UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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UPS going out would have been a PR nightmare.
Major East Coast Blizzard
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UPS going out would have been a PR nightmare.
Richard Harrow
Deplorable.
I punched out at 20:30 tonight. I was 7th back out of 53.
Had about 8.5 hours of my own work, then another 2 off of someone else.
Had about 8.5 hours of my own work, then another 2 off of someone else.
Re-Raise
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BSWALKS
Fugitive From Reality
Just an average Mainah
JL 0513
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Yeah, if we get what they're saying, come Monday we'll have 3+ feet on the ground. The snow piles from plows and shoveling are already 5'+ along the sides of streets and now we may see a foot and half of fresh snow added. Where are we going to put it? The cities have no room left.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Being a Southerner (by the grace of God) I don't know.
At some point, do they load the snow in dump trucks and dump in the river or out in the ocean?
When it melts, I assume it can cause localized flooding where it ponds.
Operational needs
Virescit Vulnere Virtus
They need a little ice for their sweet tea.
JL 0513
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Yes, in cities, they do have to truck it out. Costs cities millions of dollars just to deal with this snow. A major economic advantage for the south.
Delivering is real fun. Park in the middle of the street as traffic starts to build up behind you. Not a single place to pull over.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
So I saw on TV.
UnconTROLLed
perfection
Is there any particular reason why you have been trolling me in several threads? I don't remember calling for attention from you and don't need a fanboi.
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Maybe he wants to git wit ya!
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Yes, they load the snow in dump trucks and bring it to a central location, usually a vacant parking lot. They try not to dump it directly in to body of water due to the road salt and other impurities.
Melting snow becomes an issue when the storm drains are still clogged and the water has no place to go.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
I've had him on ignore for over a year now.
He never bothers me anymore.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Is the runoff from the parking lot and eventually the storm drains channeled to a wastewater treatment facility?
PT Car Washer
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The snow from our downtown area is dumped along the river bank. Guess we don't worry about impurities. Residential areas will sit there until it melts. Of course we measure our snowfall in inches and not feet. Suppose to get 3" to 5" overnight and tomorrow.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Yes, whenever possible; however, it is not fool proof and impurities do make it back in to the water.
There is a shopping plaza near my home where they pile all of the snow in an out-of-the way part of the parking lot. There have been years that the pile had not fully melted by late April.
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Dave's description is in a perfect world.
Here, the snow is dumped on paved and unpaved lots just inside the flood-control dike. As it melts, salt, contaminants and all drain into a creek, then a river about a quarter mile later and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay. In addition to all the agricultural runoff.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
BOG?
I wondered as governments tend to be the worst offenders of EPA/Environmental laws and regulations.
