of ice, and ice can't be plowed no matter how badly we wish it were so. It's also unusual for us to not get above 32* for such a long stretch so the sun has been doing some melting but not much. Like wheelsup said I will be wearing flip flops on Friday.
well I get frustrated too at the many days off from school but the bottom line here is that just about every storm since we moved here 6 years ago has left an impenetrable layer of ice, and ice can't be plowed no matter how badly we wish it were so. It's also unusual for us to not get above 32* for such a long stretch so the sun has been doing some melting but not much. Like wheelsup said I will be wearing flip flops on Friday.
You *can* prevent the ice with rock salt and keeping up with plowing. But that costs money, and I'd rather deal with it for a few days a year than have a big tax increase.
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I was watching the news yesterday and they were showing small business owners in downtown Raleigh who said they were losing a lot of money because of the snow. One was a smoothie-type shop who said her business was down about 60% after the snow. Another was a yoga studio who said they normally have about 7 classes per day. Insteady they had none on Saturday, 1 on Sunday, and 2 on Tuesday. Another shop said they were at least grateful that there was some walking traffic in downtown or else they wouldn't have had much business at all. The longer the streets aren't plowed, the more the businesses suffer.
You *can* prevent the ice with rock salt and keeping up with plowing. But that costs money, and I'd rather deal with it for a few days a year than have a big tax increase.
And with all that extra rock salt and plowing comes huge potholes and cars that rust a lot faster. Moving here from the northeast, that's something I do not miss. With the sorts of winters that are generally experienced around here, to me it doesn't seem like it would be worth the expense or the damage. I think as long as people can be prepared to stay home for a few days, and as long as emergency vehicles can get around, it's not so bad.
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