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Are you satisfied with government agencies' response to the recent snowstorms and flooding?

Yes
49% (48 votes)
No
40% (39 votes)
Undecided
10% (10 votes)
Total votes: 97
Submitted by londonmoon on September 14, 2009 - 3:24pm.

I think they can do a little better, but so far i can't complain.

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Submitted by aislander on January 12, 2009 - 12:10pm.

Steilacoom did great, but I had to drive to Sea-Tac the morning after the first of the last spate of snowstorms. The airport roads were terrible (as was Pacific Highway South), with a wreck in the left-turn lanes into the airport. If I had not been on my way to pick up a beautiful young woman from Brazil, I would have stayed home. It took a long time to find one, too...


Submitted by MarksonofDarwin on January 12, 2009 - 12:16pm.

To find a beautiful young woman from Brazil??
If that's what you meant...it's probably true enough!!
:-D


Submitted by aislander on January 12, 2009 - 12:27pm.

Yes


Submitted by MarksonofDarwin on January 12, 2009 - 12:33pm.

I'm very happy for you!


Submitted by dwalt2me on January 12, 2009 - 11:47am.

I think Pierce County did a fantastic job. I live in Eatonville an all the way to 512 was clean and clear. However, Kent was a disaster. E. Valley was never plowed the whole time as far asa I know.


Submitted by SPanaway1 on January 12, 2009 - 11:01am.

I ride the bus to work, I can't afford the gas or stress on my 2 county commute. During the weather, I was forced to drive because the buses whimped out. We need a more realiable transit system, something that works even in bad weather, cause people still have to get to work.
(And yes, I found a couple other displaced people to ride with me, so we still kept it green) :-)


Submitted by monmornQB on January 12, 2009 - 9:18am.

are the same people that complain about paying taxes and the always growing role government. Like I've said/wrote before people don't want big gov for you only for themselves.


Submitted by dguerrer on January 12, 2009 - 8:49am.

The issue is one of overall costs and the greatest common good, which are government issues. If people are crashing into each other and going into ditches, staying home from work or only working a couple of hours, spending five times longer to commute thereby wasting energy and their health, businesses and schools shutting down or unproductive, etc., then the agencies need to do better because the cost is in the millions of dollars not to mention human misery. They don't need to clear your driveway, but they do need to make the streets safe and passable.


Submitted by tokyoev on January 12, 2009 - 9:51am.

Does every steet need to be passable? If the main streets and thouroughfares are clear and people are able to travel, at what point does the government stop being responsible? My road was not plowed during the snow. The side street near me was not plowed for a week. I was able to get out though as I got my shovel out and cleared a path for myself, and a few of my neighbors due to where I live.
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The problem not only lies with the government, but with people who live in places that are innaccessible and do not prepare. It lies with people who think that 60 mph on ice is okay and think they can still stop on a dime. It lies with the folks who try to travel places that their vehicles can not go.
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Even if the government cleared all the roads, ice would still exist, people would still not drive on it well.


Submitted by mcgyver on January 12, 2009 - 10:04am.

You?


Submitted by tokyoev on January 12, 2009 - 9:19pm.

cause I sure don't...pull names from a hat, makes as much sense as whatever they do now


Submitted by DAKOTANATIVE on January 11, 2009 - 12:31pm.

If mother nature drops a foot of snow or 6 inches of rain on your house, the government owes you nothing. They don't have a responsibility to have your street plowed by the time you want to go to work. They don't owe it to you to build a dike so your river bottom house doesn't get flooded. They don't need to resort to putting salt down on the roads to pleases the losers that can't stay put until the ice melts. They do owe it to the community to attempt to get the hospitals plowed. They owe it to us to do what they can to get us to the hosptal wthout endangerng themselves. They owe t to the communty of Pacific to let them know when a man-made flood is heading their way. With all the development, rain has less area to soak in, so the rivers get more work. Building higher levees only causes other areas to flood. Eventually there will be 60 foot levees that block the river view and are causing problems somewhere else. If you want a river view, build on a hill overlooking the river and plan to stay home if the hill gets icy. You owe it to yourself to look out for number 1. The government has limited resources, and cannot fix everything.


Submitted by Commandtiger on January 10, 2009 - 9:24am.

The one that are satisfied with the respose are the one's that were in a area that wasn't hit by floods or a lot of snow? And there are always a few who can't make up their minds must be a politican?


Submitted by tokyoev on January 11, 2009 - 1:43pm.

snow and rain. Dealt with it as I should as a citizen. Shovelled my driveway. Cleared some area in front of my house on the road, stayed off the roads when I did not need to travel. Was prepared to spend some time at home with food and water. Even pumped water out of my house.
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I don't expect the government to hold my hand when mother nature strikes. I was pleased with the roads that were cleared. I didn't think I had to drive everywhere and do everything I normally do. I took it slow and enjoyed life. The government took care of what it needed to. People need to take care of themselves.


Submitted by mcgyver on January 11, 2009 - 2:06pm.

A person with character and conscience. How refreshing is that? A lot of wimpy little whiny babies need to read and heed your words. Too many think that they should be "cared for" by the gummint.


Submitted by tokyoev on January 11, 2009 - 8:11pm.

with character and a conscience...but I also know how to drive in the snow and can get myself out of a ditch. don't expect the guvment to bail me out of every bad situation i get myself into...


Submitted by katbird27 on January 11, 2009 - 12:18pm.

I got 2 feet of snow. I was satisfied with the de-icing efforts. the state and federal highways have priorities, and the hills on those highways have the priorities. your local road isn't necessary to be plowed or de-iced.


Submitted by mcgyver on January 10, 2009 - 11:32pm.

There are actually some people out there that are not all "doom and gloom". You might try actually gravitating towards some of them. If they'd have you.


Submitted by ldozy1234 on January 10, 2009 - 10:06pm.

But as one hit pretty hard with both, the Roads crew were awesome about getting our road in unincorporated Pierce plowed pretty quick and the EMD, Fire, Police, etc. were super during this flood . Even the building inspectors worked today and let many of us know if we could at least try and live in our homes and repair them or not.And teams were out yesterday and today giving us packages with information and resources on how to begin recovery. These are the folks I am happy with... our elected officials.....that's another story.


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