Winter Advisory Canceled
Temperatures are rising this afternoon, and the worst weather you should encounter on your way home is a bit of rain. The National Weather Service has canceled its winter weather advisory because of the rising temperatures and lack of percipitation.
Still, it was good to see all those Maryland DOT and contractor plows and trucks along I-95 this afternoon. They were all standing by along the medians and on the sides of the highway awaiting what developed.
The only complaints about road conditions that I've received this season came in December when a small storm struck us earlier in the morning than forecast and the highway crews were out at the same time as the morning rush hour traffic. Roads were being treated for the first time as you were driving on them.
We've had other weather problems since then, but the complaints I've gotten from readers have mostly been about other drivers who can't handle winter conditions, or don't want to try. How have you fared so far?
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January 22, 2008; 1:36 PM ET
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Posted by: Bill Monroe | January 22, 2008 3:42 PM
It's the old Catch 22. If plows are on the road and its sunny but snow was forecast, "it's a waste of taxpayers $$." If the plows are not there, it's "we'll they must not know it's going to snow, they have no clue what is happening."
Sometimes, you just can't win...
Posted by: MD SHA | January 24, 2008 4:15 PM
My biggest complaint is the excessive use of salt. I'm from up north, where we don't even salt our roads - just plow & sand - and our non-4-wheel-drive vehicles do just fine.
Posted by: K.C. | January 28, 2008 10:56 AM
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Yes, I like to see the snow plows and such sitting along the road with the sun shining ... makes me feel confident that DPW is clued in.