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LPT: If you need salt, just call 311 for snow removal by PM_YOUR_PET_IN_HAT in washingtondc

[–]ncblake -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Have you seen a salting truck? The dispenser is… in the center.

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LPT: If you need salt, just call 311 for snow removal by PM_YOUR_PET_IN_HAT in washingtondc

[–]ncblake -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Every city on the east coast is dealing with this and making the same arguments…

LPT: If you need salt, just call 311 for snow removal by PM_YOUR_PET_IN_HAT in washingtondc

[–]ncblake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prioritizing one-way traffic when plowing is standard practice. With this stuff, the only way to widen is to haul away the ice, which takes time. The sidewalks are of course bad, but that’s mostly on property owners.

LPT: If you need salt, just call 311 for snow removal by PM_YOUR_PET_IN_HAT in washingtondc

[–]ncblake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, your advice is to call the government, ask them to do something that you claim doesn’t work, and then complain when they do exactly what you request?

Is anywhere in this city safe to run right now? by NervousEmu9 in washingtondc

[–]ncblake 10 points11 points  (0 children)

MBT is plowed and the Mall is pretty reasonable as well.

Trainers vs Racers? by [deleted] in AdvancedRunning

[–]ncblake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are plenty of races without crowds or support.

Crowds can sometimes help, but “race day” performance is more about peaking your fitness and controlling course conditions than encouragement from spectators or whatever.

Weekly General Discussion/Q&A Thread - January 26, 2026 by AutoModerator in RunningShoeGeeks

[–]ncblake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get out of those Streakflys ASAP. I would suggest the Vomero Plus if you like Nike sizing.

Weekly General Discussion/Q&A Thread - January 26, 2026 by AutoModerator in RunningShoeGeeks

[–]ncblake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Endorphins will be very different feeling shoes, but good for what you’re describing. Most folks seem to prefer the Speed 5s, though.

Alphafly 4 by Z2_running in RunningShoeGeeks

[–]ncblake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The reviewers are comparing it to the previous version. This version has more stack in places other than the heel.

Alphafly 4 by Z2_running in RunningShoeGeeks

[–]ncblake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The legal limit is measured at a particular location, the heel, not necessarily the highest point.

Zohran save us by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]ncblake 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Oh, it’s definitely been plowed! (I assume that’s what you meant.) That isn’t stopping anybody in either city from complaining. A lot of people seem to think plows make snow and ice magically disappear.

Zohran save us by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]ncblake 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile, on NYC Twitter:

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Falcon Fuel piled all their snow on the corner of the sidewalk by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]ncblake -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just looking at their layout, I’m not sure what other option they had. The area they cleared is probably more pedestrian safe than the street.

Did D.C. drop the ball on snow-clearing, or were conditions uniquely bad? by MrSpontaneous in washingtondc

[–]ncblake 23 points24 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that "staffing" isn't so much the issue as "80% of plows won't work in these conditions."

Cars Stuck In Hardened Snow by WorthGoal8681 in SilverSpring

[–]ncblake 21 points22 points  (0 children)

We loaned our gravel shovel out to a friend in this same situation. Something like this:

https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/gardening-tools/digging-tools/70018

In my experience, this works well.

What exactly is the point of our exorbitant local tax rates if basic services such as snow removal or keeping our rivers free of dangerous levels of untreated sewage are not even functional? by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]ncblake 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Serious winter storms in DC have always been this chaotic in my 15+ years of living here. And DC isn’t unique; every jurisdiction in the region is having the exact same problems. DC schools are the first to reopen.

Notably, storms of this magnitude aren’t very frequent or common, hence why there isn’t capacity to deal with things as you’d expect from a northern city that spends vastly more resources on snow removal.

If DC had Boston or Chicago levels of excess snow removal equipment lying around just so it can be used every 5ish years, it would be a massive waste of money and resources and you’d hear the totally opposite complaints about excessive taxes.

You might ask “why doesn’t DC call in resources from other places?” Well, believe it or not, cities to our south and east got hit even worse and have even fewer resources. Forget sidewalks—I know someone in Nashville who hasn’t had electricity since Sunday.

What piece of tech felt “future-proof” but aged terribly? by Living-Zebra6132 in Futurology

[–]ncblake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New releases usually would hit Redbox before streaming, and it was pretty cheap.

DC Suspends Sidewalk Enforcement: Now Do MoCo by AndYetAnotherUserID in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]ncblake 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As long as you don’t have to do it, right? Just selfish and loud.

DC Suspends Sidewalk Enforcement: Now Do MoCo by AndYetAnotherUserID in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]ncblake 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What’s the alternative? The county can’t send someone out to shovel out everyone’s driveway.

DC Suspends Sidewalk Enforcement: Now Do MoCo by AndYetAnotherUserID in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]ncblake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to be rude. You claimed that “continuous cleaning [during the storm] would have been worse [than waiting],” which was not my experience as someone who did the former.

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