tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000230230823288681.post3857530016857075235..comments2023-06-14T04:09:16.612-07:00Comments on Asumen Acumen: A Blizzard that Never Was Beyond BenignAsumen Acumenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08525571582028999827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7000230230823288681.post-8634122084357024352014-01-14T12:34:28.123-08:002014-01-14T12:34:28.123-08:00What was disconcerting about the whole episode was...What was disconcerting about the whole episode was that with four inches of snow on the ground, commercial activity used to come to a standstill only when you were far south of the Mason-Dixon line {cf,http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/}. <br /><br />In my neck of the woods, when they declared both the Nichols road and the Sagtikos Highway, both major access arteries for my wife’s commute to work, as temporarily not navigable, I was somewhat relieved that she could stay home without having to come up with a reason. That used to be par for the course when the accumulation was north of six inches.<br /><br />When it was operational at six inches and/or south thereof, one cannot avoid the suspicion that the Sanitation Workers Union had somehow embellished the risk to over stress their importance to the infrastructure.<br />Asumen Acumenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525571582028999827noreply@blogger.com